Event Dates
From: Friday, July 31, 2026
To: Sunday, August 2, 2026
Rapido, the biggest gay party in Amsterdam will host a weekend of events during Amsterdam WorldPride.
Rapido, the biggest gay party in Amsterdam will host a weekend of events during Amsterdam pride with the biggest names from the DJ circuit and the hottest gogos!
- Stay close to the venue at the Hotel Park Centraal Amsterdam, a 4 star hotel with comfortable rooms and just 250m to Paradiso.
The Events
- Next Edition: Friday 31st July 2026 to Sunday 2nd August 2025.
- Rapido hosts a series of parties on the final weekend of Amsterdam Pride.
- Enjoy a week of music, lights, and energy, running alongside the WorldPride parade and canal events in central Amsterdam.
- The parties move across key districts — Centrum, NDSM in Noord, and Westergas — giving you the chance to explore the city beyond the parade route.
- Melkweg and Paradiso sit just inside the Canal Belt, near Leidseplein.
- WesterUnie and its sister venues are west of the Jordaan, tucked inside the creative Westergas complex.
- NDSM lies across the water in Amsterdam Noord, a short ferry ride from Centraal.
Friday 31st July – World Pride Opening Event
- Melkweg – 22:00–05:00
Kick off Pride with Rapido & FunHouse at Melkweg. A multi-room venue near Leidseplein, this is the gathering point to connect and let loose with international DJs and full production.Melkweg – Lijnbaansgracht 234A
- Club and concert venue next to Leidseplein with multiple rooms and good sound Packed crowd, low ceilings, strong lights and big DJ stage
- Short walk from the Canal Belt / 15 min walk or 5 min tram from Centraal
- Stay: Hotel La Bohème (2 mins walk), simple but central.
Saturday 1st August – FunHouse XL
- Westweelde (WesterUnie, Westerliefde, Transformatorhuis) – 22:00–07:00
- Three rooms, massive light rigs, and an all-night crowd – FunHouse XL is the playground party of Pride.
- Expect packed dance floors and festival-level sound across the Westergas site.
Westweelde – Gosschalklaan 7 (WesterUnie, Westerliefde, Transformatorhuis)
- Three indoor venues in the Westergas park, brickwork meets LED floors Easy to switch between rooms, outdoor chill zones in between 10 min taxi or 20 min tram from Centraal Station
- Stay: Conscious Hotel Westerpark (2 min walk)
Saturday 1st August – World Pride at NDSM
- NDSM – 22:00–07:00
- A raw industrial rave at one of Amsterdam’s most iconic open-air spaces.
- This is a huge-scale outdoor experience with a full Rapido & FunHouse takeover.
NDSM – NDSM-Plein 1
- Open industrial shipyard space turned festival ground in Amsterdam Noord Massive capacity, warehouse edge, raw energy
- Free ferry from Centraal Station (15 mins) then 5 min walk
- Stay: DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam NDSM Wharf (on site)
Sunday 2nd August – Rapido World Pride Edition
- Paradiso – 15:00–02:00
- The holy grail of gay dance floors – Rapido takes over Paradiso, Amsterdam’s cathedral of clubbing.
- A once-only WorldPride edition in a former church, with power DJs and high-energy crowd.
Paradiso – Weteringschans 6-8
- Legendary club in a deconsecrated church; balconies, stained glass, bass Tight entrance, packed floor, spiritual energy.
- 5 min walk from Leidseplein or 15 min tram from Centraal
- Stay: Hotel V Nesplein (walkable, good value, boutique feel)
Sunday 2nd August – World Pride
- NDSM – 12:00–23:00
- Daytime rave edition. NDSM reopens for a final blowout under the summer sun.
- All the energy of Saturday night, now set to daylight, lasers and Pride euphoria.
Sunday 2nd August – The After
- Westweelde (Westerunie) – 23:59–late
- One final trip. The Westweelde complex hosts the closing party.
- A proper afterhours crowd, dirty beats, no lights spared.
- No rules, just one last push toward Monday morning
Where to Stay?
The following hotels have high ratings and are close to the city’s gay bars and attractions:
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The Hotel Pulitzer is where we stay when
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