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What’s happening in April? 🇳🇱

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March 26, 2025

A special month in the Netherlands: King’s Day is coming and you'll see orange everywhere! 🍊👑

⚠️ King’s Day is celebrated on the 27th, since that's a Sunday this year, festivities will happen on Saturday, April 26 instead.

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April 1, 2025

Shortcutz Amsterdam – Amsterdam Film Network
⏰ 20:00 - 22:30
📍 Sociëteit De Kring, Amsterdam
✴️ Creativity
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-march-and-april-shortcutz-amsterdam-amsterdam-film-network-1289511647049

April 2, 2025

Amsterdam Circular: Chain Reaction
⏰ 13:00 - 17:00
📍 Amsterdam
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://lu.ma/rmbi1tde

Apache Iceberg™ Europe Community Meetup
⏰ 17:00 - 20:30
📍 Amsterdam
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://lu.ma/ewx2kuis

AI Tinkerers Amsterdam - April Edition
⏰ 17:30 - 20:30
📍 Amsterdam
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://amsterdam.aitinkerers.org/p/ai-tinkerers-amsterdam-april-edition

April 3, 2025

E-commerce Brand Marketing Breakfast
⏰ 09:00 - 10:30
📍 Anne&Max Utrecht
✴️ Creativity
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tickets-e-commerce-brand-marketing-breakfast-1277857097979

Monthly Community Drinks: Masterclass start and growth in the USA
⏰ 14:30 - 19:00
📍 Startup Village, Amsterdam
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1246203912449

5TRACKS Talks Business: How to Automate a Full-Time Employee with AI Agents
⏰ 16:30 - 18:30
📍 Breda
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5tracks-talks-business-how-to-automate-a-full-time-employee-with-ai-agents-tickets-1279118671379

Building the Future of European Tech: From Vibe Shift to Acceleration
⏰ 16:30 - 18:30
📍 Amsterdam
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://lu.ma/h3m4u36f

Open PLNT
⏰ 17:00 - 19:00
📍 PLNT Den Haag
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://plnt.nl/evenementen/plnt-borrel-25/

AI Builders Amsterdam Monthly
⏰ 17:30 - 21:00
📍 StartDock Coworking
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://lu.ma/amsterdambuilders-3apr

Beyond Automation: AI Agents
⏰ 17:30 - 21:00
📍 Amsterdam
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://lu.ma/unt1kklp

Exhibition Opening "A New Dimension" by NOCKNOCK ART
⏰ 19:00 - 22:00
📍 Amsterdam
✴️ Creativity
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/exhibition-opening-a-new-dimension-by-nocknock-art-tickets-1270170356729

Hackers & Founders Meetup
⏰ 19:00 - 22:30
📍 WG Cafe Amsterdam
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://www.meetup.com/hackers-and-founders-amsterdam-nl/events/300248512/

April 4, 2025

ELSA Event 2025: Exploring AI’s Ethical, Legal & Societal Impact
⏰ 13:00 - 18:00
📍 REC Impact, Amsterdam
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.amsterdamai.com/en/events/ELSA

Road to TNW - TNW City Edition
⏰ 16:00 - 17:00
📍 TNW City, Amsterdam
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://thenextweb.com/conference/road-to-tnw

Almere TechConnect. Friday night community drinks #1
⏰ 19:00 - 21:00
📍 Bierfabriek Almere
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/almere-techconnect-friday-night-community-drinks-1-all-in-yellow-party-tickets-1226063471849

April 5, 2025

Financiële Revolutie: Ontdek DAO1 & Apertum vóór de Massa!
⏰ 13:00 - 15:30
📍 Schagen
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tickets-financiele-revolutie-ontdek-dao1-apertum-voor-de-massa-1280593853689

April 7, 2025

Walk-in Hours for Startups @ The Gate
⏰ 09:00 - 17:00
📍 Hub Alpha
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thegatetech_startups-walkinhours-deeptech-activity-7312443596614389760-1YHP

April 8, 2025

Nationaal Congres AI Governance & Compliance
⏰ 08:30 - 16:45
📍 Utrecht
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://outvie.nl/conferenties/artificial-intelligence-governance-compliance/

Founders Growth Night: Connect with Fellow Entrepreneurs & Get Inspired
⏰ 18:30 - 21:45
📍 Social Impact Factory Amsterdam
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/founders-growth-night-connect-with-fellow-entrepreneurs-get-inspired-tickets-1122855032629

Shortcutz Amsterdam – Amsterdam Film Network
⏰ 20:00 - 22:30
📍 Sociëteit De Kring, Amsterdam
✴️ Creativity
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-march-and-april-shortcutz-amsterdam-amsterdam-film-network-1289511687169

April 9, 2025

Let's Touch BASE: ADVANCE your business
⏰ 17:30 - 21:00
📍 StartDock Coworking Amsterdam
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-touch-base-advance-your-business-tickets-1254414079279

Lenny’s Newsletter Meetup in Amsterdam
⏰ 18:00 - 20:00
📍 Amsterdam
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://lu.ma/0ixtxqcv

April 10, 2025

EmpowHER
⏰ 14:00 - 18:00
📍 Den Haag Netherlands
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empowher-tickets-1261280767729

Gigawhat?! 2025 Innovatiesymposium
⏰ 09:00 - 18:30
📍 Arnhem, Netherlands
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tickets-gigawhat-2025-innovatiesymposium-1086738256379

Erasmus Data Summit 2025: AI & The Digital Society: n=1?
⏰ 13:00 - 18:00
📍 Rotterdam
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-erasmus-data-summit-2025-ai-the-digital-society-n1-1254202546579

State of the Industry #6
⏰ 15:00 - 18:00
📍 Amsterdam
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://vianederland.nl/event/state-of-the-industry-6

Open PLNT
⏰ 17:00 - 19:00
📍 PLNT Den Haag
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://plnt.nl/evenementen/plnt-borrel-26/

SaaS Awards 2025
⏰ 18:00 - 21:30
📍 Hotel Arena, Amsterdam
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://lu.ma/fvfpujvj

April 11, 2025

AISO x Equinix Conference
⏰ 09:30 - 17:00
📍 Startup Village Amsterdam
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://lu.ma/qtrgbjzz

Launch Hoofddorp #3: meet founders & innovators
⏰ 11:00 - 13:00
📍 Hoofddorp
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://ww
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Amsterdam Startup Meetup
⏰ 18:00 - 21:00
📍 The Hacker Building Amsterdam
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://www.meetup.com/amsterdam-startup-meetup/events/306803633/

April 12, 2025

Design Brunch: Facepalm Moments
⏰ 11:00 - 12:30
📍 Dudok Den Haag
✴️ Creativity
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/design-brunch-facepalm-moments-tickets-1286990054899

April 13, 2025

Street Arts Festival in the Red Light District
⏰ 13:00 - 18:00
📍 Sint Annenstraat
✴️ Creativity
🔗 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIMPv2sIx-2/?igsh=MWw2ZHJlY2FkZDlnZQ==

April 15, 2025

Security Café 2025
⏰ 13:30 - 20:00
📍 Nijkerk
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tickets-security-cafe-2025-1226457239619

April AI on the Amstel Meetup – AI Recommendations at Scale
⏰ 17:00 - 20:30
📍 Picnic HQ
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/april-ai-on-the-amstel-meetup-ai-recommendations-at-scale-tickets-1268436811649

April 16, 2025

Digital Ad Spend 2024
⏰ 09:00 - 11:00
📍 Utrecht
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://vianederland.nl/event/digital-ad-spend-2024

YIM Kickstart 2025
⏰ 15:45 - 17:30
📍 Amsterdam
✴️ Creativity
🔗 https://vianederland.nl/event/yim-kickstart-2025-voormalig-yim-college-tour

VIA Industry Drinks
⏰ 17:00 - 18:30
📍 Amsterdam
✴️ Creativity
🔗 https://vianederland.nl/event/via-industry-drinks-2025-2

TechConnect Almere. Sales topic. Event #2
⏰ 18:00 - 20:30
📍 Almere
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tickets-techconnect-almere-sales-topic-event-2-1246198787119

AI-assisted programming for data engineers: beyond the vibe coding hype
⏰ 18:00 - 22:00
📍 Utrecht
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.meetup.com/pydata-nl/events/307025252/

April 17, 2025

Investing in Europe’s Creative Future
⏰ 09:30 - 15:30
📍 Amsterdam
✴️ Creativity
🔗 https://dezwijger.nl/programma/investing-in-europes-creative-future

AI020
⏰ 10:00 - 16:00
📍 Tobacco Theater
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://ai020.nl/

Open PLNT
⏰ 17:00 - 19:00
📍 PLNT Den Haag
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://plnt.nl/evenementen/plnt-borrel-27/

KickstartAI x JADS Alumni Meetup: AI in Smart Cities
⏰ 17:30 - 21:30
📍 Den Bosch
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://meetup-april17.kickstartai-events.org/

Beers & Bots Networking Event
⏰ 18:00 - 22:00
📍 Amsterdam
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://beersandbots.com/products/personal-ticket

The AI Meetup #1
⏰ 18:00 - 22:00
📍 Utrecht
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://brthrs.circle.so/c/events/the-ai-meetup-1

OPEN MIC Amsterdam SWAN
⏰ 20:00 - 22:00
📍 Amsterdam
✴️ Creativity
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-mic-amsterdam-swan-tickets-1113747983199

April 18, 2025

VIA Espresso - Brian Hirman
⏰ 09:00 - 10:00
📍 Utrecht
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://vianederland.nl/event/via-espresso-brian-hirman

April 22, 2025

Large Battery-Electric Aircraft: Their impact and R&D
⏰ 12:45 - 13:30
📍 Delft
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/large-battery-electric-aircraft-their-impact-and-rd-tickets-1279028852729

FuckUp Night
⏰ 18:00 - 21:00
📍 Nijmegen
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tickets-fuckup-night-1247991057849

Tech Networking Event by Startup Valley
⏰ 18:00 - 21:00
📍 Amsterdam
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tech-networking-event-by-startup-valley-in-amsterdam-tickets-1274759061669

Art Beyond Creator
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍 Amsterdam
✴️ Creativity
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/art-beyond-creator-tickets-1307910528599

April 23, 2025

Utrecht Circle: AI in Practice : Industry Use Cases
⏰ 17:30 - 19:30
📍 Utrecht
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/utrecht-circle-ai-in-practice-industry-use-cases-tickets-1300264368729

Amsterdam Tech Connect: AI edition
⏰ 18:30 - 21:00
📍 Amsterdam
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/amsterdam-tech-connect-ai-edition-tickets-1005584820267

Co-creating Memory AI Art
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍 UNI_VERSE STUDIO, Amsterdam
✴️ Creativity
🔗 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemyU4is_Yu24-cQqQzTKh2H-SCknfs_lAj2LK35AdqWmmTPQ/viewform

April 24, 2025

Monthly Meetup April - Payments Association Netherlands
⏰ 16:00 - 19:00
📍 Amsterdam
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/monthly-meetup-april-payments-association-netherlands-tickets-1092512306719

Open PLNT
⏰ 17:00 - 19:00
📍 PLNT Den Haag
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://plnt.nl/evenementen/plnt-borrel-28/

Design Reimagined Utrecht #5 with 'Lade Tawak and Nariman Aga-Tagiyev
⏰ 18:00 - 21:00
📍 Utrecht
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.meetup.com/design-reimagined-utrecht/events/307214898/

Nyenrode MEETS by the Nyenrode Incubator
⏰ 18:00 - 21:30
📍 Amsterdam
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nyenrode-meets-by-the-nyenrode-incubator-tickets-1236959522229

April 25, 2025

Monthly Tech drinks - Meeting for entrepreneurs
⏰ 18:00 - 20:00
📍 Amsterdam
❇️ Entrepreneurship
🔗 https://www.meetup.com/tech-maker-amsterdam/events/305975392/

April 26, 2025

King’s Day🍊👑

April 29, 2025

Boost je dagelijkse IT operatie met generative AI
⏰ 09:30 - 13:00
📍 Microsoft, Schiphol
🛜 Technology
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boost-je-dagelijkse-it-operatie-met-generative-ai-tickets-1266919824299

Business After-Hours: Power of Strategic Storytelling in Business & Beyond
⏰ 18:30 - 21:00
📍 Zoku Amsterdam
✴️ Creativity
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-after-hours-power-of-strategic-storytelling-in-business-beyond-tickets-1297072812699

April 30, 2025

SAVED #13 Dries Depoorter
⏰ 15:45 - 17:30
📍 Design Museum Den Bosch
✴️ Creativity
🔗 https://designmuseum.nl/activiteit/saved-13-dries-depoorter/