Events & Festivals in Amsterdam

Events & festivals in Amsterdam

  • Amsterdam Light Festival (Late November to mid-January annually). Annual winter festival presenting illuminated artworks and installations along Amsterdam's historic canals. Edition 14 ran 27 November 2025 to 18 January 2026. Artworks viewable by bike, boat, or foot; lights on from…
  • King's Day (Koningsdag) (April 27 annually (Koningsnacht — eve — April 26)). National holiday celebrating King Willem-Alexander's birthday (born 27 April 1967). Amsterdam draws up to 2 million visitors for city-wide street parties, orange-clad crowds, canal boat parades, live music, and…
  • Amsterdam Tulip Festival (Tulp Festival) (1-30 April annually). Month-long festival transforming Amsterdam with hundreds of thousands of tulips displayed at 100+ locations across all city districts, including Rijksmuseum gardens, Vondelpark, Hortus Botanicus, and Museumplein. 13th…