Amsterdam Events

From exciting music and food festivals to local nightclubs featuring everything between Jazz and Burlesque or electronic music and the jazzy blues, Amsterdams' nightlife in rated one of the best in Europe. There is also and amazing amount of conventions held in the city yearly which are open to the public. Like Auto, Home and Boat shows. Amsterdam boasts some of the most influential fashion and home design in northern Europe. 

Amsterdam has two beer festival, one gay pride parade, one free museum night, one free red light night (huh?), two music festivals on the canals, a Queens birthday, ethnic festival, film festival,flower parades, and yes a great football team..so something is always happening here

below is some of the highlights but this link should take you to one of the best sites around for immediate listings

http://www.iamsterdam.com

Queens Day (and Night)

Place: Amsterdam - [29/04/2012 - 30/04/2012]

A great street party in the night when everyone drinks beer together, then a day out in the park with the rest of the city, or strolling through the streets transformed in a gigantic flea market!

Roots

Place: Amsterdam - [23/06/2012 - 30/06/2012]

Music and culture festival, along with a market in the oosterpark.

Gay Pride Parade

Place: Amsterdam - [07/08/2012]

A very colourful parade along the canals!

Grachten Festival

Place: Amsterdam - [31/08/2012]

Free classical music concerts along the canals.

Uitmarkt

Place: Amsterdam - [29/08/2012 - 31/08/2012]

Three days of open museums and free concerts in the parks around town.

Bloemencorso

Place: Amsterdam - [04/09/2012]

Spectacular parade of chariots covered in flowers along the very centre of town.

Museumnacht

Place: Amsterdam - [06/11/2012 - 07/11/2012]

The night when all museums open and turn into theatres or clubs, to party with Van Gogh!

IDFA

Place: Amsterdam - [07/11/2012 - 21/11/2012]

The largest documentary film festival in the world, all in english.

For the program, live documentaries and much more have a look at the official website: www.idfa.nl

Sinterklaas

Place: Amsterdam - [05/12/2012]

In Holland it is Saint Nicholas that brings presents at Christmas time (or sticks, if you weren't that good). You'll probably see him around town, together with his black assistants.

New Year in Amsterdam

Place: Amsterdam - [31/12/2012 - 01/01/2013]

Big parties all over town! Be ready to celebrate.

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