WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 is a historic two-week LGBTQI+ festival running from 25 July to 8 August 2026 — the first time WorldPride has been hosted alongside Amsterdam Pride. Week one is Amsterdam Pride (25 July – 1 August), featuring the world-famous Canal Parade. Week two (2–8 August) brings the global WorldPride programme, with concerts, a free outdoor village, the Human Rights Conference, and the WorldPride March. Together they form one of the largest Pride events in history.
WorldPride is a series of international LGBTQI+ events organised by InterPride and hosted in partnership with a local pride festival. Each edition features an opening ceremony, human rights conference, pride parade, and cultural programme. Previous editions have been held in Washington DC (2025), Copenhagen (2021), and New York (2019). Amsterdam 2026 is the first WorldPride to include a dedicated outdoor stadium for the parade.
The midpoint of WorldPride Amsterdam is the iconic Canal Parade on Saturday 1 August (12:00–18:00), featuring the WorldPride Stadium — a 10,000-seat temporary venue built on the Prinsengracht between Leidsestraat and Spiegelgracht, with the decorated boats passing directly through it. See our Amsterdam Pride 2026 page for the full Canal Parade route, Pride Walk, Pride Park, Fetish Pride, and stadium ticket pricing.
From Tuesday 4 August, the WorldPride programme takes over Museumplein and venues across the city for five days of concerts, debate, community events, and the closing march.
The first of three ticketed Museumplein concerts, running 17:30–23:00. The Unity Concert opens WorldPride week two with an evening of music and community celebration at one of Amsterdam's most iconic outdoor venues. Buy tickets at pride.amsterdam.
Museumplein becomes the free outdoor heart of WorldPride week, open daily from 12:00 to 23:00 (until 23:59 on Friday and Saturday). The WorldPride Village runs across all four days of the closing stretch, bringing community programming, food, and entertainment to the square in front of the Rijksmuseum. Entry is free.
A core part of every WorldPride, the Human Rights Conference takes place 5–7 August at the Beurs van Berlage, running 09:00–17:00 each day. The conference brings together LGBTQI+ advocates, politicians, and organisations from around the world to discuss rights, visibility, and progress. Tickets available at pride.amsterdam.
The second ticketed Museumplein concert, running 17:30–23:00. Wedding Party XXL is a large-scale queer party night — one of the headline nightlife events of WorldPride week. Buy tickets at pride.amsterdam.
The closing weekend opens with the WorldPride March at 15:00, stepping off from Martin Luther King Park and finishing at Museumplein by 18:00. Unlike the Pride Walk in week one, the WorldPride March is a fully international affair: trucks with music, statements, and delegations from LGBTQI+ organisations and pride movements from around the world. Free to join.
The festival closes with the Closing Concert at Museumplein from 17:30 to midnight on Saturday 8 August. International artists, queer icons, and local talent take the stage for an evening of music, dance, and reflection on two historic weeks. Tickets: Regular €22.50 · Late Bird €27.50 (if available) · Early Bird €17.50 (sold out). A Passe Partout covering the Unity Concert, Wedding Party XXL, and Closing Concert is available from €45. Discounted and Stadspas tickets also available — buy via pride.amsterdam.
Amsterdam is at full capacity across both weeks of WorldPride — book as early as possible. For week one events (Pride Walk, Pride Park, Canal Parade), the Jordaan and canal ring neighbourhoods are ideal. For week two — the WorldPride Village, Human Rights Conference, WorldPride March, and Closing Concert — the Museumplein and Oud-Zuid area is the best base. Amsterdam's gay nightlife centres on Reguliersdwarsstraat and Warmoesstraat, both easily walkable from canal ring accommodation.
WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 brings the global WorldPride designation to Amsterdam for the first time, running 25 July to 8 August alongside Amsterdam Pride. Week two closes with the WorldPride March and Closing Concert at Museumplein on 8 August.
