Full article: SAIL Amsterdam: Fleet of Tall Ships in Amsterdam Harbor

Once in every five years Amsterdam harbor -- one of Europe's busiest ports -- become the backdrop for one of the largest maritime manifestations in the world: SAIL

For five days, from August 19th through August 23rd, the whole IJ (pronounced as: Ay) harbor behind Amsterdam's Central Station will be filled with music, culture and some 600 boats, including many historic vessels and a huge number of impressive tall ships from all over the world.

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Full article: Amsterdam turns pink for Giromania: the Tour of Italy

If you see an unusual amount of pink in Amsterdam these days you could be forgiven for thinking it's in honor of one this city's gay and lesbian events. But you'd be mistaken.

Amsterdam this year is the starting point for the Giro d'Italia -- Italy's equivalent of the Tour de France.

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Full article: Amsterdam Christmas Event: Xmas Canal Parade

Amsterdam's first Christmas boat parade is just around the corner: this Christmas Eve join locals and tourists alike to view a parade of decorated boats against the backdrop of Amsterdam's beautiful canals.

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Full article: What to do in Amsterdam – November, 2009

Buy art at affordable prices, pay a midnight visit to a museum, or celebrate the fact that Amsterdam is the world's largest cocoa harbor by indulging in the Chocolate Festival.

Then there is the largest documentary film festival in the world, as well as the annual arrival of the orginal St. Nicholas.

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Full article: Music: Amsterdam’s annual Canals Festival

Amsterdam's classical music season for 2009 will kick off with the Grachtenfestival [Canals Festival] that this year takes place from August 15th through August 23rd.

As always the Prinsengracht concert -- performed on a pontoon surrounded by hundreds of pleasure craft and with thousands of people lining the canal and its bridges -- is the highlight of the festival

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Full article: Amsterdam Gay Pride 2008: half a million visitors watch canal parade

In Amsterdam, 500,000 people turned out for the city's 13th annual Gay Pride canal parade.

A record eighty boats carried thousands of gays and lesbians clad in scanty or extravagant clothing through the city's historic centre.

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Full article: Pink in Blue: Gay & Lesbian police to join Gay Pride Canal Parade

Nowadays many cities throughout the world have a gay pride parade, but keen observers agree: there's nothing quite like Amsterdam's Gay Pride Canal Parade.

Last year half a million people lined the canals and bridges to view the lengthy parade of, er, gayly decorated party boats.

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Full article: IJazz, a new international jazz festival on the River IJ

Amsterdam, City of Jazz. The IJazz -- jazz at the northern shores of the IJ river -- Festival is intended to put Amsterdam back on the international jazz map. Great idea! 5 unique locations at the former NDSM ship wharf. Concerts at free of charge.

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Full article: 11th edition of the Amsterdam Roots Festival

The Roots festival is a veritable celebration of world music and culture and there are rhythms to be heard from every corner of the world.

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Full article: Amsterdam Gay Pride 2008

Amsterdam Gay Pride 2008 will take place from 31 July to 3 August 2008 under the slogan, ‘We are Amsterdam Pride’. The highlight of Amsterdam Pride will continue to be the illustrious Canal Parade.

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