AUGUST’S BEST TRAVEL TIPS
August is all about festivals, canal trips on a boat and Pride in Amsterdam.
It is also a good time to rent a boat to go on the canals if the weather is good. If you are in Amsterdam but you don’t feel like renting or driving a boat yourself, then check out BoatNow.
Some big events in The Netherlands in August 2020 are:
Amsterdam Pride - 25th of July till 2nd of August 2020 - Pride in Amsterdam is a week to celebrate diversity and a week to party. With the Canal Pride and lots of street parties this is one of the busiest weekend of the year in Amsterdam.
SAIL Amsterdam - 12th till 16th of August 2020 - SAIL is, with the international Tall Ships as decor, the largest public event of the Netherlands. You can buy tickets to be on a boat when all the ships sail in or out, or also for an afternoon. Happens only every 5th year!
De Parade - June till August - A travelling theater and performance festival with lots of plays (most in Dutch, but also some in English), good food and drinks and a festive athmosphere. The locations change between Rotterdam, Den Haag, Utrecht and Amsterdam (check the website for details).
Preuvenemint in Maastricht - 22nd till 25th of August - For the culinary lover, this is the biggest open-air culinary event in the Benelux.