May 1, 2018 - On the 4th of May the Netherlands commemorates all Dutch victims since the Second World War. These are soldiers and civilians who died in war situations and in peace operations. The Dutch flag is at half-mast and at 20.00 it is silent for 2 minutes.

Commemorations at a local war memorial are held in all municipalities in the Netherlands. The national commemoration in the Netherlands takes place in the following way:

Between 20:00 and 20:02 hours everyone is silent for 2 minutes.

The Dutch flag (without pennant) hangs half-mast from 18:00 to sunset. Often there are activities after 8:02 pm, such as wreaths and flowers.

Public places should take into account the commemoration of the dead.

That means preferably not giving parties and the like. Preferably no music and activities between 19.45 and 20.15 hours. For visitors it should be possible to keep 2 minutes of silence between 20:00 and 20:02 hours.

March 12, 2018 - In the Netherlands, elections to the municipal councils take place once every four years. The most recent municipal council elections were held on 19 March 2014. The next elections will be held on 21 March 2018.

Amstelveen residents receive control over the design of a bicycle bridge over the A9. In the first half of November, a special website can be chosen from selected designs.

The bicycle bridge, which will also be accessible to pedestrians, is placed over the traffic plaza at the Emperor Karelweg. Architectural agencies have submitted their designs to the municipality and a team of experts will bend over the entries over the coming weeks. Safety, technology and functionality are considered.

From 1 to 14 November, residents of Amstelveen can vote. Each household receives a letter with two unique codes. Votes can be sent online, by post or in Amstelveen InZicht experience center. The results will be announced at the end of November.

During the Restaurant Week from 12 to 22 October 2017 you can enjoy a 3-course lunch at countless restaurants in Amstelveen and the surrounding area for € 25,-. Make your reservations here.

Dierentehuis Amstelveen captures hundreds of animals.

The peak time is during spring and summer. To ensure that the animals get all the care they need, the staff can use some help. Especially for cleaning the lodgings, feeding the animals and walking the dogs. For more info please visit their website. At the 1st of October there is also an Open House (12.00 - 16.00).

Amstelveen - Amstelland Library extends opening hours from 3 July. The opening hours are from that date from 10:00 to 19:00. From 11:00 to 14:00 the library will be staffed by volunteers who can assist the visitors when using the computers, these are self-service hours. For more complex questions or questions about subscriptions, you can contact the permanent staff after the self-service hours.

Amstelveen - The College of Mayor and Alderman, the City Council now formally proposed to decorate the roof of the highway as a public park-like area. "This creates opportunities to the "Oude Dorp" (Old Village) and the area around the Anna church to give new impetus," reports Alderman Herbert Raat (VVD, A9) on his personal blog.

May 2, 2018 - Throughout the Netherlands festivities will be held during the day om the 5th of May to celebrate Liberation Day,  Here are some idea's of events that will be held in Amstelveen, Amsterdam and Haarlem; 

- Free Kids Market, Amstelveen: The free market places are divided by the organization (Amstelveen Oranje) under the motto 'Who comes first served first'. The start is at 11 am and interested parties can report to the Amstelveen Oranje organization on the grounds of the City Gardens.

- Het Vrije Westen, Amsterdam: This event  will take place in the Westerpark. The festival lasts from 11 am to 11 pm, and is free of charge.

- Kinder Bevrijdingsfestival: The Children's Liberation Festival in the Vondelpark Open Air Theater is the only liberation festival in Amsterdam that is organized especially for children. 

- Bevrijdingspop, Haarlem: liberation festival takes place for the 38th time in the Haarlemmerhout in Haarlem. Bevrijdingspop is the oldest and largest liberation festival in the Netherlands and is freely accessible to everyone. 

March 21, 2018 - Tomorrow the beautiful annual exhibition of the Keukenhof, will open it's doors until the 13th of May. Keukenhof is the most beautiful spring garden in the world. More than 7 million tulips, daffodils and hyacinths fill over 32 hectares with color and fragrance, for 8 weeks. https://keukenhof.nl/nl/

March 15, 2018 - During the Restaurant Week from 22 March till 1 april, you can enjoy a 3-course lunch or dinner at countless restaurants in Amstelveen and the surrounding area for € 25,-.  For more info please visit; amstelveenzrestaurantweek.nl

Amstelveen is the best North Holland bicycle city of 2018. This is the result of the election Fietsstad 2018 of the Fietsersbond. Amstelveen landed in place 13 nationally.

The election Fietsstad 2018 is being organized to encourage municipalities to improve the cycling climate in the municipality and to reward municipalities that do have a good cycling climate. The research makes use of the results of a public survey but also of objective data such as the amount of cycle paths alongside 50-kilometer roads.

The first walk will take place on Tuesday 31 October at 10:00. The walks take about 45 minutes at a time and the first takes place in Bovenkerk. The 11 park tour will be closed on December 5 in the Emperor Karelpark.

The walks take place on Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon.

With professional guidance.

For more info, please check; http://bit.ly/2xVxioT

Amstelveen celebrates the Diwali Festival in Stadsplein on 7 October for the ninth time. From 12:00, everyone is welcome to celebrate one of the biggest Indian celebrations.

Visitors are given the opportunity to immerse themselves in Indian culture throughout the day. Diwali, also known as the party of light, stands for music, dance and varied Indian cuisine every year. The Stadsplein will be transformed into an Indian market where, besides delights and jewelry, holidays will be offered. 

Amstelveen - From now on, visitors to the Stadshart Amstelveen shopping center can park for free in the Schouwburg parking garage every day of the week, for which they must have a personal shopping card (free of charge) from the shopping center.

 The parking garage is the garage above the Amstelveense bus station (next to Schouwburg Amstelveen and Poppodium P60).