One of the biggest & most colourful festivities in the Netherlands!

King’s Day commemorates the birth of King Willem-Alexander with street parades, dance parties and live music on 27th April. One of the largest festivals in the Netherlands, thousands of people of all ages make their way to central Amsterdam, where colourful boat parties decorate the 17th-century canals, and live bands perform along the streets of Rembrandtsplein and Prinsengracht.

There’s also a vrijmarkt (free market), where you can shop for second-hand goods and Dutch delicacies during the event. The dress code for King’s Day is anything and everything orange, from shirts, pants and dresses, to wigs, hair ties, and face paint.