Hacker, maker and critical tech events

Thu 1 Oct, 19:30

For a lot of us Instagram, WhatsApp and Google have become part of our everyday lives. That's why during Waag Open on 1 October, we’re on the hunt for the better alternatives.

Sat 3 Oct, 12:30

During NDSM OPEN, we’ll open our studio to present artist Sjef van Beers’ project The Cowan Paradox & Other Inconveniences, including a new experimental iteration on it. Within this project Sjef explores the relations between (domestic)...

Mon 5 Oct, 19:00

Anarchist Repair Cafe is an opportunity for everyone to repair their broken electronics, their favourite hoodie and to give anything they found by the road a second life. Je kunt je spullen komen repareren en eindeloos spelen met de elek...

Mon 5 Oct, 19:00

Machines in Flames (2022, 50min) finds a secret history of destruction by following the footsteps of a clandestine group of French computer workers from the 1980s. In 1980s Toulouse, an elusive group began bombing computer companies. ‘CL...

Tue 6 Oct, 13:00

ABC Community bike repair event Is your bike making a weird noise? Do you just need a 15mm wrench to tighten the wheels? Or do you want to pimp your ride? ABC is hosting a community bike repair session at the Vrankrijk on the 1st and 3rd...

Tue 6 Oct, 17:00

How AI moved from a largely technocratic subject to a political battleground involving energy, climate, misinformation, surveillance and democratic control over technology.

Wed 7 Oct, 19:30

Weekly social evening, every Wednesday from 19:30 till late, open to everyone! Non-members welcome, guests welcome, expats welcome, visiting hackers welcome, refugees welcome! Our phone number is listed at the front door. Give it a call,...

Thu 8 Oct, 20:00

A chaostreff in Amsterdam We meet every other Thursday. All creatures welcome. https://chaos.amsterdam/ Entrance is -in- the garden!

Fri 9 Oct, 20:00

Venta Protesix is the solo project of Italo Belladonna active since 2008. Always considered as one of the most controversial personalities of the entire panorama of experimental music in Italy, for over ten years he has been moving withi...

Sat 10 Oct 2026

HackFest aims to make technology and knowledge accessible to everyone, promotes creativity and stimulates both social and economic innovation. On Saturday 10 Oktober 2026, Hackfest gives a platform to a diverse group of creative minds, h...

Wed 14 Oct, 19:30

Weekly social evening, every Wednesday from 19:30 till late, open to everyone! Non-members welcome, guests welcome, expats welcome, visiting hackers welcome, refugees welcome! Our phone number is listed at the front door. Give it a call,...

Mon 19 Oct, 17:00

A panel on the social, political and economic challenges of making digital infrastructure quantum-safe while protecting privacy and fundamental rights.

Tue 20 Oct, 13:00

ABC Community bike repair event Is your bike making a weird noise? Do you just need a 15mm wrench to tighten the wheels? Or do you want to pimp your ride? ABC is hosting a community bike repair session at the Vrankrijk on the 1st and 3rd...

Tue 20 Oct, 20:00

Een uur lang in gesprek met oprichter van Waag Futurelab en internetpionier Marleen Stikker, over haar leven, werk en liefde voor Amsterdam.

Wed 21 Oct, 19:00

We are living inside a sci-fi book. Which narrative of resistance are we going to write? In this talk we want to open a discussion, talk about the resistance to big tech. Which kind of alternatives are we working on? https://riseagainstb...

Wed 21 Oct, 19:30

Weekly social evening, every Wednesday from 19:30 till late, open to everyone! Non-members welcome, guests welcome, expats welcome, visiting hackers welcome, refugees welcome! Our phone number is listed at the front door. Give it a call,...

Wed 21 Oct, 20:00

Wie beslist er nog als het algoritme de overheid stuurt? Een gesprek over geautomatiseerde besluitvorming, de menselijke maat en fundamentele rechten.

Thu 22 Oct, 20:00

A chaostreff in Amsterdam We meet every other Thursday. All creatures welcome. https://chaos.amsterdam/ Entrance is -in- the garden!

Fri 23 Oct, 15:00

Sat 24 Oct, 11:00

With our second Symposihmm of the year, Capture & Control, we’ll be exploring the entanglements between processes of physiological and geological capture. How can we make sense of this paranoid era in online platforms? And how are our mi...

Sun 25 Oct, 12:30

In this edition of Good Money, we return to what money should be at its core: the public technology for organising labour and production. How can we create a better world, in which money does not first have to be ‘made’ through polluting...

Wed 28 Oct, 19:00

Over de rol van big data, BIM, digitale tweelingen, GIS en andere technologie bij duurzame en toekomstbestendige stedelijke ontwikkeling.

Wed 28 Oct, 19:30

Weekly social evening, every Wednesday from 19:30 till late, open to everyone! Non-members welcome, guests welcome, expats welcome, visiting hackers welcome, refugees welcome! Our phone number is listed at the front door. Give it a call,...

Sat 31 Oct, 19:00

The Hmm presents AI, AI, AI @ Brainwash festival We use algorithms, platforms and AI-driven tools every day, often without really understanding what’s happening behind the screen. The Hmm’s educational programme, ‘ai, ai, ai’, turns thes...

Mon 2 Nov, 19:00

Anarchist Repair Cafe is an opportunity for everyone to repair their broken electronics, their favourite hoodie and to give anything they found by the road a second life. Je kunt je spullen komen repareren en eindeloos spelen met de elek...

Tue 3 Nov, 13:00

ABC Community bike repair event Is your bike making a weird noise? Do you just need a 15mm wrench to tighten the wheels? Or do you want to pimp your ride? ABC is hosting a community bike repair session at the Vrankrijk on the 1st and 3rd...

Wed 4 Nov, 19:30

Weekly social evening, every Wednesday from 19:30 till late, open to everyone! Non-members welcome, guests welcome, expats welcome, visiting hackers welcome, refugees welcome! Our phone number is listed at the front door. Give it a call,...

Thu 5 Nov, 19:30

On Thursday 5 November, join Waag Open to explore how cleaning products affect our water and make your own alternatives using plants, herbs and ingredients from your kitchen.

Thu 5 Nov, 19:30

Boekpresentatie en gesprek met informaticus Felienne Hermans over hoe softwareontwikkelaars de wereld zien en met hun apps vormgeven.

Thu 5 Nov, 20:00

A chaostreff in Amsterdam We meet every other Thursday. All creatures welcome. https://chaos.amsterdam/ Entrance is -in- the garden!

Sat 7 Nov, 13:00

Hand-soldered cyberdecks are all over the internet. The cyberdecks we know from cyberpunk fiction and hacker culture were improvised machines—originally appearing in William Gibson’s 1984 novel Neuromancer—often built within a narrow and...

Wed 11 Nov, 19:30

Weekly social evening, every Wednesday from 19:30 till late, open to everyone! Non-members welcome, guests welcome, expats welcome, visiting hackers welcome, refugees welcome! Our phone number is listed at the front door. Give it a call,...

Tue 17 Nov, 13:00

ABC Community bike repair event Is your bike making a weird noise? Do you just need a 15mm wrench to tighten the wheels? Or do you want to pimp your ride? ABC is hosting a community bike repair session at the Vrankrijk on the 1st and 3rd...

Wed 18 Nov, 19:30

Weekly social evening, every Wednesday from 19:30 till late, open to everyone! Non-members welcome, guests welcome, expats welcome, visiting hackers welcome, refugees welcome! Our phone number is listed at the front door. Give it a call,...

Thu 19 Nov, 20:00

A chaostreff in Amsterdam We meet every other Thursday. All creatures welcome. https://chaos.amsterdam/ Entrance is -in- the garden!

Wed 25 Nov, 19:30

Weekly social evening, every Wednesday from 19:30 till late, open to everyone! Non-members welcome, guests welcome, expats welcome, visiting hackers welcome, refugees welcome! Our phone number is listed at the front door. Give it a call,...

Thu 26 Nov, 17:00

Een gesprek over digitale monitoring, profilering en toezicht, en over het beschermen van vrijheid, autonomie, privacy en menselijke waardigheid.

Tue 1 Dec, 13:00

ABC Community bike repair event Is your bike making a weird noise? Do you just need a 15mm wrench to tighten the wheels? Or do you want to pimp your ride? ABC is hosting a community bike repair session at the Vrankrijk on the 1st and 3rd...

Wed 2 Dec, 19:30

Weekly social evening, every Wednesday from 19:30 till late, open to everyone! Non-members welcome, guests welcome, expats welcome, visiting hackers welcome, refugees welcome! Our phone number is listed at the front door. Give it a call,...

Thu 3 Dec, 19:30

During this Waag Open on 3 December, you’ll discover how satellite data helps us measure water quality, and why human observations remain essential.

Thu 3 Dec, 20:00

A chaostreff in Amsterdam We meet every other Thursday. All creatures welcome. https://chaos.amsterdam/ Entrance is -in- the garden!

Mon 7 Dec, 19:00

Anarchist Repair Cafe is an opportunity for everyone to repair their broken electronics, their favourite hoodie and to give anything they found by the road a second life. Je kunt je spullen komen repareren en eindeloos spelen met de elek...

Wed 9 Dec, 19:30

Weekly social evening, every Wednesday from 19:30 till late, open to everyone! Non-members welcome, guests welcome, expats welcome, visiting hackers welcome, refugees welcome! Our phone number is listed at the front door. Give it a call,...

Fri 11 Dec, 19:00

Earlier this year, the internet was briefly filled with the hope that 2026 might become the new 2016. In quasi-historical fashion, users resurfaced early Instagram filters and interfaces, Tumblr-motivational quotes, old memes, and other...

Tue 15 Dec, 13:00

ABC Community bike repair event Is your bike making a weird noise? Do you just need a 15mm wrench to tighten the wheels? Or do you want to pimp your ride? ABC is hosting a community bike repair session at the Vrankrijk on the 1st and 3rd...

Wed 16 Dec, 19:30

Weekly social evening, every Wednesday from 19:30 till late, open to everyone! Non-members welcome, guests welcome, expats welcome, visiting hackers welcome, refugees welcome! Our phone number is listed at the front door. Give it a call,...

Thu 17 Dec, 20:00

A chaostreff in Amsterdam We meet every other Thursday. All creatures welcome. https://chaos.amsterdam/ Entrance is -in- the garden!

Wed 23 Dec, 19:30

Weekly social evening, every Wednesday from 19:30 till late, open to everyone! Non-members welcome, guests welcome, expats welcome, visiting hackers welcome, refugees welcome! Our phone number is listed at the front door. Give it a call,...

Sun 27 Dec 2026 - Wed 30 Dec 2026

40C3 in Hamburg.

Wed 30 Dec, 19:30

Weekly social evening, every Wednesday from 19:30 till late, open to everyone! Non-members welcome, guests welcome, expats welcome, visiting hackers welcome, refugees welcome! Our phone number is listed at the front door. Give it a call,...

Thu 31 Dec, 20:00

A chaostreff in Amsterdam We meet every other Thursday. All creatures welcome. https://chaos.amsterdam/ Entrance is -in- the garden!

Sun 1 Aug 2027 - Sat 7 Aug 2027

International Fab Lab Conference in Oulu. Public sources list August 2027; dates may need updating when the official programme is published.