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Queen's Day celebrates the birthday of the former Queen Juliana and is one of the largest, most vibrant celebrations in the Dutch calendar. Flags fly, music pumps and millions take to the…
Throughout the Netherlands the Dutch celebrate Queen's Day, actually the Queen Mother's birthday, with a national party. Amsterdam crowds dressed in orange enjoy citywide open-air festivities…
A highlight of the Dutch arts calendar, the Holland Festival presents opera, dance, music and theatre at the Muziektheater and other major venues in Amsterdam. Artists from around the world…
Amsterdam Pride is one of the biggest gay and lesbian festivals in Europe. The weekend of fun includes the world-famous Canal Parade, a fantastic floating display of around 80 garishly…
The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF Maastricht), at the Maastricht Exposition Congress Centre, is widely regarded as the world's leading fine art and antiques fair. This is a collectors' fair…
Set in 77 acres of wooded park in Lisse, Keukenhof are some of the world's most spectacular flower gardens. Established in 1949 as a showcase for Dutch bulb-growers, every spring more than…
Parkpop began in 1981 with an audience of 15,000. Now around 350,000 people every year head for the Zuider Park in the Hague for the largest free pop festival in Europe.
Dance Valley is the biggest open-air dance music festival in Holland. Each year 50,000 clubbers descend on the rolling countryside of an idyllic nature reserve just outside Amsterdam, the…
North Sea Jazz Festival, widely regarded as one of Europe's premier jazz events, returns to Rotterdam's Ahoy with a stellar line-up of international performers. The programme covers a range of…
The spectacular Canal Parade is the highlight of the Amsterdam Pride celebrations. It is watched by up to 350,000 people as it passes down the city's main canals each year.
The night of the Prinsengracht Concert is a magical time for Amsterdam. Renowned soloists perform classical music from a pontoon stage floating in front of the Pulitzer Hotel on the…
The Efteling amusement park in Kaatsheuvel creates a magical atmosphere that can be enjoyed by visitors of all ages. It opened in 1952 and includes water gardens, a playground and 25 different…
The Mauritshuis in the Hague is the most dazzling small museum in Holland. It specialises in 15th to 18th century Dutch and Flemish art - a golden age for these countries' painters. Housed in…
The De Hoge Veluwe National Park in Otterlo covers around 5500 hectares of heathland, driftsand landscape and woodland. It is one of the largest and most beautiful national parks in the…
The Madurodam miniature city in the Hague has been Holland's tiniest town for more than 50 years. A visit is a special treat for kids, who feel like giants as they walk among the palaces…
Amsterdam's Hortus Botanicus is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world. Thousands of plants from thousands of species grow here in the outdoor gardens and seven climactically…
Scheveningen Beach in the Hague is a popular seaside resort that attracts many visitors to enjoy its long stretches of golden sand.
A huge literature, music and visual arts event, Holland's Crossing Border Festival presents an inspired mix of writers, musicians and performers. More than 80 acts appear at the Royal Theatre…
Arch funksters Franz Ferdinand head out on an extensive tour on the back of their latest album, Tonight. This date sees them bring their spiky guitars and dance beats to Amsterdam's Heineken…
Amsterdam is famous for its canals, its red light district and its coffeeshops, where one can buy and smoke cannabis! During The Cannabis Cup, which takes place annually in the city, all…