Milkshake Festival Rotterdam 2023
Milkshake, Amsterdam’s leading gay festival returns to Rotterdam for an end of season indpor spectacular in Rotterdam this September
Milkshake, Amsterdam’s leading gay festival returns to Rotterdam for an end of season indpor spectacular in Rotterdam this September
Milkshake, Amsterdam’s leading gay festival returns to Rotterdam for an end of season indoor spectacular in Rotterdam this September.
Milkshake will take over Maassilo Rotterdam with all of their glitter, hysteria and love! Expect all of the Milkshake Family, Some familiar faces and some new ones.
The Festival
- Milkshake festival shows that entertainment, music choice, choice of clothing and status has nothing to do with sexuality. Life is just a party thanks to the great diversity of skin colors, religions, sexual preferences and male and female forms. The party aims to celebrate everything that is good about Rotterdam and bring back courtesy and friendship to the party scene. Thick, thin, small, large, gay, straight, trans, black or white: people are the salt of the earth and this is what Milkshake celebrates. Milkshake party starts at 10pm and continues through to 6am the following morning.
The venue
- Maassilo Rotterdam, is on Maashaven Zuidzijde 1-2 and has three large halls and a large basement space that connects each one. The venue has a capacity of 5000 visitors. The venue was a former grain silo and industrial complex which has been completely transformed into one of Rotterdam’s hottest entertainment venues. It overlooks the Maashaven port.
How to get to the venue
- From Rotterdam Centraal Station, take either line D or E of the subway south to Maashaven. The venue is located less than 100m from the station. The city’s Line 2 tram also runs to Maashaven, as does the B11 bus. Alternatively take a ride share or taxi. It takes approximately 20 mins to drive from the city center.
- If you want to stay just 10 mins from the venue, yet close to the city, book the Hotel New York, Rotterdam.https://www.booking.com/hotel/nl/new-york.en-gb.html?aid=308283;label=mshakerotterdam with unique and spacious rooms and views of the Rotterdam skyline.
Gay Rotterdam
Rotterdam is home to some of the oldest gay bars in Europe. English is almost universally spoken and the scene is concentrated in the city center around Beurs station in the so-called ‘Pink Triangle’ from Churchillplein to Westblaak, and from Westblaak to Mauritsweg.
Start on Van Oldenbarneveltstraat at wine bar Nostra, then cross the street to experience the exhilarating vibe at Strano, where a young and mixed clientele party. Next door, you will find the Regenboog party café. At the cosmopolitan FERRY on Westblaak, you can enjoy cocktails and upbeat music. Loge ’90 is a fixture in Rotterdam’s gay nightlife and has the feel of a neighbourhood pub where everyone knows each other. And when it’s getting really late, then the fun is just getting started at Keerweer, and at Bonaparte on the Nieuwe Binnenweg, just outside the pink triangle.
We have found Hotels that have good reviews & keep you close to all the fun Urban Residences, Hilton, Marriott, Bilderberg Parkhotel
Where to stay close to all the gay bars.
Our top 4 selections with the best rates.
Marriott Hotel is our preferred hotel when
staying in Rotterdam its close to the bars
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We have chosen hotels in Rotterdam that keep you close to all the shops,restaurants & bars
Hilton Rotterdam is located in the heart of the city. All rooms and suites feature a HD TV, free coffee and tea-making facilities and a bathroom. Access to the 24-hour gym is included. The Executive rooms give panoramic views and include access to the Executive Lounge on Friday and Saturday. Executive Rooms and Suites feature a Nespresso machine and a rain shower.
Guests can enjoy the on-site bar Pillars Bar & Kitchen. The 228 spacious hotel rooms feature views over the city’s skyline. Each room is air-conditioned and equipped with amenities such as a flat-screen TV with a dedicated TED channel, USB & HDMI portals, air-conditioning, a minibar and tea and coffee making facilities. A marble bathroom with a separate shower.
Located in the Oude Haven (Old Port) Rotterdam, this brand new citizenM Rotterdam is a stylish contemporary hotel, which is right at the city centre. Free Wi-Fi and free movies on demand are also available. Bedrooms which feature ambient lighting and a touchscreen tablet which controls the lights, LED TV, music system as well as the blinds and the temperature. The en suite bathroom features a rain shower.
Located in the centre of Rotterdam, 800 m from Erasmus Medisch Centrum and next to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Bilderberg Parkhotel Rotterdam provides free Wi-Fi access in the lobby, an on-site restaurant and a garden. The spacious rooms come with cable TV and a minibar. The tower rooms located on the higher floors offer views of Rotterdam’s skyline.
Rotterdam is home to some of the oldest gay bars in Europe. English is almost universally spoken and the scene is concentrated in the city center around Beurs station in the so-called ‘Pink Triangle’ from Churchillplein to Westblaak, and from Westblaak to Mauritsweg.
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