Amsterdam Pride 2008 July 28, 2008

The Amsterdam gay pride in Amsterdam is one of the best in the world, it will be organised from July 29th till August 3rd 2008. It has the unique floating Canal Parade through the famous Amsterdam canals, voted best Pride outside the USA.

Gay Pride Amsterdam is the yearly highlight for gay Amsterdam. Don't miss this thrilling weekend, as Amsterdam Pride is one of the biggest and most special gay prides around the globe! With sports, culture, street parties all weekend long, the best club circuit parties and of course the famous Canal Parade on Saturday.

The Amsterdam Gay Pride weekend will be full of events and parties. In the end the complete program will be a mix for anyone's taste. These are the main outlines of everything to come up. Keep an eye on Amsterdampride.nl to get the latest updates on parties and events.

Friday, August 1st
First night of the Pride party weekend. Tonight the big gay street parties will take start at the Reguliersdwarsstraat (Young / trendy), Amstel (Dutch), Reguliersdwarsstraat 2 (Caribbean) Westermarkt , Paardenstraat (Women), Rembrandtplein, Zeedijk and Amstelveld and probably at many other locations. This evening will be full of circuit parties.

Saturday August 2nd
The highlight of the Amsterdam Pride Weekend is the famous Canal Parade on Saturday afternoon. Over 70 boats floating through the Prinsengracht and Amstel River. This parade is watched by 350.000 spectators every year.

Second night of the Pride party weekend. Tonight the big gay street parties will place start at the Reguliersdwarsstraat (Young / trendy), Amstel (Dutch), Reguliersdwarsstraat 2 (Caribbean) Westermarkt , Paardenstraat (Women), Rembrandtplein, Zeedijk and Amstelveld and probably at many other locations.

Next to the gay streetparties , which start already early afternoon, Saturday night is party night. This evening will be full of circuit parties.

Sunday August 3rd
Today is closing day. The traditional Closing Party takes place late in the afternoon and early in the evening with many Dutch artists and DJ's. It's a mixed gay crowd.

Official Website: http://www.amsterdampride.nl/