King’s Day in Amsterdam

The King’s Day was previously known as Queen’s Day and now it is renowned for being one of the largest and colorful revelries in the Netherlands, especially in Amsterdam. The festival is held on 27^th of April every year and considered as a Dutch national holiday. On the King’s Day morning, the Dutch royal family visits one of the towns in Netherlands that is shown live on state TV.

Amsterdam king's day

Ask your Amsterdam city guide to take you to the world’s greatest open air parties. This is an event that everyone should visit and experience at least once in their lifetime. During celeb ration, Amsterdam goes completely orange crazy with travellers both on the streets and parks. Celebration starts the evening before 27^th April and continues all of the next day.

King's day in amsterdam

Citywide street market:

This is one of the most highlighted features of the King’s Day. It is called vrijmarkt where people set up stalls and sell a range of products including food, clothes, drinks and just anything else. Prices are negotiable and it is completely interesting. Some Amsterdam residents directly set up their shop outside their own houses. It is one of the world’s largest flea markets where people sell their second-hand things.

Amsterdam street market

Family fun:

If you are visiting with your family, you have a great opportunity to negotiate for some interesting products. Although children love this day and enjoy a lot, adults can also enjoy the activities like, sports events, paints, games and other family events.

King’s Day boating and parties:

On this special day, you will find hundreds of brightly decorated boats pack the Amsterdam waterways, or canals. The best thing to do is, being on one of the boats and watch people dancing from one of the bridges.

Regarding parties, the city is just awesome on the King’s Day. You could enjoy both day and night parties including DJ parties on public squares, live music spills onto the streets from café patios, etc.

Amsterdam waterways