På gång i Amsterdam, Netherlands under året

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, New Year's Eve

• Regel

  Timed tickets at the big museums

  1 jan – 31 decBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Amsterdam Light Festival (26 nov – 17 jan), New Year's Eve (28 dec – 2 jan)

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, Voorjaarsvakantie (February) holidays i Netherlands

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Timed tickets at the big museums (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Tulip season

• Natur

  Tulip season

  19 mar – 10 maj · vanligtvisVildblommor & blomningTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Timed tickets at the big museums (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Tulip season

• Festival

  King's Day

  27 aprNationell helgdagTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Timed tickets at the big museums (1 jan – 31 dec), Tulip season (19 mar – 10 maj (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Tulip season

• Helg

  Remembrance and Liberation Day

  4–5 majNationell helgdagTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Timed tickets at the big museums (1 jan – 31 dec), Tulip season (19 mar – 10 maj (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Vondelpark open-air theatre

  1 jun – 31 aug · vanligtvisKulturfestival

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Timed tickets at the big museums (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Pride Canal Parade

• Festival

  Pride Canal Parade

  25 jul – 8 augTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Timed tickets at the big museums (1 jan – 31 dec), Vondelpark open-air theatre (1 jun – 31 aug (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Pride Canal Parade

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Timed tickets at the big museums (1 jan – 31 dec), Vondelpark open-air theatre (1 jun – 31 aug (vanligtvis)), Pride Canal Parade (25 jul – 8 aug)

Mellansäsong — mellan topparna, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Timed tickets at the big museums (1 jan – 31 dec)

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, Amsterdam Dance Event

• Festival

  Amsterdam Dance Event

  20–26 okt · vanligtvisMusikfestivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Timed tickets at the big museums (1 jan – 31 dec)

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Sinterklaas

  14 nov – 5 decStor 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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Amsterdam Light Festival

  26 nov – 17 janLjus & eld

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Timed tickets at the big museums (1 jan – 31 dec)

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, New Year's Eve

• Helg

  New Year's Eve

  28 dec – 2 janJul & nyårTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

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