Parties Amsterdam gay pride

Gay parties and events

The week before the Amsterdam Gay Pride weekend, many events will happen all over town, both cultural or sportive, or some smaller parties. But the real festivities kick off during the last weekend, with the Canal Parade on Saturday.

Friday 6 August

First real party night of the Pride weekend. Tonight the big gay street parties will take start at the Reguliersdwarsstraat (Young / trendy) and Amstel (Dutch) Westermarkt, Paardenstraat (Women), Thorbeckeplein (Dutch / popular) and Amstelveld (more str8).

The main parties for this night are Reflexxx by Club Rapido at Melkweg, Furball for muscle bear lovers and several other pride parties.

Friday parties and events

Saturday 7 August

The highlight of the Amsterdam Gay Pride weekend is the famous Canal Parade on Saturday afternoon. Where most parades use trucks, Amsterdam has boats!

75 spectacular decorated boats with beautiful boys and girls will sail from 14:00 till 18:00 through the Prinsengracht and Amstel river. The gay parade is watched by 500.000 spectators every year.

Saturday parties and events

Next to the regular gay streetparties, which start already early afternoon, Saturday night is party night.

This year Pride Saturday will offer you SuperMartXe.

(Muscle) bears and their lovers are more than welcome at Club Odeon for a special edition of Bear Necessity.

Sunday 8 August

Today is closing day. The traditional Closing Party takes place late in the afternoon and early in the evening with many Dutch artists and DJ's. It's a mixed gay crowd, trying to survive the hang over and celebrating the last day of the Amsterdam gay pride at the Stopera.

Sunday parties and events

The weekends highlight for the party boys is circuit party Rapido at Paradiso which starts in the afternoon. It lasts till 2 at night and if you did not get enough of booze, boys and beats, you can go to the Rapido afterparty.

Or just go to the sauna for one last attempt to hit that cute boy you saw all weekend......