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Light Festival 25-26
✨ Locals tip: start or end your Amsterdam Light Festival route with us! The perfect pit-stop for a glass of mulled wine or hot chocolate. Complete your evening with our worldly dishes. From November 27 to January 18, you’ll find the official Amsterdam Light Festival information desk in our restaurant for all festival info. We…
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ABM x Booking SAIL Amsterdam 20 Aug ’25
To kick off the event, we are hosting a special Neighbourhood Social, and we would love for you to be there! This will kick off the 4-day SAIL festivities on the square in front of A Beautiful Mess, and you will be one of the very first visitors to get to experience it! Date: Wednesday,…
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Voices unleashed – June 15, ’25
Creative hearts, feelers and makers! Your monthly dose of community vibes, creative spark, slowing down, honest sharing and new friends. Back on the third Sunday of the month.Maybe just block them all in your calendar already;) Cozy, real, inclusive and supportive. Living room vibes, goosebump moments and cheek-hurting laughs! On June 15th, we close with…
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Sail Amsterdam 20-24 Aug ’25
RSVP: sign up for the festival! Stay up to date on all festival activities through the newsletter. Free entrance, live music, food & drinks, acts and SAIL on your doorstep. During SAIL Amsterdam 2025, the Oosterdok will transform into a vibrant festival venue. In front of A Beautiful Mess you will enjoy live music, DJs,…
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April 25, ’25 – Kings Night
Exactly one year ago, on April 25th, Queen Máxima opened our new location of A Beautiful Mess. It was a milestone we’re incredibly proud of – made possible by our amazing participants and team, who work every day to bring people together and contribute to more humane asylum reception in the Netherlands. That’s why we’re…
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June 22 – connection cafe
We’re back with a special edition of Connection Café, a welcoming space where newcomers and longtime residents can truly connect. Floating Stage: 16:00-17:30Connection Café at A Beautiful Mess: 17:30-21:00 The evening starts with the amazing Floating Stage by @Rederij Lampedusa (16:00-17:30). Then we flow into the cozy vibes of Connection Café (18:00-21:00) for music, discussions,…
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Lazy Kid Sunday
During Sunday Brunch, kids take center stage at A Beautiful Mess! Every Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., A Beautiful Mess is transformed into a paradise for children. Think table tennis, a foosball table and A Beautiful Mess-style coloring pages. Kids can sometimes even bake cookies, while parents relax and enjoy the delicious food…
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December 8, ’24 – Connection cafe
Join us for an evening of music, stories, and flavors from around the world. Listen to stories from our newcomer community and enjoy dishes from their homeland kitchens. This event aims to build connections between our newcomers and our local community. Enjoy and spend the evening creating stories with others, and dance the night away…
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Feb. 13 – hospitality dinner
We are not building a higher fence, but a longer table. With fences getting higher and higher in Europe for people on the run, welcoming places are needed more than ever. That is exactly what Refugee Company is building in and around asylum seekers’ centers. Now in Arnhem, Utrecht and Amsterdam, but preferably we cook…
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November 1 – Community Dinner & Bingo Night
Community Dinner on November 1st. Fun outing for fall break. The residents at the asylum center on Willink Avenue invite you to come to dinner. A community dinner where worlds meet that don’t easily meet. In these times we could use some connection.