Daytime
Record Fair hosted by Record Planet
With over 65 local and international vendors, there's a vast selection of records to explore, from rare finds to classic albums. Zwarte Liefde and Amsterdam Audio Collective take over the container for a full day of DJ sets, masterclasses and signings with Extince and Chuckie, while the Funky Vinyl Stage brings Haarlem DJs and local music initiatives to the square. Bring cash, as vendors might not accept cards.
10:00 - 17:00, Grote Markt - free entry
The Art of Recording with Windmill Lane
Without windmills no U2? There is no hard evidence to support this claim, but the fact remains that Windmill Lane gave the four young, ambitious Dubliners a strong foundation to conquer the world. Studio managers Aidan Alcock and Naomi Moore play U2's October and share the stories behind it.
11:15, PHIL (Kleine Zaal) - accessible with session ticket/Weekend Pass
Bnnyhunna presents: Selah Listening Session
The morning after his Patronaat show, Bnnyhunna takes you through Selah, a rhythmic and melodic journey captured in a single unbroken take at Artone Studio in front of a live audience. Gospel, African rhythms, funk and jazz flow into one continuous piece of music with no digital corrections, followed by a conversation about how the record was made.
11:30 - 12:30, PHIL - accessible with session ticket/Weekend Pass, free for Bnnyhunna concert ticket holders
Pitchblack Playback: J Dilla - The Shining, 20th Anniversary Deep Listening Session
J Dilla's The Shining turns 20, and the historic Teylers Museum gives it a deep listening session in the dark with Pitchblack Playback, FFF Sound System and Koda.
11:30, Teylers Museum - sold out - very limited capacity for wristband holders
Crate Digging Experience hosted by VinylFarm.EU
Maybe the find of your life: 10 minutes of digging in an unopened stock of records. Book a time slot, grab your ten minutes and take one LP home. You might find a record you've been searching for for years, or something you would never have picked off a shelf but can't resist.
10-minute slots every quarter hour, 12:00 - 17:00, PHIL Foyer - book a slot here (€5), Weekend Pass holders reserve via their Stager account
Boudewijn de Groot
An exclusive listening session with Boudewijn de Groot, the grandmaster of the Dutch chanson, in conversation with journalist Menno Pot about his career and the reissue of his iconic albums, half-speed mastered at Abbey Road by Miles Showell. Dutch spoken.
13:00 - 14:30, PHIL (Kleine Zaal) - accessible with session ticket/Weekend Pass
Sonic Journey: from Chicago and Detroit to the Dutch dancefloor
Sonic Journey is a seated or lying-down listening experience that takes you on a musical journey through time, with focused, distraction-free listening at its core. Conceived by Nathan Kofi and Derk Louwes, it traces house and techno from Frankie Knuckles and Juan Atkins to Dutch pioneers like Orlando Voorn, Speedy J and Shinedoe. Feel free to bring a mat. Last tickets for this one!
13:30 - 15:00, PHIL (Grote Zaal) - accessible with session ticket/Weekend Pass
Birdcage Radio Records at Sounds Haarlem
Utrecht's Birdcage Radio Records takes over Sounds Haarlem for an afternoon and evening of vinyl DJs and live performances, moving through reggae, dub, funk, house, techno and beyond. Don't miss Black Widow's live modular synth set at 17:00.
14:00 - 20:00, Sounds Haarlem - free entry
The Origins of Italo Disco
Following up on last year's packed talk, DJ Rimini Express (Daniël Mol) returns with another deep dive into italo disco, tackling the ultimate collector's question: what was the very first italo disco track ever made? At 16:30 he takes things from talk to turntables with a one-hour DJ set at PHIL.
14:30 - 15:30, PHIL (Van Warmerdamzaal) - accessible with session ticket/Weekend Pass
Flinty's Vinyl Fest
Flinty's dedicates the entire day to vinyl, with a vinyl art workshop, a turntablism workshop with DrQ and a charity record fair upstairs. In the evening, UK hardcore punk band Face Off and the black speed metal of Hellevorst turn up the volume.
15:00 - 23:00, Flinty's - accessible with ticket (€5, cash at the door)/Weekend Pass
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade (20th Anniversary One-Step Edition)
The Black Parade turns 20, and the Vinyl Alliance marks it with the 20th Anniversary One-Step Audiophile Edition, cut from the original analog master tapes and introduced by Billy Fields from Warner Music Group.
16:00 - 17:00, PHIL (Van Warmerdamzaal) - free entry
Spinvis DJ Set
Spinvis steps behind the turntables at Café Trouw for two hours of records, unexpected turns and whatever feels right in the moment.
17:00 - 19:00, Café Trouw - accessible with ticket/Weekend Pass wristband, limited capacity
Evening
Elvis Just Left Bonita Avenue
A special evening of film, stories, spoken word and Elvis Presley on vinyl. Writers Peter Buwalda and John Schoorl travel back to 1956: the year Elvis changed popular music forever.
19:00 - 22:00, FilmKoepel - sold-out / limited capacity for Weekend Pass holders
Thomas Azier
Thomas Azier brings PANORAMA to Haarlem Vinyl Festival: a cinematic and deeply personal new project connecting pop, performance, field recordings, poetry and visual art. On stage, recordings of a beluga whale in the Seine meet a live string section.
20:00 (doors 19:30), PHIL (Kleine Zaal) - accessible with concert ticket/Weekend Pass
Hannah Mae
Hannah Mae broke through with hits such as 'Wat Wil Je Van Mij' and 'Waterdicht', and has become a fixture in the Dutch pop scene, partly thanks to her personal debut album 'Rode Draad'.
20:00, Patronaat - accessible with concert ticket/Weekend Pass
Janne Schra
Amsterdam singer, songwriter and painter Janne Schra first gained international recognition as the frontwoman of Room Eleven, and won the Edison Jazz Award in 2023 with her ensemble DeVogels.
20:00, Patronaat - accessible with concert ticket/Weekend Pass
Mula
Mula has been a defining force in Dutch hip hop for ten years. Since his cult debut D&G, the trap pioneer has worked with Frenna, S10 and Goldband, and his Edison-winning album Narcopop sent him on sold-out tours.
21:00, PHIL (Grote Zaal) - accessible with concert ticket/Weekend Pass
Night
The House of Vinyl - Dimitri & more
Mike Ravelli and DJ Nobody Knows set the tone before Dutch DJ legend Dimitri delivers an exclusive three-hour, all-vinyl closing set on the Saturday night of Het Huis van Funky Vinyl.
21:00 - 02:00, Locael Centraal - accessible with ticket/Weekend Pass
CLUB3 X The Flexican
This very special edition of CLUB3 is all about vinyl. The one and only The Flexican takes over the turntables for a two-hour vinyl-only session, joined by Dora and Just & Kay. Expect vinyl, expect surprises.
23:00, Patronaat - accessible with Club3 ticket
There's even more happening on Saturday, from ten-minute crate digging slots at PHIL to rock 'n roll exotica at the Skatepark. Find the full Saturday program here.
All tickets are available here