KING'S DAY
One of the highlights in Reguliersdwarsstraat are the street parties to celebrate King's Day, which are held annually on April 26 and 27.
Please note: this year, King's Day will be celebrated on April 25 and 26!
updated: 17-03-2025
Program King's Day 2025
Friday, April 25
& Saturday, April 26
In Regulierdwarsstraat, King's Day and King's Night are traditionally celebrated with street parties in the
western part and the
eastern part of the street:
On King's Day, several
restaurants and
fastfood places sell their food out on the street. Visitors, however, are not allowed to have more than one alcoholic beverage at a time in their possession.
Western part of the street
Outside the
gay venues between Koningsplein and Vijzelstraat there's an open and freely accessible street party with outside bars and DJ performances:
King's Night
Friday, April 25
19.00 - 01.00 hrs
Line-up: TBA
King's Day
Saturday, April 26
12.00 - 20.00 hrs
Line-up: TBA
If you want to experience all performances as comfortably as possible, reserve a place at the Backstage Deck. Tickets via:
ReguliersCelebrates.com
After the end of the celebration outside, the party continues inside the various venues! Check our
calendar for details.
Gay street party on King's Day 2014
Eastern part of the street
Between Vijzelstraat and Rembrandtplein there will be the
Oranje Straatfestijn, organized by
Jantjes Verjaardag:
King's Night
Friday, April 25
19.00 - 01.00 hrs
Live performances
King's Day
Saturday, April 26
12.00 - 20.00 hrs
Live performances
After the end of the celebration outside, the party continues inside until late!
King's Day street party outside Jantjes Verjaardag in 2016
(click to enlarge)
The Dutch street party organized by Jantjes Verjaardag in the eastern part of Reguliersdwarsstraat attracts a mainly straight audience.
In the western part of the street, there's traditionally a large crowd of gay people, but this street party also attracts an increasing number of straight people.
King's Dag 2015 in the western part of Reguliersdwarsstraat
(Photo: Rodrigo Borges - Click to enlarge)
Pictures
Here you can see some pictures of the King's and Queen's Day street parties in previous years:
Queen's Day street party in Reguliersdwarsstraat in 2011
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Video
Our Instagram Highlights contain video impressions of the King's Day celebrations in
2023 and
2024.
Below is a video impression of the 2017 King's Day street party in the western part of Reguliersdwarsstraat:
King's Day 2017 in the western part of the street
Click here for an overview of YouTube videos showing how King's Day and Queen's Day were celebrated in earlier years!
Elsewhere in the city
Elsewhere in Amsterdam there are also street parties during King's Night and King's Day aimed at gay & queer visitors:
- At the
Homomonument at Westermarkt
- Outside gaycafé
Prik in Spuistraat
- Outside gaycafé
The Queen's Head at Zeedijk
LGBTQ street parties elsewhere in Amsterdam
(click to enlarge)
Links
- Tourist information:
www.Iamsterdam.com
- Gay parties:
www.kingsdayamsterdam.eu