Det sker i Amsterdam, Netherlands året igennem

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, New Year's Eve

• Regel

  Timed tickets at the big museums

  1. jan. – 31. dec.Book tidligt

  The Anne Frank House sells online only, in time slots released roughly six weeks ahead, and the Van Gogh Museum works the same way. Turning up on the day is not a plan between March and October. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Amsterdam Light Festival (26. nov. – 17. jan.), New Year's Eve (28. dec. – 2. jan.)

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Voorjaarsvakantie (February) holidays i Netherlands

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan. – 31. dec.)

Travlt — mellem toppene, Tulip season

• Natur

  Tulip season

  19. mar. – 10. maj · normaltVilde blomster & blomstringTætpakket

  The bulb fields around Lisse run from late March to the second week of May and usually look their best in the second half of April. Keukenhof is the ticketed version; the fields either side of the road are free and, on a bike, better. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan. – 31. dec.)

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Tulip season

• Festival

  King's Day

  27. apr.National helligdagTætpakket

  The king's birthday turns the whole city into a street market and a boat party, and the centre closes to traffic. Rooms are booked and priced months out; the trains in are full from breakfast. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Tulip season (19. mar. – 10. maj (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Tulip season

• Helligdag

  Remembrance and Liberation Day

  4.–5. majNational helligdagTætpakket

  Two minutes of national silence at eight on the evening of the 4th, trams and all, then free festivals across the city on the 5th. The quiet is the part visitors remember. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Tulip season (19. mar. – 10. maj (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Vondelpark open-air theatre

  1. jun. – 31. aug. · normaltKunstfestival

  Free weekend concerts, cabaret and children's theatre in the park from June to the end of August. It is a picnic with a stage rather than a festival, and it is the reason the Vondelpark is unusable on a warm Sunday. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan. – 31. dec.)

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Pride Canal Parade

• Festival

  Pride Canal Parade

  25. jul. – 8. aug.TætpakketBook tidligt

  The boat parade takes over the Prinsengracht on the first Saturday of August, at the end of a week of street parties. Amsterdam hosts WorldPride in 2026, so the 2026 edition runs longer and larger than usual. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Vondelpark open-air theatre (1. jun. – 31. aug. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Pride Canal Parade

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Vondelpark open-air theatre (1. jun. – 31. aug. (normalt)), Pride Canal Parade (25. jul. – 8. aug.)

Skuldersæson — mellem toppene, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan. – 31. dec.)

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Amsterdam Dance Event

• Festival

  Amsterdam Dance Event

  20.–26. okt. · normaltMusikfestivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Five days in October when a thousand-odd events fill the clubs and every hotel room in the ring at the same time. Book before the line-up is announced or pay for the privilege. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan. – 31. dec.)

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Sinterklaas

  14. nov. – 5. dec.Stor festival

  Sinterklaas arrives by boat in mid-November and the country spends three weeks on the run-up to the evening of 5 December, which is the real Dutch gift night. Children's event, but the whole city plays along. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Amsterdam Light Festival

  26. nov. – 17. jan.Lys & ild

  Light installations along the canals through the darkest eight weeks of the year, free to walk and ticketed by boat. It is the one thing that gives the December and January evenings a reason to be outdoors. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan. – 31. dec.)

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, New Year's Eve

• Helligdag

  New Year's Eve

  28. dec. – 2. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakketLukninger

  The national ban on consumer fireworks took effect in August 2026, so the loudest night of the Dutch year is now sparklers and licensed displays rather than the old free-for-all. Rooms are at their December peak and the 1st is a shutdown. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Sinterklaas (14. nov. – 5. dec.), Amsterdam Light Festival (26. nov. – 17. jan.)