Winter in Amsterdam. As the winter cold decents on the city, Amsterdam prepares for warm and fun-packed holiday season. Besides the annual celebrations of Sinterklaas, Christmas and New Years Eve there are dance and movie festivals suchs as Dancing On the Edge and International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA) as well as cultural and fashion events such as Winterparade, Amsterdam Fashion Week and the Cannabis Cup.
Every week thousands come to the Netherlands to enjoy a society where cannabis is available to anyone over 18 years of age, and able to identify themselves. Many, coming by car from Belgium, France and Germany, head from the country’s border straight for the nearest town with a Coffeeshop. As the flow of visitors is a direct result of failing policies of Holland’s neighbouring countries, the current situation is not about to change.
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Music in Amsterdam is a daily returning fun thing to see. Many artists like performing in the cities venues Paradiso, Melkweg and Heineken Music Hall. Throughout the city you can find various smaller cafés and clubs where live performances... Read More
Though the Dutch have no significant traditional cuisine, there are a few simple, but typically dutch dishes. You probably remember the conversation in Pulp Fiction about the French fries in Amsterdam, where they discuss that the most common condiment... Read More
Amsterdam is famous for a couple of things. The most well known being, our 'Cannabis' coffeeshops, where anyone older than 18 and able to identify themselves can buy up to 5 grams of Marijuana or Hashish. View a list of all Coffeeshops Amsterdam
February - The largest Chinatown of the Netherlands is located near the famed De Wallen red light district of Amsterdam. This Chinatown, located on Zeedijk, was formed in the 1980s and has expanded beyond the red light district. The street signs in this neighbourhood are in Dutch and in Chinese. Amsterdam Chinatown also has the first and biggest buddhist temple built in Chinese style. It is named 
For 10 days in September, Amsterdam is in the grip of the stage arts, with the Dutch Theatre Festival and the accompanying Fringe Festival taking place from 1 to 11 September. While the Dutch Theatre Festival revisits last season's most successful productions, the Fringe ensures that avant-garde theatre isn't left behind.