Events

Amsterdam Garden Festivals | Summer 2025

You are more than welcome to attend the free floating garden festivals. These are always on Saturdays from 15:00-17:00. What can you expect? With workshops, music, stories, dance, coloring pages and a tasting out of the ditch. Canoe safaris start as early as 11:00.

15:00 - 17:00
Water safaris by canoe as early as 11:00
July 12 North
August 23 Centrum
August 30 Eastern
September 13 South
September 27th West
Kaart van Amsterdam met de locaties van de Waterkaravaan Tuinfestival
BUIKSLOTERKANAAL

Buiksloterkanaal

Kropaarstraat 5 (opposite Hotel Poppies)

July 12, 15:00 - 17:00

Sara Hermanides, guide for leaders and supervisors, will honor the water with us here. Speakers for the living: Els Corporaal and Katja Pijnenburg (OVB). Drum band Energy Vibe e.v.a.

MARINETERREIN

Binnenhaven Marineterrein

Kattenburgstraat 5 (next to Pension Homeland)

August 23, 15:00 - 17:00

Winti priestess Marian Markelo will offer a libation here. Speaker for the living: Geert Timmermans Drum band Energy Vibe, Jos Zandvliet ACCU fanfare (OVB), THE SUPERJAM Raw Resonance (OVB), Dance Maker, etc.

DUIVENDRECHTSEVAART

Duivendrechtsevaart

Joan Muyskenweg 15 (next to Student Experience Amsterdam Amstel)

August 30, 15:00 - 17:00

Voice of Water: Lydia Fraaije
Dancemaker
et al.

WESTLANDGRACHT

Westlandgracht

Westlandgracht Pier (near Saskia van Uijlenburgkade)

September 13, 15:00 - 17:00

Speaker for the living: Geert Timmermans.
Dancemaker
Pink Tanker Choir e.v.a.

ERASMUSGRACHT

Erasmus canal

Erasmus Park on the corner of Admiralengracht (near the Lof der Zotheidbrug)

September 27, 15:00 - 17:00

Dancemaker
Pink Tanker Choir
et al.

Slinger Amsterdam 750 jaar

Garden festivals are part of Amsterdam 750

The festivals are made possible in part by sponsoring the City of Amsterdam in honor of the 750th anniversary

The Amsterdam 750 Foundation has sponsored this festive expedition of floating gardens within the program line 'The New Map'