Ritual, music, art, and silence.
In churches, mosques, synagogues and temples.
The Spirit Festival #3
11 - 14 March 2027
sacred spaces
Find
peace
in
The Spirit Festival Beyond belief
The conflicts of the world don't stay where they are. They move into our cities, into our streets, to our tables, into us.
That road runs both ways. Peace starts inside you. Then the person next to you. Then your street. Then your city. And it doesn't stay where it starts.
Religious traditions have been doing this for centuries. Small, concrete acts that restore peace. Artists give them a new form. So can you. In 13 places of worship. More than 60 programmes focused on one theme: Acts for Peace.
Peace is not an opinion. It is something you do.
That's the Spirit of Amsterdam.
Agenda
The Spirit is a platform for people who still believe the world holds wonder. We develop programs that inspire contemplation and connection in religious and heritage spaces that sheltered human hope for centuries.
What began as a festival is growing into a year-round platform for encounters and new perspectives—taking shape through three distinct offerings.
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01. Festival
The annual city festival that started it all, invites you find meaning, and seek beyond belief.
02. School
Practice a deeper life with learning programs that explore wisdom beyond knowledge. Visit The School →
03. Platform
The digital guide that connects makers and houses of worship. [coming soon]
A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDERS
We do believe in something.
Something in this city has hardened. Communities share a street and never meet. And we are getting used to it.
There are places in Amsterdam where that stops. Where you slow down. Where something catches you off guard. Where an old idea suddenly makes sense. Where you sit next to someone you would never have met.
Churches, mosques, synagogues and temples. Centuries old, and built for exactly this.
Believe it or not.
Come in.
Peace,
Robert-Jan Glas en Roel van Reenen
We hebben leren sporten, denken en presteren.
Maar wanneer hebben wij bezield leren leven?
Een nieuw initiatief van The Spirit: The Spirit School.
De vormingsplek voor geestelijke ontwikkeling, waar oude wijsheid van de tradities vertaald wordt naar het nu.
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(Nieuw)
Een brief van ons
Wij geloven iets
De samenleving lijkt harder geworden. Gemeenschappen in de stad leven steeds vaker langs elkaar heen. En de conflicten van de wereld werken door tot in onszelf. Wij geloven dat we iets kunnen veranderen.
Er zijn plekken in de stad waar je stopt. Waar je vertraagt, verstilt en verwondert. Waar je naast iemand zit die je anders nooit had ontmoet.
Die plekken - kerken, moskeeën, synagogen en tempels - zijn eeuwenoud en precies hiervoor gebouwd. Door oude tradities te koppelen aan nieuwe vormen van kunst, cultuur en rituelen, worden ze nog magischer.
Geloof 't of niet.
Je bent welkom.
Met liefde,
Roel van Reenen & Robert-Jan Glas
From the founders
We do believe in something.
Something in this city has hardened. Communities share a street and never meet. And we are getting used to it.
There are places in Amsterdam where that stops. Where you slow down. Where something catches you off guard. Where an old idea suddenly makes sense. Where you sit next to someone you would never have met.
Churches, mosques, synagogues and temples. Centuries old, and built for exactly this.
Believe it or not.
Come in.
Peace,
Robert-Jan Glas en Roel van Reenen
01.
Bregje Hofstede – Een verbindend festival in synagoge, kerk en moskee
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De Correspondent
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Somajeh Ghaeminia – Van workshop ‘toekomstdenken’ tot ‘heilige bokswedstrijd’: Amsterdamse gebedshuizen houden spirituele driedaagse
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Trouw
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Maartje van Hoek - Een lievere stad: Amsterdam zoekt verbinding, liefde en nabijheid tijdens festival The Spirit
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Volkskrant
In the press
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
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The location is a spiritual place. As far as I am concerned, that is the strength of the festival.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
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At the opening when everyone raised their hand with ' may love guide us '
goosebumps.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
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The love and connection, positivity, peace, reflection. It gave me hope, confidence, and purpose.
Join in
We cannot do this alone. Four days, thirteen houses of worship, over sixty events—it all relies on people getting involved.
Whether you’d like to volunteer during the festival, create something, offer a venue, share a ritual, or get involved as a sponsor or partner, please let us know using the form opposite.
We read every message, and you will always receive a reply.
