Amsterdam’s night mayor Freek Wallagh is stepping down after three and a half years. Music journalist Fien Bulsing and cultural entrepreneurs Taj and Diès Kroon are candidates to succeed him. Bulsing wants nightclubs to cooperate more closely, while the Kroon brothers want to strengthen ties between the nightlife sector and the municipality; they have proposed a pilot for a night metro by 2027.

The candidates are due to present their visions for Amsterdam nightlife at the Melkweg on 26 November. A jury and members of the audience will choose the new night mayor.