On this page you’ll find general information for your visit to WorldPride Amsterdam. For details about specific locations please refer to the websites of the respective organisers. Tip: plan your journey in advance. You’ll also find all relevant visitor information about Pride here and the best ways to travel.
How do I get to Amsterdam?
By train
Most activities take place in Amsterdam city centre. The best arrival point is Amsterdam Centraal station. For the Canal Parade you can also travel to Amsterdam Amstel station and walk to Theater Carré. There’s plenty of space there to watch the parade.
See this page on the NS website for up-to-date travel advice to Pride Amsterdam. We expect many visitors during the Canal Parade. Please allow extra time for your journey.
By car
During the Canal Parade it is extremely busy and parts of the city centre will be closed to traffic. The entire Prinsengracht will be car-free and parking there is prohibited from Saturday 00:01 until the evening 23:59. As a result, parking garages within the canal belt will be nearly full.
It is therefore better not to come to Amsterdam by car. If you must drive for any reason, we advise you to park near the ring road and use tram, bus or metro to enter the city.
By metro
If you arrive by car or train at Centraal Station or Zuid, you can take GVB metro 52 (Noord/Zuidlijn) and be front row at the Prinsengracht for the Canal Parade within 10 minutes. Exit at Vijzelgracht station.
By bicycle
The best way is to use the tram or walk into the city centre. If you do come by bike, make sure to park it in the designated racks or zones. Note that many usual bike parking spots in the centre are subject to parking bans during Pride. Watch for yellow signs. If you park there, enforcement may cut the lock and remove the bike. Bike removed? Call 020 – 334 4522
During Pride we provide extra bike racks at various locations. Be aware that the racks are removed one hour after the event and bikes still attached will be cut loose and left behind. Costs for locks or chains will not be reimbursed and we are not responsible for any theft.
Together for a clean, inclusive and safe Amsterdam
Keep Amsterdam clean
We Amsterdammers are proud of our city and want to present it well to our visitors. We understand that hundreds of thousands of Pride visitors can leave a lot of litter, but we aim to keep this to a minimum and ask everyone to use rubbish bags and dispose of them in the bins along the route afterwards.
Use the toilet to pee!
Sometimes you have to walk further for a toilet or wait longer in line for paid, clean facilities — we know that and try to provide as many toilets as possible. That we don’t always succeed is clear, but it is disrespectful to urinate against a car or drop your trousers in a doorway. Urinating against trees or through mail slots is strictly prohibited and will be acted upon. Public urination is banned in Amsterdam under the General Local Regulation (APV) and carries a fine of €140. At the bottom of this page you will find a map showing all toilet locations.
Visitor information for visitors with a disability
We have also considered visitors with disabilities and created a safe environment where people don’t need to fear ending up in the water with a wheelchair. We will cordon off a section of quay and provide wheelchair-accessible toilets there.
Sustainability
Since 1 March 2018 a new events policy has been in force. One of the objectives is that from 2020 only sustainable events will take place in Amsterdam. All events with more than 2,000 visitors must now meet special criteria for organisation, energy, water, waste and mobility. The criteria are being phased in. For more information: Sustainability.
Are you coming to our event? Use public transport! You can easily check in and out with your debit card, credit card or mobile. Buying a ticket in advance is therefore not necessary. Handy, right?Read all about OVpay here.
Under 18?
If you are under 18 you are of course very welcome at Pride, but we only serve soft drinks and virgin cocktails to minors. We even have a full programme for young people called Youth Pride; for more information go to: Youth Pride
Celebrate Safe
The Pride organisation supports the Celebrate Safe campaign, a platform with tips and reliable information about partying consciously and safely. More information about reducing risks, the drugs policy and the possibility to have your substances tested can be found on Celebrate Pride Safe. Health information can be found on ggd.amsterdam.nl.
Toilets
