
Kwaku Festival
–'Kwakoe' is a weekend event that takes place every Saturday and Sunday, in July and August. In Dutch terms, that makes for about 20 days of pure dancing, eating and anything else in between. Wind down on a hot summers day with theatre, music, film, literature, sport and everything on offer at this very buzzing ...

Gay Canal Pride Amsterdam
Pride Amsterdam Festival lasts 9 days and takes place from July 29 to August 6, 2023. The Gay Canal Pride festival presents an extensive programme with sports, cultural activities and parties. The highlight of the Amsterdam Gay ...

Grachtenfestival
AugustThe Grachtenfestival: For five days, special locations in the heart of Amsterdam form the backdrop for more than 80 classical concerts. The concerts can be enjoyed in houses and gardens of hospitable local inhabitants and in concert halls, historic buildings, ...

De Parade
–Nowadays, the parade stands proud as one of the few travelling festivals in the world. Inspired by traditional circuses, the park offers a brilliant kaleidoscope of brightly coloured tents making it simply picture perfect. De parade may look like an old-fashioned fairground but it promises a very action packed 17 days of ...

Prinsengracht Concert
A free traditional classical music concert held on Prinsengracht in Amsterdam every year in August since 1981. The open air concert is held on a temporary built stage directly on the canal’s ...

Draaiorgelfestival
Op de Dam in Amsterdam vindt sinds 2003 het jaarlijkse Draaiorgelfestival Amsterdam plaats. Dit festival wordt georganiseerd om aandacht te vragen voor het draaiorgel als Amsterdams cultuurgoed. Tussen ...

Heritage Days
–Open Monuments Day is held every year halfway through September, when thousands of monuments in the Netherlands are free to the public. The participating monuments can be recognized by the Open Monuments Day flag as shown here. Open Monuments Day is organized to encourage people to know more about their historical ...

Klassiek op het Amstelveld
–Klassiek op het Amstelveld is inmiddels uitgegroeid tot een internationaal podium voor jeugd en klassieke muziek samen met wereld sterren. Het festival is gratis toegankelijk. Het festival vindt ieder jaar plaats op het pittoreske Amstelveld, een van de weinige pleinen in de drukke binnenstad van ...

Marathon Amsterdam
The marathon in Amsterdam is known for its fast, flat and historic parcours. The route is full of Amsterdam's attractions. As the road passes by the world famous Rijksmuseum on ...

Amsterdam Dance Event
Over 2.000 artists from around the globe performing in 80 of the best clubs in Amsterdam, ADE's festival has grown into the world's biggest club festival for the whole spectrum of electronic sub-genres. ADE offers 320.000 clubbers 5 days of guaranteed partying with ...

Ice Amsterdam
NovemberFun on the ice in Amsterdam. The greatest place to skate a few laps, come to the ice rink at the Museumplein. The smoothest ice rink will be in front of the beautiful Rijksmuseum again, ...

Arrival of Saint Nicholas
NovemberEvery year, Sinterklaas arrives in Amsterdam by ship in mid-November. Then a whole parade accompanies him in a festive way through the city center. Hundreds of children welcome the children's friend and more than five thousand kilos of free candy are handed out along the ...

Christmas Market
DecemberPut on your ice skates, get the kids in their winter coats and drum up your best friends; the best days of the year are just around the corner! We've listed the 6 best Christmas markets in Amsterdam for those who want to ...

Christmas
Late November to early JanuaryFor a Christmas atmosphere with Christmas shopping, ice skating and hot chocolate you can visit the following squares in ...

Ice rink Rembrandtplein
Middle of November to early JanuaryAlso this year in Amsterdam it's slipping and sliding, laughing, falling and getting up again. But above all enjoying the ice rink on the beautiful Rembrandtplein. The ice rink will be setup in winter atmosphere again, just like every year. There are ...