BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29138@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Brainwash Festival DTSTAMP:20261020T211752Z DTSTART:20261101T090000Z DESCRIPTION:Brainwash Festival 2026\nAt Brainwash Festival\, you’ll meet le ading thinkers\, writers\, scientists and\nartists. Together\, we explore the world of today and tomorrow through\nthought-provoking conversations\, fresh perspectives and inspiring ideas that\ninvite you to see yourself a nd society in a different light.\n\nHopeful ideas for the world of tomorro w\nBrainwash Festival returns this October. With an exclusive Opening Nigh t\nfeaturing Deborah Levy on Thursday 29 October\, a live recording of Het \nFilosofisch Kwintet on Friday 30 October\, and a full festival weekend o n\nSaturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November\, there will be plenty of roo m for\nsharp questions\, uncomfortable insights and radical visions.\nToge ther with philosophers\, writers\, scientists and artists\, we question wh at\nseems self-evident\, break open what appears set in stone\, and explor e hopeful\nideas for the world of tomorrow.\n\nThe Shape of Us\nAt Brainwa sh Festival 2026\, we explore our central theme\, The Shape of Us\, from\n different perspectives: a search for what connects us\, what divides us an d how\nwe can shape the future together. Through performances\, lectures\, conversations\,\nfilms and encounters that make new possibilities imagina ble.\n\nLine-up: Schedule\n[https://brainwashfestival.nl/wp-content/upload s/2026/10/BWF26_blokkenschema_20261013_online.pdf]\nHere’s who you’ll meet at Brainwash Festival: Deborah Levy\, Etgar Keret\, Tina\nFarifteh\, Dami aan Denys\, Hartmut Rosa\, Ece Temelkuran\, Didier Eribon\, Minna\nSalami\ , Poezieboys\, Hettie O'Brien\, Alicja Gescinska\, Sophie Straat\, Haroon\ nSheikh\, Maureen Ghazal\, Frank Chouraqui\, Nadia Bouras\, Paul Verhagen\ , Simoon\nHermus\, Tom Hofland\, Yasmin Ait Abderrahman\, The Hmm\, The Sm artphone Orchestra\,\nKees Foekema\, Jörgen Gario\, Roan Kasanmonadi\, Yen tl van Stokkum\, Lynn Berger\,\nFloris Rijssenbeek\, Kristien Hens\, Mel K ikkert\, Ingmar Heytze\, Forugh Karimi\,\nRoel Meijvis\, Sarah Arnolds\, J oost de Vries\, Elfie Tromp\, Anissa El Mazouzi and\nmany more!\n\nFor mor e information and updates on the line-up\, follow Brainwash Festival on\nI nstagram [https://www.instagram.com/brainwash_festival/].\n\n\nBRAINWASH S ATURDAY\nSaturday 31st of october 2026\nTolhuistuin Amsterdam\nBRAINWASH S UNDAY\nSunday 1st of november 2026\nTolhuistuin Amsterdam\n\nThe language of the programs are both English and Dutch.\n\nTijdens Brainwash Festival komen filosofen\, wetenschappers\, kunstenaars en\nschrijvers samen om de grote vragen van deze tijd te verkennen en\nvanzelfsprekendheden te bevrag en. We brengen gevestigde namen en nieuwe stemmen\nsamen. Brainwash Festiv al is er voor iedereen die zin heeft om via een gezonde\ndosis verwarring tot nieuwe inzichten te komen. Ons programma bestaat uit talks\,\nvoordrac hten\, debat en gesprek.\n\nIJzaal URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/brainwash-festival-1 GEO:52.3830883;4.9030297 LOCATION:Tolhuistuin - IJpromenade 2\, 1031 KT Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-noord,buiksloterweg,festivals,lecture,live,opening,orc hestra,performance,talk X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Brainwash Festival 2026
At Brainwash Festival, you’ll meet leading thinkers, writers, scientists and artists. Together, we explore the world of today and tomorrow through thought-provoking conversations, fresh perspectives and inspiring ideas th at invite you to see yourself and society in a different light.

Hopeful ideas for the world of tomorrow
Brainwash Festival returns this October. With an exclusive Opening Night featuring Deborah L evy on Thursday 29 October, a live recording of Het Filosofisch Kwintet on Friday 30 October, and a full festival weekend on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, there will be plenty of room for sharp questions, unco mfortable insights and radical visions.
Together with philosophers, wri ters, scientists and artists, we question what seems self-evident, break o pen what appears set in stone, and explore hopeful ideas for the world of tomorrow.

The Shape of Us
At Brainwash Festival 2026, we explore our central theme, The Shape of Us, from different perspe ctives: a search for what connects us, what divides us and how we can shap e the future together. Through performances, lectures, conversations, film s and encounters that make new possibilities imaginable.

Lin e-up: Sch edule
Here’s who you’ll meet at Brainwash Festival: Debor ah Levy, Etgar Keret, Tina Farifteh, Damiaan Denys, Hartmut Rosa, Ece Teme lkuran, Didier Eribon, Minna Salami, Poezieboys, Hettie O'Brien, Alicja Ge scinska, Sophie Straat, Haroon Sheikh, Maureen Ghazal, Frank Chouraqui, Na dia Bouras, Paul Verhagen, Simoon Hermus, Tom Hofland, Yasmin Ait Abderrah man, The Hmm, The Smartphone Orchestra, Kees Foekema, Jörgen Gario, Roan K asanmonadi, Yentl van Stokkum, Lynn Berger, Floris Rijssenbeek, Kristien H ens, Mel Kikkert, Ingmar Heytze, Forugh Karimi, Roel Meijvis, Sarah Arnold s, Joost de Vries, Elfie Tromp, Anissa El Mazouzi and many more!

For more information and updates on the line-up, follow Brainwash Festival on I nstagram.

BRAINWASH SATURDAY
Saturday 3 1st of october 2026
Tolhuistuin Amsterdam
BRAINWASH SUNDAY
Sunday 1st of november 2026
Tolhuistuin Amsterdam

The language of the programs are both English and Dutch.

Tijdens Brainwa sh Festival komen filosofen, wetenschappers, kunstenaars en schrijvers sam en om de grote vragen van deze tijd te verkennen en vanzelfsprekendheden t e bevragen. We brengen gevestigde namen en nieuwe stemmen samen. Brainwash Festival is er voor iedereen die zin heeft om via een gezonde dosis verwa rring tot nieuwe inzichten te komen. Ons programma bestaat uit talks, voor drachten, debat en gesprek.

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