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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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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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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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Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam. Courtesy of Netherlands Board of Tourism

Hortus Botanicus

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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…

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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…

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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Courtesy of IDFA Communication

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

19 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam annually screens 250 documentaries from around the world at Pathé de Munt and Pathé Tuschinski, making it the largest documentary festival…

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Gerrit van Honthorst (1592-1656), De boetvaardige Petrus. Courtesy of pAn Amsterdam

pAn Amsterdam

22 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

The leading national art and antiques fair in the Low Countries, pAn Amsterdam proffers valuable art and antiques for inspection and purchase at the Amsterdam RAI. Dealers present an…

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Tangomagia. Photo by Shawn Koppehoefer, courtesy of Tangomagia

Tangomagia

26 - 30 Dec 2009 (annual)

Feel the heat at Tangomagia, Amsterdam's annual international tango festival. Held at venues in the city including the Kompaszaal and De Duif, the event features salons, workshops and tango…

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Boom Chicago New Year Party

31 Dec 2009 (annual)

Get ready to party and ring in the New Year in style at Boom Chicago comedy club's annual costumed bash. Held at Amsterdam's Leidseplein Theater, the 2009 theme is Mad Sixties, inspired by the…

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We are Family: New Year's Eve at Supperclub

31 Dec 2009 (annual)

Prepare for a glamorous New Year's Eve at the Supperclub in Amsterdam. World-renowned DJs spin tunes, hostesses make sure your champagne glass is never empty and dazzling performers keep you…

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Jumping Amsterdam. Courtesy of Jumping Amsterdam

Jumping Amsterdam

21 - 24 Jan 2010 (annual)

Jumping Amsterdam is the city's annual international horse show and the highlight of the Dutch equestrian calendar. An enormous and varied programme features high-level show jumping and…

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Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival. Courtesy of MVSP

Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival

Apr 2010 (annual)

The Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival specialises in fantasy, horror and science-fiction, annually screening new feature films, retrospectives, a European fantastic shorts section and…

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Vrijmarkt Amsterdam

Apr 2010 (annual)

Held every year as part of the Queen's Day celebrations, Vrijmarkt (which means free market) is a massive open-air car boot sale that sprawls across Amsterdam's city centre. It allows people…

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Untitled (detail), Ayako Rokkaku, 2008, Gallery Delaive. Courtesy of Amsterdam RAI

Art Amsterdam

May 2010 (annual)

Art Amsterdam, held at the Amsterdam RAI, celebrates its 25th anniversary by staging 120 solo shows. Leading national and international galleries exhibit paintings, photographs, sculptures and…

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PINKster Tennis Tournament

May - Jun 2010 (annual)

The PINKster Tennis Tournament is a hot date on the Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance's summer circuit. It attracts hundreds of competitors from Europe and America to the red clay courts of…

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See Amsterdam by canal. © Amsterdam Toerisme and Congres Bureau

Open Garden Days

Jun 2010 (annual)

Discover hidden beauty along Amsterdam's canals as gardens of private houses usually closed to the public are open. Around 25 gardens between Brouwersgracht and the Amstel River open for the…


Highlights

Queen's Day in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Apr 2010 (annual)

Holland Festival

Amsterdam

Jun 2010 (annual)

Amsterdam Pride

Amsterdam

Jul - Aug 2010 (annual)