Haarlem Vinyl Festival

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Haarlem Vinyl Festival

⦿ Surrounded by vinyl culture ⦿ | 27/9 - 29/9 2024 |📍Haarlem, The Netherlands |

31/08/2026

First labels announced for the Haarlem Record Label Market 💿

On Sunday, October 4, PHIL turns into a meeting place for independent labels from Haarlem, Amsterdam and beyond, curious listeners and serious crate diggers.

Expect everything from experimental electronics and ambient to indie, punk and underground pop with new releases, limited pressings, overlooked catalogue gems and the people behind the music all under one roof.

And there’s more than records to take home: Repair Café and Small Parts Dronten will also be joining the market, bringing some extra care and know-how to the day.

Swipe to discover the first labels joining us with more still to come!

📍 PHIL Haarlem
🗓 Sunday, October 4
⏰ 11:00–17:00

28/08/2026

The Dutch hip-hop scene takes over PHIL on Saturday night. 🔥

MOES leads a special festival hip-hop line-up at PHIL, joined by Lusho and Marou & Massin for a night of hard-hitting trap beats, sharp bars and some of the most exciting sounds coming out of the Dutch hip-hop scene right now.

A defining force in Dutch hip-hop for the past decade, Mula brings his genre-blurring mix of trap, indie and electronics to the Grote Zaal.

Alongside him, Amsterdam’s LUSHO brings the high-energy sound that put him firmly on the map, while rising Purmerend duo Marou & Massin complete the line-up with their distinctive flows and wordplay.

And the night doesn’t end there: jerragamo keeps it going with an aftershow at PHIL Café. 🪩

📍 PHIL Haarlem
📅 Saturday 3 October

Access is also included in the Haarlem Vinyl Festival Weekend Pass.

See you in Haarlem. 💥

Lostboyshawty

28/08/2026

The Dutch hip-hop scene takes over PHIL on Saturday night. 🔥

Mula leads a special festival hip-hop line-up at PHIL, joined by LUSHO and Marou & Massin for a night of hard-hitting trap beats, sharp bars and some of the most exciting sounds coming out of the Dutch hip-hop scene right now.

A defining force in Dutch hip-hop for the past decade, Mula brings his genre-blurring mix of trap, indie and electronics to the Grote Zaal.

Alongside him, Amsterdam’s LUSHO brings the high-energy sound that put him firmly on the map, while rising Purmerend duo Marou & Massin complete the line-up with their distinctive flows and wordplay.

And the night doesn’t end there: Lostboyshawty keeps it going with an aftershow at PHIL Café. 🪩

📍 PHIL Haarlem
📅 Saturday 3 October

Access is also included in the Haarlem Vinyl Festival Weekend Pass.

See you in Haarlem. 💥

Lostboyshawty

26/08/2026

The best way into a festival? Through the crew door. 🎟️

For three days in October, Haarlem fills up with records, artists and sound, and a crew behind all of it, making sure the needle keeps dropping.

HVF 2026 is looking for its volunteers to help bring the festival to life across Haarlem from welcoming artists and audiences to keeping venues, stages and everything in between moving.

In return? A Weekend Pass to enjoy the festival when you’re off duty, food & drinks during your shift, an HVF T-shirt, and a chance to meet the people behind (and on) the records.

Whether you want some hands-on experience in music & events, meet new people, or simply experience HVF from the inside: come join the crew.

🔗 Sign up via the Volunteers section on our website

21/08/2026

Amsterdam, we’re coming your way 💿

On Sunday 13 September, you’ll find Haarlem Vinyl Festival at the Onafhankelijke Label Markt in Tolhuistuin, sharing a stall with our friends at Record Industry Artone Studio .

Come by, say hi, talk records, hear what we’re cooking up for October or simply dig through a whole lot of good vinyl while you’re there.

📍 Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam
🗓 Sunday 13 September
⏰ 12:00–18:00

See you at the market! 👋

18/08/2026

The year Elvis changed popular music forever.

In 1956 zorgde Elvis Presley voor een sensatie onder jongeren in het Amerikaanse zuiden, met een nieuw geluid dat ouders en autoriteiten behoorlijk nerveus maakte. Popmuziek zou nooit meer hetzelfde zijn.

Tijdens Elvis Just Left Bonita Avenue nemen schrijver Peter Buwalda en journalist John Schoorl je mee terug naar dat kanteljaar, met verhalen, spoken word en natuurlijk veel Elvis op vinyl.

De avond begint om 19:00 met de compromisloze documentaire EPIC (2025), ingeleid door Peter Buwalda. Na de film en een korte pauze duiken Buwalda en Schoorl verder in Elvis’ muziek, culturele impact en blijvende erfenis.

Een avond over Elvis, maar net zo goed over het moment waarop popcultuur voorgoed veranderde.

📍 FilmKoepel
🗓 Zaterdag 3 oktober
🕖 19:00–22:00
🎟 Tickets via FilmKoepel . Toegang is ook inbegrepen bij de Haarlem Vinyl Festival Weekend Pass.

12/08/2026

🎶 Thinking of starting a record collection?
Good news: you don’t need an audiophile setup, rare pressings or a huge budget to get into vinyl. Start with the records you already love, learn a few basics, and let the collection grow from there.

Here are 7 things worth knowing before you drop the needle, from what you actually need and where to dig, to buying second-hand and keeping your records in good shape.

HVF is a pretty good place to put it all into practice, from learning the basics of record collecting and how to care for your vinyl, to meeting other collectors, exploring different genres, and discovering how to build a collection over time.

A more detailed beginner’s guide is on its way, coming soon to the news section of our website.

🧡 Buy what you love
The best first record is one you already want to hear again and again. Forget what’s rare, collectible or supposedly a good “investment”. A collection is much more fun when it grows around your taste rather than price tags.

🔌 The starter setup
At its simplest, you need a turntable, amplification and speakers. Some turntables have a built-in phono preamp and some need an external one. Ask before you buy and you’ll figure it out quickly! If possible, skip cheap suitcase players, as many can wear your records down over time.

📦 Go digging
Record fairs are one of the best places to start: you can flip through crates, ask sellers questions and find plenty without spending a fortune. At HVF, there’s the free Record Fair on Grote Markt, the Haarlem Record Label Market at PHIL and the VinylFarm Crate Digging Challenge.

🔎 Check before you buy
Buying second-hand? Take a good look at the record itself. Light surface marks are common and usually harmless, but deep scratches or visible damage are worth avoiding. Grades such as Mint, NM, VG+ and VG can also give you a quick idea of condition.

🤲 Handle with care
Most record care comes down to two habits: hold vinyl by the edges or label rather than the grooves, and put it back in its sleeve when you’re done. Fingerprints leave oils behind, while leaving records exposed gives dust plenty of time to settl

06/08/2026

Ahead of her listening session Iran, The Golden Eras, we spoke with Amsterdam-based DJ, selector and cultural researcher Katayoun about the records that trace Iran’s musical history from the golden vinyl era of the 1970s to the diasporic music industry that emerged in Los Angeles after 1979.

Katayoun reflects on creating a listening journey that is rich, immersive and full of discovery, the fragile life of records as carriers of cultural memory, and the vinyl community that helped her protect a collection built over many years.

On Sunday 4 October, she will guide us through the music, people and stories found within these records, exploring how Iran’s history can be heard in music created both inside the country and across the diaspora.

Read the full interview now in the News section of our website - link in bio.

📅 Sunday 4 October, 12:30–13:30
📍 PHIL, Warmerdamzaal
🎟 Free entrance

04/08/2026

🌀 What if the story of the dancefloor was told lying down?

Sonic Journey is a seated or lying-down listening experience that follows the roots of house and techno across continents. From Jamaica, Grandmaster Flash, Donna Summer, and Kraftwerk, the journey moves towards Chicago and Detroit, where pioneers like Frankie Knuckles and Juan Atkins shaped new sounds that would soon travel across the ocean.

Eventually, we arrive on the Dutch dancefloor, exploring the artists who helped build and transform the country’s club culture. No distractions, just the music and the stories carried within it.

On the Saturday of our festival, Nathan Kofi and Derk Louwes invite you to settle in at PHIL and give the journey your undivided attention.

Saturday October 3, 13:30
Doors: 13:00
Venue: PHIL

Want to lie down? Bring your own mat.

29/07/2026

Last week, a small crowd of lucky ones was part of BNNYHUNNA’s Sela: a rhythmic and melodic journey captured in a single unbroken take through the rare direct-to-disc process.

No digital corrections, no second chances, just the music, the moment, and the space. In Sela, gospel, African rhythms, funk, and jazz melt together into one continuous language. It is an invitation to slow down in a world that never stops moving.

In a special listening session at PHIL on the Saturday of our festival, we will discuss the idea and direct-to-disc recording process at Record Industry Artone Studio with Bnnyhunna.

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Haarlem

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