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Events for June 2011

Vondelpark Open Air Theater – June 5 until August 28, 2011

You can’t beat live performances for entertainment and you certainly can’t beat free ones. Every year the open-air theater in the middle of Amsterdam’s most popular park hosts about 125 different performance artists on summer weekends. During these months about 100,000 people flock over to the stage to see what’s happening, so go along and veg’ out in the park for a while, and soak up some culture.

Nuit Blanche Amsterdam - June 18, 2011

If you aren’t in the know about Nuit Blanche, then you’re missing out. It’s an all-night party, intended to shake things up and turn the city on it’s head. Since Amsterdam is already kind of upside-down, maybe it’s an attempt to take the city and turn it the right side up. Nonetheless, from 7pm to 7am some locations in the city will become unrecognisable as they’re transformed into creative art installations - designed to challenge the way we think and interact with normal urban spaces. This year’s theme is all about interpretations of the future of Amsterdam, so enjoy some substance(s), cruise around, and have your brain injected with inspiration, whether you want it or not!

Windmill Windup - June 17 to 19, 2011

Windmill Windup will see over 1200 Ultimate Frisbee players descend upon Amsterdam and in conjunction with Europe’s Famous Hostels any tournament competitors will be entitled to a 10% discount at the capital’s Flying Pig hostels. With one hostel found in Amsterdam’s Uptown district and another Downtown, the world famous Flying Pig hostels have everything a weary traveller, backpacker or Ultimate Frisbee player could possibly need. The competition, now in its 7th year, is made up of three divisions of play (open, women’s and mixed) and is a calendar highlight for one of the world’s fastest growing team sports. Played by thousands the world over, Ultimate Frisbee mixes the best features of sports such as Football, Basketball, American Football and Netball into an elegantly simple, yet fascinating and demanding game. (w) www.windmillwindup.com/2011

Taste of Amsterdam – June 23 to June 26, 2011 (Unconfirmed)

After you’ve spent some time perusing one or several of the city’s delightful coffee-shops, you’ll probably find yourself on a quest for one thing: FOOD. If you happen to be in Amsterdam on one of these days in June then you’ll be in luck. Over in Amstelpark there will be master chefs at work showing you how little you truly know about food and cooking. That doesn’t really matter though because your victory comes when you get to sample any and all of the dishes,from 15 or so of the city’s most prestigious restaurants. There’s also wine to be had, so loosen your belt and prepare for an experience of culinary ecstasy. Tickets for this event are usually around 15 euros.

All this, in addition to the city’s seasonal beaches and the well-known year-round entertainment make summer days in Amsterdam feel like a little taste of Heaven. If you ever find yourself here, and the words: “This isn’t any fun” come out of your mouth, I want you to walk up to the nearest person and pay them to kick you in the face. Then pay them extra to spit on you. Hopefully that will fix whatever glitch you were experiencing.

- Matt Smith & Rob Savage