{"id":710,"date":"2023-08-20T22:42:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T22:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/?p=710"},"modified":"2023-10-13T08:40:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T08:40:59","slug":"queens-day-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/queens-day-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen's Day in Amsterdam: what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visit <strong>f\u00eate de la Reine <\/strong>or Queens Day in Amsterdam is the city's biggest annual event.<\/p>\n<p>It's a national holiday celebrating the Queen's birthday, but nowhere is the party bigger than in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p>With its markets, free concerts and all kinds of outdoor events, Amsterdam is the place to be.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"summary-title\">Queen's Day in Amsterdam: article summary<\/h2>\n<div class=\"summary-box\">\n<ul class=\"summary-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc143427856\">Queen's event in Amsterdam: crowded streets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc143427857\">Orange on every street<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc143427858\">Make like a queen in Amsterdam: visit garage sales<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc143427859\">Take part in Queen Night<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc143427860\">Make the Queen in Amsterdam: a fun time for children<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc143427861\">An important gay scene<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc143427862\">From Queen Amsterdam: a few rules to follow<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc143427856\"><\/a><strong>Queen's event in Amsterdam: crowded streets<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>During Queens Day, Amsterdam becomes very busy, attracting visitors from all over the country, and even abroad. However, the atmosphere is relaxed and fun. <strong>with people who just want to have a good time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Concerts are organized in the main squares and parks, the biggest being on Museumplein, and then in other parts of the city, notably Rembrandtplein, <a href=\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/leidseplein-amsterdam\/\">Leidseplein<\/a> and the Stoperaplein on the Waterlooplein.<\/p>\n<p>Many caf\u00e9s open from 9 a.m. and from <strong>alcohol can be sold on the streets from 11am.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Radio stations often sponsor these concerts, and there is live national television coverage from <a href=\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/dam-amsterdam\/\">Dam Square<\/a> and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-711\" src=\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam.jpg\" alt=\"queen&#039;s day amsterdam\" width=\"945\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam.jpg 945w, https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc143427857\"><\/a><strong>Orange on every street<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Orange is the countries' informal national color, so on Queen's Day, people dress in orange clothes, hats, wigs, disguises, painting their faces and bodies. The golden rule: the more, the better.<\/p>\n<p>Every shop window is decked out in orange displays, orange flags fly, orange balloons hang from lampposts and street vendors sell orange food and drink, <strong>even the water in some fountains is tinted orange.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc143427858\"><\/a><strong>Make like a queen in Amsterdam: visit garage sales<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Queens Day is also the only day of the year when jumble sales are allowed almost everywhere in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p>This is the time when the Dutch clean out their attics, claim a piece of sidewalk and start selling unwanted things for 1 or 2 euros. The money earned is spent <strong>in other objects that will inevitably end up back in their attic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It's a wonderful social event, and you'll find makeshift market stalls everywhere on street corners and in parks. People are selling old books, clothes, toys, small furniture and <strong>just about anything you can imagine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc143427859\"><\/a><strong>Take part in Queen Night<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The party starts the day before Queens Day. If you like going to bars and clubs, this is the perfect opportunity to do so. Caf\u00e9s, bars and clubs can open very late and usually close between three and six in the morning. What you need <strong>party all night long.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc143427860\"><\/a><strong>Make the Queen in Amsterdam: a fun time for children<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Queens Day in Amsterdam isn't just for adults. All kinds of games and activities for children can be found.<\/p>\n<p>Head for one of the many parks, in particular the <a href=\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/vondelpark\/\">Vondelpark<\/a>where you'll encounter puppet shows, musical performances for children and adults, street performers and face painters.<\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc143427861\"><\/a><strong>An important gay scene<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Amsterdam is famous for its gay and lesbian scene. All the gay clubs and bars in Amsterdam celebrate Queens Day.<\/p>\n<p>There is usually a wonderful outdoor party for gay and lesbian citizens who <strong>is held on the Westermarkt, where the Homo Monument is located.<\/strong> A second party also takes place at Reguliersdwarsstraat.<\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc143427862\"><\/a><strong>From Queen Amsterdam: a few rules to follow<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Alcohol consumption on the streets is <strong>authorized during Queens Night and Queens Day in Amsterdam<\/strong>. But officially, you can only carry one bottle or can of alcohol. If you have more, the police can confiscate it.<\/p>\n<p>On Queen's Day, no cars are allowed in Amsterdam city center, and all public transport has a different timetable than usual.<\/p>\n<p>All the major food stores open on Queen's Day, but <strong>most other stores are closing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Queen's Day Amsterdam is a popular festival attended by many locals and visitors alike. If you're in Amsterdam at this time of year, I recommend that you <strong>mingle with the crowds and enjoy the day's festivities.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queen's Day in Amsterdam is the city's biggest annual event. It's a national holiday celebrating the Queen's birthday, but nowhere is the party bigger than in Amsterdam. With its markets, free concerts and all kinds of open-air events, Amsterdam is the place to be.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-amsterdam","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>La f\u00eate de la Reine \u00e0 Amsterdam : ce qu\u2019il faut savoir<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"La f\u00eate de la Reine Amsterdam est presque aussi importante que le King\u2019s day. Aujourd\u2019hui, je vous en parle en d\u00e9tail.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/queens-day-amsterdam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"La f\u00eate de la Reine \u00e0 Amsterdam : ce qu\u2019il faut savoir\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"La f\u00eate de la Reine Amsterdam est presque aussi importante que le King\u2019s day. Aujourd\u2019hui, je vous en parle en d\u00e9tail.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/queens-day-amsterdam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bonjour Amsterdam\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-20T22:42:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-10-13T08:40:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"945\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"945\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Thibaut\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Thibaut\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/\",\"name\":\"La f\u00eate de la Reine \u00e0 Amsterdam : ce qu\u2019il faut savoir\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-20T22:42:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-13T08:40:59+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/#\/schema\/person\/e1c4c6712107fb12fd993a4d5ec39a0b\"},\"description\":\"La f\u00eate de la Reine Amsterdam est presque aussi importante que le King\u2019s day. Aujourd\u2019hui, je vous en parle en d\u00e9tail.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam.jpg\",\"width\":945,\"height\":945,\"caption\":\"fete de la reine amsterdam\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"La f\u00eate de la Reine \u00e0 Amsterdam : ce qu\u2019il faut savoir\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/\",\"name\":\"Bonjour Amsterdam\",\"description\":\"Tout pour passer un s\u00e9jour inoubliable en 2026 !\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/#\/schema\/person\/e1c4c6712107fb12fd993a4d5ec39a0b\",\"name\":\"Thibaut\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/436636a11d7c80b948817b5a66d82f9305017ea4c84ab9a676db1d62ccc2c25d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/436636a11d7c80b948817b5a66d82f9305017ea4c84ab9a676db1d62ccc2c25d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Thibaut\"},\"description\":\"J'aide les voyageurs \u00e0 mieux visiter la ville d'Amsterdam avec un contenu \u00e9crit et actualis\u00e9 par des experts locaux pour vivre la meilleure exp\u00e9rience possible ! Notre agence de voyage propose \u00e9galement des visites guid\u00e9es en fran\u00e7ais.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Queen's Day in Amsterdam: what you need to know","description":"Queen's Day Amsterdam is almost as important as King's Day. Today, I'm going to tell you all about it.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/queens-day-amsterdam\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"La f\u00eate de la Reine \u00e0 Amsterdam : ce qu\u2019il faut savoir","og_description":"La f\u00eate de la Reine Amsterdam est presque aussi importante que le King\u2019s day. Aujourd\u2019hui, je vous en parle en d\u00e9tail.","og_url":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/queens-day-amsterdam\/","og_site_name":"Bonjour Amsterdam","article_published_time":"2023-08-20T22:42:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-10-13T08:40:59+00:00","og_image":[{"width":945,"height":945,"url":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Thibaut","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Thibaut","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/","url":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/","name":"Queen's Day in Amsterdam: what you need to know","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam.jpg","datePublished":"2023-08-20T22:42:48+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-13T08:40:59+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/#\/schema\/person\/e1c4c6712107fb12fd993a4d5ec39a0b"},"description":"Queen's Day Amsterdam is almost as important as King's Day. Today, I'm going to tell you all about it.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam.jpg","width":945,"height":945,"caption":"fete de la reine amsterdam"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Accueil","item":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"La f\u00eate de la Reine \u00e0 Amsterdam : ce qu\u2019il faut savoir"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/","name":"Hello Amsterdam","description":"Everything you need for an unforgettable stay in 2026!","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/#\/schema\/person\/e1c4c6712107fb12fd993a4d5ec39a0b","name":"Thibaut","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/436636a11d7c80b948817b5a66d82f9305017ea4c84ab9a676db1d62ccc2c25d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/436636a11d7c80b948817b5a66d82f9305017ea4c84ab9a676db1d62ccc2c25d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Thibaut"},"description":"I help travelers get the most out of Amsterdam with content written and updated by local experts for the best possible experience! Our travel agency also offers guided tours in French.","sameAs":["https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr"]}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fete-de-la-reine-amsterdam-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Thibaut","author_link":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/author\/bonjouramsterd\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bonjouramsterdam.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}