Yes! The Orange Festival is about to erupt. Curious about the best parties and festivals on King’s Day in Amsterdam? Then you’ve come to the right place.
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On King’s Day, parties and festivals are spread throughout the city. Small-scale and freely accessible events take place in the center. For the larger festivals you have to be outside the canal belt. Please note, a number of measures have been taken for King’s Day.
King’s Day celebrations in Amsterdam Center
Would you like to stand between the speakers on King’s Day? Then of course you have to know where to find it. The municipality of Amsterdam allows open-air stages and bars in a number of places in the city center. The Jordaan in particular is a well-known place for orange fun, with two stages, a line-up of cover bands and one of the best free markets in Amsterdam. Here you will find all stages in Amsterdam:
- Amstelveld
- Leidseplein
- Nieuwmarkt
- Reguliersdwarsstraat, between Koningsplein and Vijzelstraat
- Rembrandtplein
- Spit
- Jordaan, on Westerstraat and Tweede Boomdwarsstraat
- Marie Heinekenplein
The free events on these streets and squares take place from noon to 8 p.m. There is a maximum of 2,000 visitors, so you may sometimes have to wait at the crowd barriers until some people leave and you can go ‘in’.
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Orange neighborhood parties
In many neighborhoods around the center, residents or catering entrepreneurs throw a party on King’s Day. Every year, the Terrasmus café in the Erasmus Park offers exotic snacks and Spanish-language music. On April 27, Vondelpark is the place where Amsterdam children show their singing or acting talents. And the residents of Watergraafsmeer are organizing the Bredeweg festival again this year with a music stage, bars and food trucks. These neighborhood parties are also suitable for children.
Festivals on King’s Day in Amsterdam
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Outside the ring you can really unpack. You can expect great parties at festival sites such as the RAI, the Meerpark and WesterUnie. The biggest dance spectacle on King’s Day is the Kingsland Festival in the RAI. You can dance along to the beats here, indoors and outdoors, ranging from hardstyle until deephouse. Curious about all the parties and festivals on King’s Day 2023 in Amsterdam? We list them here:
- Kingsland Festival is a large-scale indoor and outdoor festival in the RAI. From 1:00 PM to 9:30 PM you can enjoy great artists such as Afro Jack.
- Cartel Kingsday in the WesterUnie is there for the people who don’t know how to stop. You can dance inside and outside here from 12 noon to 8 p.m. The party then continues indoors until 6am.
- Orange Blossom takes place in and around the Olympic Stadium from 11:30 AM to 8:00 PM. A after party follows in Het Sieraad: Nachtbloesem.
- Urban Music Legends Kingsday has indoor and outdoor stages with great urban music in the Rhône Park. During the day you can go here from 12:00 to 20:00; the after continues until 1am.
- Loveland van Oranje takes place outside in the Meerpark from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are selling fast, you will probably have to keep an eye on Ticketswap.
Enough to do! Do you think we are missing a neighborhood party or festival on this list? Then send us an email to [email protected].
