Best Festivals in The Netherlands

Queen's Day

Konninginnedag (Queen's Day), a national holiday in commemoration of the Dutch monarch's birthday, is a time for high-spirited revelry that involves orange-clad crowds taking part in impromptu concerts, lively street-trading and crazy outdoor activities.

Pinkpop Festival

The largest outdoor hedonistic party in the Netherlands, Pinkpop festival brings together top-class international music acts with up-and-coming Dutch stars.

Roots Festival

An annual week-long alfresco festival displaying the full diversity of global music and culture featuring over 60 concerts and various ethnic music workshops in four venues around Amsterdam.

North Sea Jazz Festival

Each year, thousands of jazz lovers flock to Rotterdam for blends of New Orleans, Latin and European jazz traditions, as well as a diverse array of other musical genres such as gospel music, bebop and fusion sounds.

Amsterdam Pride

A weekend full of flashy dancing, colorful costumes and flamboyant floats drifting through Amsterdam's world-renowned canals, this annual festival is one of the largest and most spectacular gay and lesbian festivals in Europe.