Festival

Since the beginning Doek has organised initially the annual, and since we continued without structural funding, bi-annual Doek Festival. The week-long festival is Doek in a nutshell. It shows our international audience what’s going on in the world of improvised music, here and elsewhere, with performances from the Doek Artistic Core and guest musicians, visual and performance artists from around the world. Plus workshops led by Doek musicians as well as the famous Fietstoer that brings audiences to Amsterdam’s fringes.

Doek Fest #21 is scheduled for 2026. Meanwhile, you can visit previous editions via the Festival Archive.