Clubs & Parties

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Amsterdam-based LGBTQ+ events production company running large circuit-style dance and sex parties several times a year at rotating city venues. Rapido events are a fixture of the Amsterdam gay party scene.

Kerkstraat
Hours Wednesday 20:00 – 01:00; Thursday 22:00 – 04:00; Friday, Saturday 22:00 – 05:00; Sunday 16:00 – 20:00

Club with dance and play space over two floors and a rotating schedule of theme nights, posted on the club's website.

Hours 19:00/20:00 – 01:00/03:00

Roomy LGBTQ+ bar with a dance floor, DJs and entertainment.

Zeedijk
Hours Daily 16:00 – 01:00; Friday, Saturday till 03:00

Gay pub on the Zeedijk open since 1998, the last remaining gay pub on Amsterdam's historic queer street. Known for Tuesday drag bingo, 1950s kitsch décor, a canal terrace, and regular bear nights.

Reguliersdwarsstraat
Hours Monday-Thursday 15:00 – 03:00; Friday 15:00 – 04:00; Saturday 14:00 – 04:00; Sunday 14:00 – 03:00

Busy gay bar on Reguliersdwarsstraat with weekly drag shows, a street terrace and a crowd of all ages.

Hours Sunday 22:00 – 03:00 (entry till approx. 23:00)

Non-commercial queer disco with a mixed crowd, cheap drinks and a low door price. Space is limited, so queue by 9:30pm.

Hours Monday-Thursday 21:00 – 04:00; Friday, Saturday 19:00 – 05:00; Sunday 21:00 – 04:00

Après-ski themed gay bar next to Club NYX, with a mixed crowd that arrives after 1am.

Reguliersdwarsstraat

A large LGBTQ+ nightclub across multiple floors on Reguliersdwarsstraat, Amsterdam's main gay street. Known for drag performances, themed nights, and a diverse mixed crowd that parties into the early hours on weekends.

Annual leather and fetish festival held in Amsterdam at the end of October, with events at bars and clubs across the city.

Amsterdam's vibrant queer arts and music festival held at Westerpark each July. Multiple stages with international acts, art installations, and a celebratory atmosphere drawing tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ visitors and allies annually.

Hours Monday-Thursday 16:00 – 03:00; Friday, Saturday 14:00 – 04:00; Sunday 14:00 – 03:00

Gay bar on Reguliersdwarsstraat, Amsterdam's main LGBTQ+ strip, open since 2019. Two floors with cocktails, drag bingo, themed nights, and DJ sets on weekends for a mixed queer crowd.

Hours Thursday 20:30 – 01:00; Friday, Saturday 20:30 – 02:00; Sunday 19:00 – 01:00/02:00

A queer gift shop on Utrechtsestraat that transforms into a beloved drag cabaret bar in the evenings, with regular performances by Amsterdam's drag community. A neighborhood institution mixing kitsch, camp, and genuine community warmth.

A queer nightclub in Amsterdam, open late on Friday and Saturday nights.

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