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Lighting the Way: A Guide to the Amsterdam Light Festival

Posted by Dana Marin | Nov 5, 2024 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Lifestyle

…years of being diverted to centre and east. How to see the Amsterdam Light Festival The Amsterdam Light Festival can be experienced in a variety of ways. You may choose to walk or cycle along the festival’s route, with or without a guide. However, for a truly enchanting perspective, you must explore this giant exhibition from the water. There are several boat cruises available, so you have plenty to choose from. However, if you book though the fes…

Sail Amsterdam 2025: Everything You Need to Know About This Amazing Sailing Festival

Posted by Dana Marin | May 12, 2025 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Culture and Events

…of 700 years of Amsterdam’s existence. Since then, the city organised the festival every five years, except for 2020, when it had to be postponed because of the pandemic. Each edition brings millions of visitors to Amsterdam’s port, which makes it the largest freely accessible event in Europe. When is SAIL Amsterdam 2025 SAIL 2025 will take place on 20-24 August and is a triple anniversary: the 10th edition of the festival, 50 years of SAIL, and…

Cool events in Amsterdam and beyond, March 2020

Posted by Dana Marin | Feb 29, 2020 | All Photos, Culture and Events

…nd newest Asian cinema at Studio/K and Rialto, on 4-8 March. Opera Forward Festival: this festival explores the future of the opera, bringing together young talents and established names. On 13-22 March. Dance show: Icoons at ITA. The best pieces from the work of dance icon Lucinda Childs. On 30-31 March. Free concerts every Tuesday at Bimhuis. Vegetarian Restaurant Week: in Amsterdam and the rest of the country. In the week of 9-15 March, vegetar…

Amsterdam Light Festival 2012

Posted by Dana Marin | Dec 18, 2012 | All Photos, Amsterdam

…hristmas Canal Parade. All these events are taking place during the entire festival period except for the parade, which only happened during the night of 15 December. The festival programme extends to include more activities for its entire duration like workshops, concerts and canal cruises, so check the official website for more information about what can be seen and done in order to keep the light close to you this winter: Amsterdam Light Festiv…

Fantasy Festival: Elfia Haarzuilens 2017

Posted by Dana Marin | May 12, 2017 | All Photos, Culture and Events

…a big fan of fantasy movies and books, and the idea of going to a costume festival brought a spark to my eye. Not to mention that the location of this festival is perfect: Kasteel de Haar, a castle surrounded by gardens and forest, close to Utrecht. “Elfia is a festival that is focused on the expression of dreams” – that’s it is described on Elfia’s website. I really liked this description. Although many costumes are inspired from fantasy movies,…

Travel Back in Time to Medieval Alkmaar: Kaeskoppenstad Festival

Posted by Dana Marin | Jun 9, 2022 | All Photos, The Netherlands

…tory, and that’s why they chose to celebrate it through the Kaeskoppenstad Festival and on the October 8, with the Alkmaar Ontzet Festival. During the Kaeskoppenstad, we got to see how the city looked like during those times, thanks to the hundreds of actors who re-created the medieval city life. Entering the streets of the Oude Stad, we’ve met fishermen, cooks, laundry workers, plague victims, beggars, musicians and much more. Snippets of life we…

What To Do in Amsterdam in August 2024

Posted by Dana Marin | Jul 29, 2024 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Culture and Events

…ry sky, in the park next to their building. Get your tickets here. Grachtenfestival(Canal Festival) — an annual classical music festival that takes place between 23 August- 1 September, and features a variety of performances by both established and emerging artists. The festival is unique because the concerts are performed in and around Amsterdam’s historic canals, with many performances taking place on boats, in canal houses, and at other unique…

Light Festival Amsterdam: the countdown has started

Posted by Dana Marin | Nov 23, 2016 | All Photos, Culture and Events

…ber 1st till the end of January, although it won’t bring out the sun, this festival decorates the city with beautiful art, all made of light (well, LEDs and stuff, but you know, who cares about the technical part?). Artists, designers and architects will bring their artwork and installations to Amsterdam, and these will be scattered all over the city center, on the streets and the canals. They will be arranged on two routes: a walking route — call…

What To Do in Amsterdam in May 2024

Posted by Dana Marin | Apr 30, 2024 | All Photos, Lifestyle

…mpagne and food from the food trucks. WATER Foto by Maria Morales ExploreZ Festival. On 7-18 May. This is the ninth edition of the festival, organised by ZID Theater. The multidisciplinary and international festival takes place at various locations in Amsterdam and it promises to present an inspiring mix of local and international talents under the theme “Change”. During the (inter)national festival, visitors enjoy groundbreaking performances of t…

What to Do in Amsterdam in Summer

Posted by Dana Marin | Jul 14, 2025 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Lifestyle

…, you will keep going there. 8. Listen to music on the canals with Grachtenfestival (canal festival) The Grachtenfestival turns Amsterdam’s canals into the world’s most gorgeous concert hall every August, for about 10 days. Floating pontoons are built in the city center, and classical music mixes with the sounds of bycicles and seagulls cry. The concerts are in various locations throughout the city, not only on the canals: on cruise ships, under b…