Main happening in Amsterdam in November
The capital of the Netherlands is not the first city one will think of if planning a trip in November. Even so, Amsterdam has its charm during the winter months as well. The city has a busy cultural agenda, that will make the tourists loved it even more. Amsterdam in November is the perfect time for attending film festivals, going on special screenings at the art houses and theatres and also time for attending the burlesque nights. The nights in November in Amsterdam are long and the sun is low, but there are so many places to be visited, so many concerts to be attended and a great variety of pubs, where one could get warm and relax with a few drinks.
On the first Saturday night in Amsterdam is organized the so called Museum Night. Each year on that day, the Amsterdam museums open their doors through the night and offer special programmes for the visitors to enjoy. Then, on the third week of November in Amsterdam is organized the Air and Antique Fair pAn Amsterdam. This is the largest national antique fair in the country and it lasts for one full week. The fair is taking place at the congress and exhibition center RAI and is actually open not for antiques, but also for high quality modern art.
In the period 20th – 24th November, Amsterdam shall host the High Times Cannabis Cup organized by the Pax Party House and held at various coffee houses around Amsterdam. The event goes on for six days of music, forums, events and of course tasting sessions. At the end of November there will be also a Shadow Festival in Amsterdam, which is a small film festival that supports the bigger event which is the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival – IDFA. The Shadow Festival focuses on the creative and original documentaries and usually features the work of various students from the film schools. The discussions with the authors of the films are open after each of the screening, which is good for a flow of ideas that might come out of this. Now, the big event in November is the International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam, which puts on screen more than 200 documentary films and videos.
Another major event in Amsterdam in that period of the year is the Arrival of Saint Nicholas, which is scheduled doe the Sunday in the middle of November each year. The celebrations for the arrival of Saint Nicolas are very joyful, since he brings gifts to children and they gather to greed the entire procession. Saint Nicolas comes with his black servants around him, on a deck of a ship and the parade goes to the center of Amsterdam. At that very Sunday more than five tons of candies are given away to the children and their parents, as well as to all participants in the festivity. The Saint Nicolas parade ends on the Leidseplein, where Saint Nicholas is welcomed by the Amsterdam mayor.
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