Policy & Civic Health · Indicator 1
Number of cultural conferences
What this indicator asks
How many conferences about nighttime culture were held in the Amsterdam metropolitan region between 1 November 2025 and 31 October 2026, and how varied were they?
74.0/ 100 · Amsterdam
Amsterdam held over 25 conferences: 62% were about culture and the creative industries, most being the professional programmes of festivals, fairs, and art weeks. Conferences on the nighttime economy itself included a congress on event safety and a congress on sound levels and hearing protection in venues.
We counted conferences with a published programme of at least three talks, panels or workshops. Half the score comes from the number of conferences. Half comes from how they spread across four areas: the nighttime economy, the music industry, culture and the creative industries, and bars and restaurants. Trade fairs, academic conferences and online-only events are not counted.