Gay Pride Amsterdam 2025
The Amsterdam Gay Pride program lasts for 2 weeks, with the Canal Parade, street parties and main dance parties and events during the second weekend.
Friday
Friday is the start of the main pride weekend. First real party night of the Pride weekend. This is the first night on which outside street parties take place.
Street parties include Reguliersdwarsstraat, Zeedijk, Spuistraat Prik party, and Dam (more str8). Crash (1 Aug ) at the Beursplein (next to the Bijenkorf department store) for the fetish community.
After the street parties you can continue dancing at one of the many parties or in the regular clubs. The weekly Friday underwear party at Club Church will be packed as will open minded Club NYX.
Saturday
The highlight of the Amsterdam Gay Pride weekend is the famous Canal Parade (2 Aug ) on Saturday afternoon. Where most parades use trucks, Amsterdam has boats!
80 themed and decorated boats with DJ's, singers, drag queens, dancers and beautiful boys and girls will sail from 12:00 till 18:00.
Next to the same gay street parties as Friday, which start directly after the Canal Parade, Saturday night is party night. This year there is a lot of choice in parties. See our agenda for a list of all of them, here are some of the highlights.
Club Panama host popular bear party Bear Necessity (14 Jun ). At the enormous Gashouder at Westergasfabriek you'll find the XXL edition of circuit party Funhouse (2 Aug ).
Younger guys all go to Is Burning or F*ng POP Queers, a big trendy party at Paradiso. The regular clubs Club NYX, and Club Church will have parties as well and will get busy!
Sunday
Sunday is closing day. The traditional Pride Closing Party (3 Aug ) can be found at the central Dam Square in front of the Royal Palace. It takes place in the afternoon and evening with many Dutch and international artists and DJ's. It's a mixed gay crowd, trying to survive the hangover and celebrating the last day of the Amsterdam gay pride.
The circuit boys party on at packed party Rapido (3 Aug ) at Paradiso which starts in the afternoon. Is Burning will have its third party this weekend and also starts early.
