The Pride celebration in Amsterdam consists of many different events, including big street parties and a unique boat parade as absolute highlight.

Because in recent years, the overall program changed a few times, here's a general overview of the Pride activities, which in 2025 are organized as follows:




For next year, see: WorldPride 2026

July 3 - August 3, 2025


In 2025, Pride activities in Amsterdam are spread throughout a whole month for the first time. This enables individuals and various organizations to organize small-scale activities and events for the LGBTIQ+ communities.

➔ The calendar is on the website of the city (only in Dutch).

Some of the highlights are:

July 26 - August 3, 2025


During the last week of the new Pride month, some 180 activities are organised under the umbrella of the Pride Amsterdam foundation. These include sports, culture, education, meetings and parties for all LGBTQI-communities. Highlight is the Canal Parade.

➔ The full calendar is on the website of Pride Amsterdam.



A colorful Pride March starts at 12.00 hrs at Amstelveld and will end around 13.00 hrs at Vondelpark. There, there will be a variety of activities, including a Rainbow Market and performances in the Open Air Theatre until 22.00 hrs.





On the weekend of the Canal Parade, a series of open air parties take place. Originally, these were held in the gay streets, but to spread out the growing number of visitors, they are now also held on other locations as well.

All these parties are held both on Friday from 16.00 to 24.00 hrs, and on Saturday from 15.00 to 24.00 hrs.

- Beursplein: Crash Amsterdam (fetish)

- Dam: MainStage (general)

- Elandsstraat: outside café Saarein (lesbian, only on Saturday)

- Marnixstraat: outside café Waterkant (queer/tropical)

- Museumplein: Over the Rainbow Festival (CANCELLED)

- Reguliersdwarsstraat (west): Reguliers Celebrates (mainly gay)

- Reguliersdwarsstraat (east): Montmartre Streetparty (mainly gay)

- Spuistraat: outside café Prik (mainly gay)

- Stoperaplein: Who run the world Festival (mainly lesbian)

- Zeedijk: outside café The Queen's Head (mainly gay)


In 2025, there are no open air parties at Amstelveld, Rembrandtplein and the Homomonument.






Pride Amsterdam ends with a big and free Closing Concert at Dam square. This concert offers a wide variety of performances by DJs and popular artists and is held on Sunday from 14.00 to 23.00 hrs.

August 2, 2025


The absolute highlight of Pride Amsterdam is the festive Canal Parade with 80 boats from LGBTQI-organizations, government institutions, NGOs and companies that support the Pride.

The boats depart at 12.00 hrs from Oosterdok, and via Nieuwe Herengracht, Amstel and Prinsengracht they will sail to Westerdok, where the first boats arrive around 15.00 hrs and the last ones around 18.00 hrs:




Please note that the route of the Canal Parade will be packed with over 250,000 spectators, so make sure to come early if you want to have a good view!

More information about the regulations and facilities for visitors of the Canal Parade can be found on the website of Pride Amsterdam.

Amsterdam Pride:
- Some info: amsterdam.nl

Pride Amsterdam:
- Homepage: pride.amsterdam
- Permits for boats alongside the route: botenparade.nl
- Social media: Facebook - Twitter - YouTube - Instagram - TikTok

Gay events: www.amsterdamgaypride.nl

Wikipedia.org: Pride Amsterdam

Medium.com: 20 years Amsterdam Gay Pride

Reguliers.net: History of Amsterdam Gay Pride