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How to apply for the ADE Festival program?
All ADE Festival venues and events should meet the terms and conditions as communicated by Gemeente Amsterdam (for 2025 these will still be drafted). ADE event permits are only granted if an event is part of the official ADE program.
The deadline for submission of a venue and/or event will be communicated in the beginning of 2025. Keep an eye on this page for updates.
Venues & Promotors
Would you like to host an event during ADE as part of the ADE Festival program?
From January 2025 onwards, you can apply for ADE Festival by emailing the festival department: [email protected]. Requests have to be accepted in order to be included in the ADE Festival program.
Make sure your venue/events has:
✓ a valid operating license (exploitatievergunning).
✓ an approved safety plan for organizing dance events.
✓ an environmental permit or a municipality-approved usage notification for the fire-safe use of the location for the dance event.
The complete overview of terms and conditions for 2025, set by Gemeente Amsterdam, will still be drafted.
If your venue/event does not comply with the terms and conditions, registrations may be withdrawn at a later stage.
Artists
Are you an artist and would you like to play at one of the ADE Festival events?
Good to know is that ADE is the ‘umbrella’ of all participating festival events and venues. This means that ADE oversees the programs the venues/promotes curate, but we do not make the actual bookings for the events' lineups. Therefore, we unfortunately do not have an in-house booker that we can connect you to.
We advise you to reach out to venues/events yourself, as this will increase the chances of being booked a lot more. When you’re booked at an official ADE venue, you’re automatically part of our full ADE line-up. You can find the list of last edition's venues here and a list of announced official ADE Festival events here.
Venues & Promotors
Would you like to host an event during ADE as part of the ADE Festival program?
From January 2025 onwards, you can apply for ADE Festival by emailing the festival department: [email protected]. Requests have to be accepted in order to be included in the ADE Festival program.
Make sure your venue/events has:
✓ a valid operating license (exploitatievergunning).
✓ an approved safety plan for organizing dance events.
✓ an environmental permit or a municipality-approved usage notification for the fire-safe use of the location for the dance event.
The complete overview of terms and conditions for 2025, set by Gemeente Amsterdam, will still be drafted.
If your venue/event does not comply with the terms and conditions, registrations may be withdrawn at a later stage.
Artists
Are you an artist and would you like to play at one of the ADE Festival events?
Good to know is that ADE is the ‘umbrella’ of all participating festival events and venues. This means that ADE oversees the programs the venues/promotes curate, but we do not make the actual bookings for the events' lineups. Therefore, we unfortunately do not have an in-house booker that we can connect you to.
We advise you to reach out to venues/events yourself, as this will increase the chances of being booked a lot more. When you’re booked at an official ADE venue, you’re automatically part of our full ADE line-up. You can find the list of last edition's venues here and a list of announced official ADE Festival events here.
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ADE is a proud partner of the Celebrate Safe campaign. We dance together, so please be mindful of yourself and each other. Check our tips to Celebrate Safe during ADE.
Celebrate Safe
ADE is a proud partner of the Celebrate Safe campaign. We dance together, so please be mindful of yourself and each other. Check our tips to Celebrate Safe during ADE.
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