This is the Amsterdam gay guide by Nighttours.com and Amsterdam4Gays.com. We try to list all gay clubs, gay bars, men saunas and gay and cruise parties, so you know where to go and when in one of the gay capitals of the world. Just Come Out and Party!
Amsterdam gay nightlife guide
The WareHouse, new dance club will be run by Rapido Events management and will open Thursday July 11. After renovation the dance club will offer a great and impressive dance-floor with a perfect fine-tuned sound system and state-of-the-art light and visual effects. A modern and attractive toilet and enlarged coat-room area, and upstairs cruising area. The club will have an open minded door policy.
infoThe theme for Amsterdam Gay Pride 2013 is " Reflect ". We will look back how far we have come for gay rights here compared to other countries.
Subscription for the Canal Parade starts 1 February. 80 boats can participate in the famous parade on August 3 2013. The whole event will last 27 July till 4 August, the party weekend is 2-4 August.
Amsterdam is not a large city, but it is in the top 5 of the most popular tourist cities in Europe. The famous Amsterdam canals are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Nightwatch by Rembrandt is a must see. It's located in the Rijksmuseum, which reopens April 2013 after a renovation of 10 years. At has become very impressive.
Amsterdam has more museums which are world popular. Like the van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank House. The Stedelijk Museum of modern art was also renovated. Relatively new is the beautiful Hermitage aan de Amstel, which has temporarily expositions.
And lets not forget about the Red Light district, and the many coffee shops which attract a complete different type of visitors. Read our tourist guide for all the highlights, especially selected for the gay traveller.
What to do as a tourist
For a relative small city (800.000 inhabitants) Amsterdam has an extensive gay night life, with lots of gay bars, clubs and parties. Most well known are the main gay street Reguliersdwarsstraat, with the main gay bars. The Warmoesstraat with cruise clubs and bars, and the leather shops. The most popular party is Rapido, taking place 4 times a year in an old Church.
We divided this guide into Drink showing all gay bars, pubs and cafes. Dance showing all gay clubs and parties. And Cruise showing you the cruise clubs and bars and the gay sauna.
Gay guide to AmsterdamGay pride is the biggest local event in Amsterdam. The highlight is the parade, which is on boats through the main canal. It has almost half a million spectators watching from the side. The rest of the weekend is filled with various culture events, massive street parties and many indoor gay parties.
Another popular event is Queensday, which is a celebration for the (royal) Queen of The Netherlands. There is an outside free market in the whole centre, with many music and dance stages. In the gay streets always lots of activities and large gay dance parties like Rapido take place on the days surrounding Queensday.
Amsterdam is a very open minded and gay friendly city. There are some gay hotels but you can take any nice hotel you like in the centre. Read all about our suggestions for hotels and which areas are best in our hotel guide. Please make your final reservation via this website, this way we can keep this site alive, thanks!
Hotels and accommodation
Biggest darkroom in Amsterdam. Some gloryholes for those into oral fun. Very central (close by Centraal Station old/typical Amsterdam bar(lot's of wood) ... continue
What a nasty place! old people, rude staff. Don't believe the 5 stars reviews, the are written by owner ... continue
i was at the web tonight. must say the bar staff was super clean and friendly. i also have to say i purchased more than a sparkling water and even threw a cheeky smile with my order ... continue
Undfriendly and dirty staff.
I had a wonderful time!! Come from Vancouver specially for this!!! Looking forward for 2014!!!
Visit our Amsterdam hotel page for information on where to stay. You can also try our online Amsterdam hotel map to see and book hotels near the gay venues. Please book via the links on this website thanks!
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