Amsterdam gay pride festival

The Pride March takes place as usual on the first Saturday of the Pride celebrations, this year on July 26 at 11am. Participants accumulate together in the town centre, finishing at Event Park (Vondelpark). During Event in 1977, the International Lesbian Alliance organised the first-ever Dutch Pride March. 

Pride Park

Pride Park has its home in Vondelpark on Saturday, July 26. Don't miss out because there's so much happening in the park: there's the open-air theatre, the Youth Pride event, sporting events, performances, art and so much more.

Open Air Cinema

At Mercatorplein on July 30-31 and at Gershwinplein on August 1, there are open-air cinemas, each with 400 seats. Films are shown from 6pm-12am. And they are completely free! 

Amsterdam Pride 2025 street parties 

Here's where all the optimal Amsterdam Pride street parties are happening:

Friday, August 1, 2025, 4pm-12am

• Spuistraat 109 (Bar PRIK)
• Dam Square (Main Stage)
• Zeedijk 
• Beursplein, (Fetish Party)
• Reguliersdwarsstraat 1 (Rembrandtplein - Vijzelstraat)
• Reguliersdwarsstraat 2 (Vijzelstraat - Koningsplein)
• Stoperaplein (Women's party)
• Marnixstraat 246 (Waterkant)

Saturday, August 2, 3pm-12am

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  Pride Amsterdam

  • Markets and annual festivals
  • Parades
  • Celebration and remembrance

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  Description

  Pride Amsterdam is a festival to mark that you can 'be who you are, treasure who you want'. This festival is mainly famous by the LHBTQI group from the last Saturday in July until the first Sunday in August and consists of several components. The most well-known part is the Canal Parade, in which a procession of 80 boats cruise through the waters of Amsterdam for 2 hours, which is visited by hundreds of thousands of colourfully dressed visitors. Other parts of the Pride are: Pride Amble, Pride Park, Open Gas Cinema, Senior Pride Concert, All Colours East, Treasure Swim, street parties and a closing party. The late mayor Eberhard van der Laan said about the Pride: ‘Pride Amsterdam is not just any event. It is a symbol of the reveal and tolerant city we want to be. We celebrate the freedom to b
  
  

  Источник: https://www.instagram.com/prideamsterdam/?hl=en

  The Route

  The parade kicks off around 12:00 PM at the Scheepvaartmuseum (Maritime Museum), in the eastern part of the city centre. From there, the boats will sail along the Amstel River, continuing onto the Prinsengracht, and concluding near the Westerdok.

  Please note: First boats reach the initiate of the Prinsengracht approximately 30-60 after the official start.

  Route map

  © OpenStreetMap contributors

  Times shown on the map are just an indication. Some years everything goes to plan, some other years there are "traffic delays" because of broken boats on the canals.

  See route in Google Maps

  Best Viewing Spots

  The parade road stretches several kilometers, offering many fantastic spots to observe the spectacle. However, it gets extremely busy—especially on bridges and quays—so prepare to arrive early.

  Popular viewing locations:

  • Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge): a scenic early direct on the path. Boats arrive here soon after the start.
  • Along the entire Prinsengracht: great views and occasional shady spots.
  • Eenhoornsluis: at the end of the route, offering terrific photo opportunities.

  Bridges load up hours before the parade begins, so be first if

  Canal Parade Amsterdam Pride 2025

  August 2 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

  Every year in August, the Canal Parade Amsterdam Pride is held on the Canals of Amsterdam. This colourful parade will be held for the 29th time in 2025 and was formerly known as the Gay Parade. Nowadays, the Canal Parade is a colourful party where everyone can be themselves and the event is one of the biggest events on the Amsterdam canals.

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  About the Amsterdam Canal Parade

  The world-famous Canal Parade through the canals of Amsterdam is one of the highlights of Pride Amsterdam. The parade consists of around eighty boats representing everything from small LGBTQI+ foundations to pink networks within multinational companies. They all sail through the urban area canals to celebrate the past, present and future of the LGBTQI+ society in lavishly decorated boats and sloops. And to show that it doesn’t matter who or what you are.

  Price Canal Celebration ticket

  The Canal Parade can be watched free of charge from the canals. If you want to come to the Canal Parade by boat to spend some time with your family or friends, you can do so with a boat u