Hva som skjer i Amsterdam, Netherlands gjennom året

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, New Year's Eve

• Regel

  Timed tickets at the big museums

  1. jan – 31. desBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Amsterdam Light Festival (26. nov – 17. jan), New Year's Eve (28. des – 2. jan)

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Voorjaarsvakantie (February) holidays i Netherlands

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan – 31. des)

Travelt — mellom toppene, Tulip season

• Natur

  Tulip season

  19. mar – 10. mai · vanligvisVillblomster og blomstringMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan – 31. des)

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Tulip season

• Festival

  King's Day

  27. aprNasjonaldagMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan – 31. des), Tulip season (19. mar – 10. mai (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Tulip season

• Helligdag

  Remembrance and Liberation Day

  4.–5. maiNasjonaldagMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan – 31. des), Tulip season (19. mar – 10. mai (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Vondelpark open-air theatre

  1. jun – 31. aug · vanligvisKunstfestival

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan – 31. des)

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Pride Canal Parade

• Festival

  Pride Canal Parade

  25. jul – 8. augMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan – 31. des), Vondelpark open-air theatre (1. jun – 31. aug (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Pride Canal Parade

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan – 31. des), Vondelpark open-air theatre (1. jun – 31. aug (vanligvis)), Pride Canal Parade (25. jul – 8. aug)

Skuldersesong — mellom toppene, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan – 31. des)

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Amsterdam Dance Event

• Festival

  Amsterdam Dance Event

  20.–26. okt · vanligvisMusikkfestivalMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan – 31. des)

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Sinterklaas

  14. nov – 5. desStor 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. janLys og 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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Timed tickets at the big museums (1. jan – 31. des)

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, New Year's Eve

• Helligdag

  New Year's Eve

  28. des – 2. janJul og nyttårMye folkStengninger

  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 ↗

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