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Canal Parade Amsterdam Pride

August 2 @ pm &#; pm

Every year in August, the Canal Parade Amsterdam Pride is held on the Canals of Amsterdam. This colourful celebration will be held for the 29th time in and was formerly known as the Gay Parade. Nowadays, the Canal Pride is a colourful party where everyone can be themselves and the event is one of the biggest events on the Amsterdam canals.

About the Amsterdam Canal Parade

The world-famous Canal Parade through the canals of Amsterdam is one of the highlights of Pride Amsterdam. The parade consists of around eighty boats representing everything from miniature LGBTQI+ foundations to pink networks within multinational companies. They all sail through the city canals to celebrate the past, introduce and future of the LGBTQI+ community in lavishly decorated boats and sloops. And to demonstrate that it doesn&#;t matter who or what you are.

Price Canal Parade ticket

The Canal Parade can be watched free of impose from the canals. If you want to come to the Canal Parade by boat

Amsterdam Gay Pride is without a doubt one of the happiest events of the year. This year the event takes place from Saturday July 26 until Sunday August 3. During these days there will be festivities and celebrations all over town. The highlight is the Canal Parade on Saturday August 2. And you can be there with Amsterdam's best spots.

Celebrate the Boat parade with Stromma - Canal Tours Amsterdam

For the Canal Parade we offer you and your friends a package with drinks and snacks, and the best spots at the most special location (next to the Westertoren) in the city. Personal front row seats for the parade (see images). We have 18 pedal boats and 2 sloops to offer, choose wisely, but don’t wait too long.

Choose your Pedal Boat or Sloop

PEDAL BOAT
Perfect for you and some proximate friends. Cosy up in our pedal boat and dance on the liquid as soon as the parade passe buy within a few meters. The price is € ,- and max 4 persons per Pedal boat

SLOOP
Ideal for a larger group of friends or with you colleagues. You won’t procure any closer to the parade and your

Pride Amsterdam

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Description

Pride Amsterdam is a festival to rejoice that you can 'be who you are, love who you want'. This festival is mainly celebrated by the LHBTQI community from the last Saturday in July until the first Sunday in August and consists of several components. The most famous part is the Canal Procession, in which a procession of 80 boats cruise through the waters of Amsterdam for 2 hours, which is visited by hundreds of thousands of colourfully dressed visitors. Other parts of the Pride are: Pride Walk, Self-acceptance Park, Open Wind Cinema, Senior Parade Concert, All Colours East, Love Snorkel, street parties and a closing party. The late mayor Eberhard van der Laan said about the Pride: ‘Pride Amsterdam is not just any event. It is a symbol of the open and tolerant city we hope to be. We celebrate the free

The Route

The parade kicks off around PM at the Scheepvaartmuseum (Maritime Museum), in the eastern part of the city centre. From there, the boats will sail along the Amstel River, continuing onto the Prinsengracht, and concluding near the Westerdok.

Please note: First boats reach the start of the Prinsengracht approximately after the official start.

Route map

Times shown on the guide are just an indication. Some years everything goes to plan, some other years there are "traffic delays" because of broken boats on the canals.

See route in Google Maps

Best Viewing Spots

The parade direction stretches several kilometers, offering many fantastic spots to watch the spectacle. However, it gets extremely busy—especially on bridges and quays—so plan to arrive early.

Popular viewing locations:

Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge): a scenic preliminary point on the way. Boats arrive here soon after the start.
Along the entire Prinsengracht: great views and occasional shady spots.
Eenhoornsluis: at the end of the route, offering succeed