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The Freemarket. Queens Day is also the only day in the year when rummage sales are allowed almost everywhere in Amsterdam. As the Dutch are natural traders, herds of Amsterdammers clean out their attics, claim a piece of sidewalk and start selling stuff they no langer want for 1 or 2 euros. The earned money is immediately spent on other rummage.


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King's Day in Amsterdam. King's Day (Dutch: Koningsdag) is a Dutch national holiday celebrated with joyful open air festivities. It is held on the King's Willem Alexander birthday in April. Amsterdam celebrations are the biggest and the most attractive. More than million people arrive to the city to celebrate this day.


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All of Amsterdam crowded the city's streets decked out in their best orange gear to celebrate what promised to be the biggest and best Queen's Day yet. And as always, the locals didn't disappoint. Koninginnedag as the Dutch say marks the Queen's birthday, but this year Queen Beatrix, the oldest reigning Dutch monarch, abdicated the […]


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Every April, people all over Holland celebrate Koninginnedag - or Queen's Day - in many exciting ways, the most extravagant of which is by dressing head to toe in orange! This year, Amsterdam local, Albertine Rae, shares with us her experience and her fantastic pictures of the colourful celebrations that took place in Holland's capital. Albertine writes: Just like the Queen of England, Queen.


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King's Day 2024 — Formerly Known As Queen's Day. King's Day (not Kings day or Kingsday) is an annual national holiday in the Netherlands in honor of the Dutch King, Willem Alexander. Until his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicated in 2013 it was known as Queen's Day. 1. It is the nation's most popular holiday, and almost everyone agrees.


Annual Queens Day in The Netherlands. Boat parade in the canals of Amsterdam, old town. People

Every year, on the birthday of King Willem-Alexander, King's Day is observed. There are many things to see and do in Amsterdam, but celebrations are the most exciting. The street festival is jam-packed with dancing, singing, and an open- air market. On April 27, 2020, King's Day will be observed again.


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Updated 17 February 2023 at 14:34. King's Day (formerly Queen's Day) is one of the busiest days of the year in Amsterdam and public transport in the city centre is affected by restrictions to allow the free movement of people through the city. Here's our guide to getting around, along with some FAQs and practical info to help you navigate the.


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This year, the party will kick it up a notch as over 1 million visitors will join the 1 million residents to celebrate and mark the end of Queen Beatrix's 33 year reign and the investiture of the new King Willem-Alexander. For ever more "Queen's Day" will be a thing of the past and Koningsdag or King's Day will be celebrated henceforth on the 27th of April (Willem's birthday).


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The Queen has announced that she will abdicate on the date and that her son, Willem-Alexander, will be inaugurated. Ceremonies for the inauguration of the new King will take place at the Royal Palace at Dam Square and the Nieuwe Kerk. In the evening the King and his wife, Queen Maximá, will take a boat tour along Amsterdam's famous canals.


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King's Night in Amsterdam. Dutchies start the festivities on April 26 with countless King's Night parties in and around the city, says Het Parool. There is a free party on Westergasterrein starting at 4 PM, Koningsplein and Vijzelstraat feature live music from 7 PM until 12 AM. Leidsestraat will be closed off to cars starting at 6 PM.


Celebrating Queen's Day in Amsterdam The Traveller's Magazine

Celebrating Queen's Day In Amsterdam. By Correspondent Cecily Layzell. April 29, 2013. Every April 30, the Netherlands turns a bright shade of orange (the national color) as the country takes to the streets to celebrate Queen's Day.


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Koninginnedag (Queen's Day) in Amsterdam. Koninginnedag (Queen's Day) must easily be the biggest party anywhere in the world. Practically all of Amsterdam dresses or accessorizes in orange, grabs a beer (or whatever intoxicant is at hand) and pours out into the streets to party. Other smaller parties go on all day in hundreds of boats of.


Kingsday, the King's birthday (Queensday Queen's day) in Amsterdam Stock Photo, Royalty Free

Queen's Day in Amsterdam is probably the biggest party of the year. Queen's Day is a real madhouse and a highlight on the annual calendar. This is the opportunity to experience the orange madness on the 30th of April. A great period to visit Amsterdam!


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Today the Dutch celebrate Queen Beatrix. Happy Queen's Day to the Netherlands! Queen's Day, or Koninginnedag in Dutch, is a national holiday in the Netherlands, Curacao, Sint Maarten and Aruba. Before Queen's Day the Dutch celebrated 'Princess Day' on August 31st. The first celebration was in 1885, on the fifth anniversary of the then young.


Annual Queens Day in The Netherlands. Boat parade in the canals of Amsterdam, old town. People

Koninginnedag, as its known in Dutch, started in 1889 to celebrate Queen Wilhemina's birthday on August 31, and then it moved to April 30 when the new queen, Juliana, began her reign after her mother's 1948 abdication. When the current Queen Beatrix took over in 1980 the holiday stayed on April 30, partly out of tribute to her mother, and.


Queen's Day in Netherlands

Queen's Day -. April 30, 2024. Queen's Day is celebrated in the Netherlands every April 30. On September 6, 1948, Juliana, daughter of Princess Wilhelmina, ascended to the throne. In the following year, the Queen's Day celebrations were moved to April 30, her birthday. The holiday continued to be celebrated on this date even after her.

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