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Queen's Day in Amsterdam. Courtesy of Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions, www.holland.com

Queen's Day

Apr 2010 (annual)

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…

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Queen's Day in Amsterdam. Courtesy of Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions, www.holland.com

Queen's Day in Amsterdam

Apr 2010 (annual)

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…

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Pitié. Les Ballets C de la B. Courtesy of Holland Festival

Holland Festival

Jun 2010 (annual)

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…

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Amsterdam Pride. Courtesy of Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions.

Amsterdam Pride

Jul - Aug 2010 (annual)

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…

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Eglon Hendrik van der Neer's Figures in an elegant interior (1678) © Johnny van Haeften Ltd Johnny van Haeften Ltd

The European Fine Art Fair

Mar 2010 (annual)

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…

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Keukenhof Gardens in Spring

Mar - May 2010 (annual)

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…

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Parkpop. Courtesy of Ducos Productions

Parkpop

Jun 2010 (annual)

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.

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Dance Valley. Photo by Martin Sonneveldt. Courtesy of Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions

Dance Valley Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

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…

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John Zorn. Courtesy of North Sea Jazz

North Sea Jazz Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

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…

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Part of Amsterdam Pride's Canal Parade. Courtesy of Netherlands Tourism Board and Convention

Amsterdam Canal Parade

Aug 2010 (annual)

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.

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 Photo by Wouter Van Combruggen

Prinsengracht Concert

Aug 2010 (annual)

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…

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Efteling. Courtesy of Efteling Park.

Efteling

Apr - Nov 2010 (annual)

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…

Jan Vermeer, Young Girl with Turban, 1665-6, Royal Cabinet of Paintings, Mauritshuis

Mauritshuis

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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…

De Hoge Veluwe National Park in Gelderland, Netherlands Photo credit to Holland.com

De Hoge Veluwe

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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…

Amsterdam neighbourhood in Madurodam. Courtesy of Madurodam  Madurodam

Madurodam

Daily

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…

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Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam. Courtesy of Netherlands Board of Tourism

Hortus Botanicus

Daily

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 Netherlands Tourist Board

Scheveningen Beach

Daily

Scheveningen Beach in the Hague is a popular seaside resort that attracts many visitors to enjoy its long stretches of golden sand.

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Crossing Border Festival

18 - 21 Nov 2009 (annual)

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…

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Franz Ferdinand. Courtesy of SJM Concerts

Franz Ferdinand

22 Nov 2009

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…

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Marijuana

The Cannabis Cup

22 - 26 Nov 2009 (annual)

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…


Highlights

Queen's Day

The Netherlands

Apr 2010 (annual)

Queen's Day in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Apr 2010 (annual)

Holland Festival

Amsterdam

Jun 2010 (annual)