Public squares come alive with DJs and live music shows.
This annual festival, celebrating the birthday of the king of William Alexander of the House of Orange, symbolically turns Amsterdam orange. Most of the city becomes a pedestrian zone and transforms into a giant market. Street vendors and private citizens come out to sell everything imaginable, on an epic scale. A boat parade hits the famous canals. Public squares come alive with DJs and live music shows. A sweet pastry, loaded with cream, called t ompouce, is sold on every corner, and there’s just a general air of happiness. It’s everything a fabulous birthday should be!