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King's Day

One of the highlights in Reguliersdwarsstraat are the street parties to celebrate King's Day, which until 2013 was known was Queen's Day, and is nowadays celebrated on April 27.
updated: 17-04-2022
Program 2022
Tuesday, April 26
& Wednesday, April 27
& Wednesday, April 27
Due to the corona crisis, there will be no big street parties in Reguliersdwarsstraat this year. However, there will be music and outside beer taps in the street.
For the indoor parties at the various venues, check our calendar
Western part of the street
In the part of Reguliersdwarsstraat between Koningsplein and Vijzelstraat there will be live music on King's Night (April 26) from 19.00 to 24.00 hrs. The business association will festively decorate this part of the street.
On King's Day itself (April 27), there's a small DJ booth outside the Exit Café from where the music will be streamed to the various venues from 12.00 to 20.00 hrs. There will be outdoor beer taps at:
- Restaurant Black and Blue
- Restaurant Secret Garden
- Brasserie Je T'aime
- Club NYX / Exit Café
Eastern part of the street
In the part of the street between Vijzelstraat and Rembrandtplein there will be a small-scale party outside the new bar Bacán and an outdoor beer tap at the Latin gay bar Reality.
King's Day street party outside Jantjes Verjaardag (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:
- King's Night & Day 2018
- King's Night & Day 2017
- King's Night & Day 2016
- King's Night & Day 2015 (at Facebook)
- King's Night & Day 2014
- Queen's Night & Queen's Day 2013
- Queen's Night & Queen's Day 2012
- Queen's Night & Queen's Day 2011
- Queen's Night & Queen's Day 2010
- Queen's Night & Queen's Day 2009
- Queen's Day 2008
- King's Night & Day 2017
- King's Night & Day 2016
- King's Night & Day 2015 (at Facebook)
- King's Night & Day 2014
- Queen's Night & Queen's Day 2013
- Queen's Night & Queen's Day 2012
- Queen's Night & Queen's Day 2011
- Queen's Night & Queen's Day 2010
- Queen's Night & Queen's Day 2009
- Queen's Day 2008
Queen's Day street party in Reguliersdwarsstraat (2011)
(click to enlarge)
Video
Here's a video impression of the 2017 King's Day street party in the western part of Reguliersdwarsstraat:
Reguliersdwarsstraat on Thursday, April 27, 2017
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 for gay & queer people to celebrate King's Day, like:
- at the Homomonument at Westermarkt, on April 26 and 27
- outside gaycafé Prik at Spuistraat, on April 26 and 27
- outside gaycafé The Queen's Head at Zeedijk, on April 26 and 27
Links
- Tourist information: www.Iamsterdam.com
- Gay parties: www.kingsdayamsterdam.eu

