Sixty-five vendors on the Grote Markt, a sealed stock of records nobody has seen yet, a shop opening its doors for the very first time. Here are ten places to spend your money this weekend.

Vinyl is made for listening, but this weekend it turns up on screen and on the walls too. We've picked eight programs for when you want something to look at while you listen, starting the night before the festival officially opens.

Tickets and the Weekend Pass are available here.

There's one room at the festival where the smartest thing you can do is nothing at all. No dancing, no talking over the track, no reaching for your phone. A record and a system built piece by piece to stay out of your way. That's the Warmerdamzaal this year, hosted by BarcaNova Records.

Three days celebrating vinyl culture on the Grote Markt and at PHIL, Patronaat, and more than 30 other stages and venues across Haarlem's city center.

Without windmills no U2? There is no hard evidence to support this claim, but the fact remains that Windmill Lane provides a strong foundation for the four young, ambitious Dubliners to conquer the world.

A music festival usually asks you to do more: see another artist, move to another venue, catch another set before it finishes. At Teylers Museum, Haarlem Vinyl Festival is making space for the opposite.

On Sunday 4 October, the Haarlem Record Label Market returns to PHIL for the festival's closing day. Independent labels will take over the space for an afternoon of records, conversations and discoveries, with everything from experimental electronics and ambient to indie, punk and underground pop in the crates.

It's a chance to slow down, browse properly and spend some time with the people and music that make up the independent label landscape.

You don't need deep pockets or a golden ear to fall for vinyl, just one record you love and a few good habits. Here's how to start a collection, and keep it sounding great for decades.