Full article: Amsterdam bans large-scale Queen’s Day music events from city center

Updated By banning large-scale music events from downtown Amsterdam and Museumplein Amsterdam mayor Eberhard van der Laan wants to 'give Queen's Day back to the Amsterdammers and other 'gezellige' partygoers.

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Full article: Amsterdam restricts sale of alcohol on Queen’s Day

Supermarkets, shops, other outlets as well as private individuals may sell only one alcoholic consumption per customer.

In previous years it was already forbidden to carry more than one alcoholic drink per person -- a restriction that will remain in force this year.

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Full article: Amsterdam too full during Queen’s Day Party, Mayor says

Downtown Amsterdam has reached its full capacity with 800.000 people visiting the annual Queen's Day celebrations.

Visitors remain welcome but the city is looking into the possibility of spreading events throughout the city and beyond.

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Full article: Queen’s Day festivities curtailed after attack on Dutch royal family

Queen's Day celebrations throughout the Netherlands were cancelled or curtailed yesterday after an attack aimed at the royal family.

A 38-year-old driver careened through police barriers and ploughed through a crowd of people waving at the Netherland's popular queen and royal family in a premeditated attack that killed five people and left 13 people wounded.

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Full article: Amsterdam withdraws Obama/Putin “Kiss Me, I’m Drunk” posters

One of three posters on which foreign political leaders promote this year's Queen's Day Celebration in Amsterdam has been voluntarily withdrawn.

The photoshopped poster in which US President Barack Obama and Russian Premier Vladimir Putin walk side by side wearing "Kiss me, I'm Drunk" T-shirts will not be seen on billboards and other promotional material.

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Full article: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and other world leaders promote Amsterdam’s Queen’s Day Celebrations

French president Nicolas Sarkozy in a well-meant embrace with Italy's president Silvio Berlusconi. Barack Obama and Vladimir Poutin walking side by side, both wearing T-shirts saying, "Kiss me, I'm drunk." Or Hillary Clinton with a well-filled bikini and wearing an orange wig.

That's the new poster campaign with which Amsterdam Partners, charged with promoting the Capital of the Netherlands, hopes to inspire more foreigners to visit the city for this year's Queen's Day celebration (a.k.a World's Best Party).

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Full article: Queen’s Day Reminder: April 30

Queen's Day is Amsterdam's alternative to carnival. Here are some tips on how and where to celebrate it.

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Full article: Queen’s Day: The World’s Biggest Street Party

Queen's Day in Amsterdam: the world's largest street party.

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