Queens Day

Street Party Number One

Address:

Centrum - (Vondelpark)
1071 AA - Inner City West/Western Girdle of Canals
NH

Nearest Bus or Train:

Leidseplein: tram 1, 2, 5, 7 & 10

Open Hours:

TBA

Queen's Day, celebrated on April 30, is the most festive occasion of the year. Amsterdam is particularly famous for the all-out parties that commence. You will see plenty of orange on this day, as it represents the House of Orange, which is the name of the current Dutch dynasty. The current monarch, Queen Beatrix, visits towns on Queen's Day where she is received with special celebrations, often in the form of demonstrations of old-fashioned dances and crafts. What makes Queen's Day truly unique, however, are the stalls set up by the roadside. Queen's Day is known as a "free market" day when people sell household goods they no longer need: the Dutch equivalent of our garage sales.

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