KING'S DAY
One of the highlights in Reguliersdwarsstraat are the street parties to celebrate King's Day, which are held annually on April 26 and 27.
updated: 06-05-2026
Street Parties 2026
In Regulierdwarsstraat, King's Day and King's Night are traditionally celebrated with street parties in the western part and the eastern part of the street:
On King's Day, several
restaurants and
fastfood places sell their food out on the street. Visitors, however, are not allowed to have more than one alcoholic beverage at a time in their possession.
Western part of the street
Outside the gay venues between Koningsplein and Vijzelstraat there's an open and freely accessible street party with outside bars and DJ performances:
King's Night
Sunday, April 26
19.00 - 01.00 hrs
Line-up: Aiscream - DJ Barry Paf & Menno Boer - Jennifer Cooke - Joshua Walter & Miss Bunty - Ritchie Lahnstein - Ron Soeters - Roy Bieze!
King's Day
Monday, April 27
12.00 - 20.00 hrs
Line-up: Amari - Darling Peter & Andrew Sylvester - Heisa Jynx - Just Jane - Raphaella Brown - The Groovejet!
If you want to experience all performances as comfortably as possible, reserve a place at the Backstage Deck. Tickets via:
ReguliersCelebrates.com
Gay street party on King's Day 2014
Eastern part of the street
Between Vijzelstraat and Rembrandtplein there will be the Oranje Straatfestijn, organized by Jantjes Verjaardag:
King's Night
Sunday, April 26
19.00 - 01.00 hrs
Line-up: Lange Frans and the finalists of Jantjes Talentenjacht 2026 live on stage, presented by Roy van den Burg!
King's Day
Monday, April 27
12.00 - 20.00 hrs
Line-up: De Paniekzaaiers, with Danny van Ingen, Bryan Stricker, Roy van den Burg, Jesse de Koning and DJ Mitchel van Wijk!
After the end of the celebration outside, the party continues inside until late!
King's Day street party outside Jantjes Verjaardag in 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 Day street parties in the years
2014,
2015,
2016,
2017 and
2018.
Queen's Day street party in Reguliersdwarsstraat in 2011
(click to enlarge)
Video
Our Instagram Highlights contain video impressions of the King's Day celebrations in
2023,
2024 and
2025.
Video impression of the street party for King's Day 2026
in the western part of Reguliersdwarsstraat
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 during King's Night and King's Day aimed at gay & queer visitors:
- At the
Homomonument at Westermarkt
- Outside gaycafé
Prik in Spuistraat
- Outside gaycafé
The Queen's Head at Zeedijk
LGBTQ street parties elsewhere in Amsterdam
(click to enlarge)
Links
- Tourist information:
Iamsterdam
- Wikipedia:
Koningsdag
