Rent a boat for Amsterdam Gay Pride 2025

When is Gay Pride Amsterdam 2025?

The Amsterdam Gay Pride, or also known as Canal Parade, is on August 2 2025. On this day you can rent a boat in Amsterdam and watch the Canal Parade from your own private boat on the Prinsengracht. This is the day when everyone dressed up in their most outrageous outfit along the Prinsengracht canal can celebrate abundantly, that love is for everyone! The canals are filled with boats lining the docks to watch dozens of parade boats cruise by. Enough reason to rent your own boat during Gay Parade Amsterdam and party along.

Hire a boat during Amsterdam Canal Parade

Would you like to hire a boat during the Amsterdam Canal Parade 2025 on august 2nd? Then be quick, because it is very popular to rent a boat during Gay Pride, the boat rentals are sold out far in advance every year. So book well in advance to be sure of a boat. Being on the canals during Gay Pride Amsterdam is something that should definitely be on your bucket list.

Rules for renting a boat during Gay Pride Amsterdam

During Gay Pride Amsterdam, the canals are filled with boats and hundreds of thousands of visitors. This means that at 6pm the canals and streets no longer look as tidy as they did before. We believe that celebrating should not be an excuse for anti-social behaviour. Therefore, we would like to remind you of the rules.

• Do not throw rubbish overboard into the water or on the dock. There is a special waste service where you can dispose of your waste.
• Do not play music, this is forbidden! On the canals, music is played on high quality sound systems. Your tunes are therefore not only unnecessary but also prohibited.
• The captain must stay sober. So decide in advance who will steer the boat.
• Do not throw water or other stuff at the parade boats.
• You may not swim or jump into the water.
• Do not enter houseboats without permission of the owner.
• Drink in moderation, it’s a long day.
• Put on your wildest outfit! It would be a shame to leave it hanging in the closet any longer.

The regular boating rules still apply. Please read them carefully.