Amsterdam’s city council announced its 2027 event calendar. For the first time, an independent committee assessed festivals seeking places at locations with limited capacity, particularly in categories for more than 6,000 visitors. Festivals not included on the calendar cannot apply for a permit.

No Art Festival was not allocated a place. It had been held in Flevopark the previous year and, according to a single report, had sought to move to Sloterpark, where it lost out to Mystic Garden and Loveland. Zamna’s Free Your Mind festival also will not return to the city.