Join Sonic Acts in celebrating the opening of Sonic Acts Biennial 2026! Sonic Acts returns to Amsterdam with a full two-month programme of exhibitions, concerts, artist talks, spatial sound, performances, workshops, gatherings and much more. The Biennial kicks off with a series of free events during the Opening Weekend, taking place from 5 to 8 February, across multiple venues.

The weekend starts on Thursday 5 February, from 19:30, with the opening of the spatial sound exhibition Listening Room at Zone2Source in Amstelpark, featuring a conversation with artists Sam Dunscombe and pantea, followed by the world premiere of their new multichannel sound works.

In the days after, the multi-venue exhibition Melted for Love, which explores the ‘sounds of home’ and shares its title with the Biennial theme, opens across W139 (Friday 6 February, 19:00), Arti et Amicitiae(Saturday 7 February, 19:00) and Rozenstraat (Sunday 8 February, 16:00). The programme includes a performance by Music Research Strategies (Marshall Trammell) at W139, and a live performance by Christian Nyampeta at Rozenstraat. Also, don’t miss the Opening Weekend Afterparty at Bar San Francisco on Friday 6 February from 20:00, where music and drinks provide ample opportunity to unwind, catch up, and attune to the two months ahead!

For more information and tickets, visit the Sonic Acts Biennial app or 2026.sonicacts.com.