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Amsterdam Dance Event

21-25 October 2026

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The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the leading electronic music platform and the biggest club festival in the world for the whole spectrum of electronic sub-genres.

Globally renowned platform

The ADE has grown into a globally renowned platform for the international dance and electronic music scene. The festival is the perfect place to spot the latest musical trends and emerging talents, as well as hearing the most recent work of both electronic music pioneers and current superstar acts.

ADE Pro Conference en ADE Lab

Amsterdam Dance Event has grown from a small music conference in 1996 to the biggest electronical music event worldwide. The heart of the program still is the ADE Conference, which is roughly to be divided in ADE Pro (for the professional in dance culture) and ADE Lab (for the upcoming artist and your professional). Within the conference program there are various topics and sub conferences covering a wide array of topics such as sustainability, technological developments, programs for start-ups, mentoring programs for young talents and programs devoted to safety or self expression.

ADE Festival

ADE Festival consists of all the music events (over 1000 yearly) organized by more than 200 clubs and cultural institutions. This means the Foundation does not organise the individual events itself, but rather invites external events to join the yearly festival. Every year ADE is hosted by very established as well as unknown and surprising locations, covering not only every part of the city, but a great variety of electronical music as well. The festival also includes our disciplinary crossovers curated by our Arts & Culture program.