Gay Amsterdam

Butcher's Tears

Bares y Clubs Gay

Brewery and proeflokaal with club nights and concerts.

Papaverweg 265

Bares y Clubs Gay

Super event location with a nice view over Amsterdam

Café Montmartre

Bares y Clubs Gay

One of the best gay bars in Amsterdam, winning the best gay bar awards for many years. Come and see why. Wonderful sm…

Spijkerbar

Bares y Clubs Gay

Amsterdam's oldest and most popular hot and cruisy gaybar with pooltable, eclectic music and darkroom. Come as you ar…

Sauna Nieuwezijds

Saunas Gay

Mellow Mondays (Starts every Monday 6pm) -Healthy snacks at the bar -Aufguss ceremony in the Finnish sauna -Chocolate…

Imperial Massage

Saunas Gay

Male Massage

Amistad hotel

Hoteles Gay

This popular hotel is located only steps away from the famous gay and straight clubbing scene and Leidseplein. A typi…

Anco Hotel

Hoteles Gay

The ANCO hotel is a living tradition in the middle of the Red light district, strategically located in the city cente…

Quentin Golden Bear hotel

Hoteles Gay

The hotel is housed in two 18th century buildings, this is one of the best shopping areas with an abundance of boutiq…

Mauro Mansion

Hoteles Gay

Mauro is a relaxed, romantic & quirky 9-room hotel, situated in a classic 16th century canal house right in the m…

Cafe Westerdok

Restaurantes Gay

Café Westerdok is one of those places that just seems to exist, it abides it's not a place that's been designed, it d…

Betty, too!

Restaurantes Gay

Very friendly coffee shop that is popular with the gay community, both local and an international. Betty Too serves a…

Getto Food and Drinks

Restaurantes Gay

Getto is a great place with good snack and various drinks and many events.

cafe de Jaren

Restaurantes Gay

Café de Jaren is very beautiful place especially in spring and summer. Here you can go for a drink, coffee, lunch and…

Homo – monument

Entretenimiento

Designed by Amsterdam-born artist Karin Daan in 1979, Amsterdam's Homomonument (gay monument) was the first of its ki…

Paradiso

Entretenimiento

Paradiso is a music venue and cultural center located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Super venue for small concerts. The …

Betty Asfalt Complex

Entretenimiento

Betty Asfalt Complex has great various shows.

Club John Doe

Entretenimiento

John Doe is the place where music and lightning come together. With its high end lightning abilities, John Doe takes …

HealthCity - Amstelstraat

Gimnasios Gay

Great gym in the center of Amsterdam. Most of male customers are gay so the steam room is pretty much hot. Spacious g…

Fit for Free

Gimnasios Gay

Fit For Free has several locations in Amsterdam, and membership is cheap. The Looiersgracht branch used to be a Splas…

SportCity Waterlooplein

Gimnasios Gay

Cosy gym with nice atmosphere and friendly staff.  SportCity is one of the smaller gyms in Amsterdam, locat…

Splash Healthclub

Gimnasios Gay

The most popular gym for gays. Includes sauna, yoga, personal trainer. One of the best gyms in Amsterdam, it has mode…

OT301

Organizaciones LGBTQ+

OT301 is now place for dance and many other workshops.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Pinkster Tennis Tournament Amsterdam 2026

The Pinkster Tennis Tournament is one of Europe's most celebrated LGBTQ+ sporting traditions, held every Pinkster (Pentecost) weekend in Amsterdam since the 1980s. Organized by the legendary Smashing Pink tennis club — one of the oldest gay tennis clubs in the world — the tournament draws hundreds of LGBTQ+ players from across Europe and beyond for four days of competitive matches, social mixers, and pure Dutch hospitality. It has become a beloved fixture on the international gay sports calendar, blending athletic excellence with the warmth of community. Expect singles and doubles competitions across multiple skill levels, ensuring players of all abilities can participate meaningfully. Beyond the courts, the tournament features welcome receptions, themed dinners, a glamorous gala night, and after-parties at Amsterdam's iconic gay venues like Club NYX, Prik, and the bars of Reguliersdwarsstraat. The atmosphere is famously friendly — equal parts serious sport and joyful celebration of queer athletic community. Amsterdam itself provides the perfect backdrop, with its picturesque canals, world-class museums, progressive culture, and one of the most established gay scenes in Europe. Downtime invites exploration of the Rijksmuseum, Vondelpark, the Anne Frank House, and the historic Homomonument honoring LGBTQ+ history. Travel tips: Schiphol Airport connects directly to central Amsterdam in 15 minutes by train. Stay near Leidseplein, Rembrandtplein, or the Jordaan for easy access to nightlife and tournament venues. Book early — Pinkster weekend is a major Dutch holiday and accommodations fill fast. Bring tennis gear plus party outfits, and embrace cycling as the local way to get around. For LGBTQ+ travelers, the Pinkster Tennis Tournament is unmissable whether you compete or simply spectate and socialize. It offers a rare opportunity to experience queer sport at its best — competitive, inclusive, and deeply communal — while enjoying one of the world's most LGBTQ+-friendly cities at its springtime peak.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

EuroPride 2027 Turin

EuroPride 2027 comes to Turin (Torino), the elegant baroque capital of Piedmont in northern Italy — a city better known for FIAT, the Shroud of Turin, and the Egyptian Museum than for pride. The choice of Turin for EuroPride reflects both the event's ambition to reach new audiences and Italy's complex journey on LGBTQ+ rights. Turin received 53% of the vote from EPOA (European Pride Organisers Association) members, beating out Gloucester, Vilnius and Torremolinos. The choice is politically charged: Italy under successive conservative governments has resisted marriage equality and adoption rights for same-sex couples, making EuroPride's arrival in an Italian city a statement as much as a celebration. EuroPride 2027 runs June 18-26 in Turin's magnificent baroque city center — wide avenues, arcaded streets, and the Po River providing the backdrop. The centerpiece is a parade through the Piazza Castello and along the Via Po, followed by a festival at the Parco del Valentino on the riverbank. Turin itself is a revelation for many visitors: underrated and under-touristed, it offers world-class museums, extraordinary food (it's the birthplace of the slow food movement), and a genuine, non-tourist-facing Italian city experience that more famous destinations cannot provide.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

WorldPride Amsterdam 2026

WorldPride 2027 host city has not been officially confirmed as of April 2026. Bangkok's Naruemit Pride organization submitted a bid to host the event, which would make it the first WorldPride in Southeast Asia. The official announcement from InterPride is expected in 2026. This record will be updated with confirmed dates, location, and details once the host city is announced. WorldPride is the highest honor in the global pride movement, awarded by InterPride every two years.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Pride 2027

Amsterdam Pride returns in 2027 for a more intimate edition following the massive WorldPride/EuroPride combination of 2026. The annual Canal Parade — always the centerpiece — takes place on the first Saturday of August, with boats from community organizations, corporations, and municipalities parading through the canal ring watched by hundreds of thousands. Amsterdam remains one of the world's great LGBTQ+ destinations year-round, and Pride week brings an extraordinary concentration of international visitors to a city that has been welcoming queer people for centuries.