Tips for Queer & Pride Amsterdam 2024

Trans Made Market

Head to Queertopia's Trans Queer Market on 14 July and score creations from makers from the trans and queer community. Browse stalls, book a session with a tattoo artist, and join a queer cycling collective. 

Trans Made Market | Sunday 14 July, 15:00 – 19:00 | WERQ West, De Baarsjes 

Pride Walk

Since 2012, Stichting Homomonument has organised the Pridewalk with the big rainbow flag as a demonstration counterweight to the celebrative Canal Parade. For the second year, Queer Amsterdam organises together with Stichting Homomonument the Pride Walk. This year, the route will be a loop starting and ending at Dam Square. Next to the more political program afterward at Dam Square, Queer Fest will be celebrating diversity with stands and performances at the Homomonument and inside the Westerkerk.

Pride Walk + Queer Fest | Saturday 20 July, 12:00 - 15:30

Pink Sunday at Kwaku

Kwaku Summer Festival is a grand celebration of cultural diversity and identity in the Zuidoost district. Culture, sports, and food are the primary forms of expression, with broad social participation and Surinamese origins as the pillars of the festival. Pink Sunday (part of Queer Amsterdam) is known as one of the most extravagant days of the Kwaku Summer Festival, where everyone is welcome to celebrate our culturally diverse city.

Pink Kwaku | Sunday 21 July, 14:00 - 23:00 I Nelson Mandelapark, Oost

LoveSwim

Take a refreshing dip in the Amstel and swim with the LoveSwim: the queer swimming event of the year. They are keeping the exact planning a secret for now, but with exciting music and delicious snacks, it can only be a fantastic day. 

LoveSwim | Friday 26 July, 17:00 – 23:00 | Berlage Rowing Center, Oost 

Sex Workers Festival

The LGBTQIAP+ sex worker community is a vital part of the Queer Amsterdam 2024 program. They partnered up with sex workers and collectives to present a range of activities, celebrating the visibility of the sex worker community in Amsterdam. Come to the new Sex Work Festival at Oudekerksplein and explore the market stalls or come watch the show. Featuring BIPOC trans sex workers, highlighting their talents through spoken word, dance acts, powerful speeches, and DJ performances. 

Sex Workers Festival | Friday 26 July, 14:00 - 18:00 | Oudekerksplein

Protest2Pride Exposition

Based in OBA Oosterdok, Amsterdam, IHLIA is the premier heritage organisation for LGBTIQ+ in the Netherlands, housing the largest LGBTIQ+ collection in Europe. In the Protest2Pride exhibition, they explore the Pink Saturday protests of the 1980s and 1990s. Photographer Marian Bakker captured lesbian subcultures and the broader LGBTIQ+ rights movement, showcasing the foundation for today's Pride celebrations.

Protest2Pride | Friday 12 July to Sunday 15 September, 10:00 - 20:00 I IHLIA-plein (3rd floor OBA Oosterdok)

Pride Park

It has become a tradition. The week before the Canal Parade, Amsterdam celebrates Pride at the Pride Park. Get informed at the Rainbow Market, and check out all the queer sport teams that are interested in new members. For the little ones and their parents there is Junior Pride, with an air castle and performances. And above all, come celebrate Pride at the Vondelpark open air stage with a full program of music, speeches and performances by our community.

Pride Park | Saturday, 27 July, 12:00 – 22:00 | Vondelpark, Oud-Zuid

Open Air Cinema

Watch the most beautiful rainbow films on the big screen during Open Air Cinema. This free travelling open-air cinema will be located in three locations in the city: Oosterpark, Mercatorplein and Gershwinplein. They will provide chairs, but don't forget to bring your own popcorn. 

Open Air Cinema | Tuesday, July 30 to Friday, 2 August | Oosterpark (30 July), Mercatorplein (31 July to 1 August) and Gershwinplein (2 August)

Pride at the Beach

The three-day Pride at the Beach festival transforms the picturesque coastal town of Zandvoort into a colourful hub. With its 8th edition this year, the festival offers a wonderful blend of beachside fun and meaningful activities. With an exposition, rainbow dinner, queer market, concert, parade, and street party, Zandvoort shows that a seaside town can be tolerant, open, and welcoming.

Pride at the Beach | Sunday 28 July to Tuesday 30 July, 10:00 - 23:30 | Zandvoort

Canal Parade

To top it all off, the Canal Parade is a dazzling procession of beautifully decorated boats cruising along the iconic canals. Wave, dance, sing and celebrate from the side of the canal or from a boat when you are lucky! Being one of the most significant happenings in Amsterdam, the Canal Parade shows our city’s joyful and inclusive atmosphere at its best.

Canal Parade | Saturday 3 August, 12:00 – 18:00 | Oosterdok – Nieuwe Herengracht – Amstel – Prinsengracht – Westerdok