Leading magazines for upcoming events and happenings are regularly published and there is a free weekly event guide that is readily available. They contain up-to-date listings of events throughout Netherlands, with a focus on Amsterdam and are aimed specifically at tourists and visitors. These magazines are a useful source for shopping, dining and entertainment - providing you with a huge choice of things to see and do in Amsterdam.National Public Holidays
On the following dates, shops and businesses will either close or trade for limited hours and public transport may run limited services:
- 1st January (New Year's Day)
- Good Friday / Easter Sunday / Monday (late March or early April)
- 30th April (Queen's birthday)
- 5th May (Liberation Day)
- May / June variable Whit Sunday / Whit Monday
- 1st June (Ascension Day)
- 25th December (Christmas Day)
- 26th December (Christmas holiday)
National Events 2012 / 2013
In addition to the national holidays listed above, the following events take place in Amsterdam and across the Netherlands.January / February
- Rotterdam International Film Festival
February / March
March
April
May
June
June to August
July
August
September
October / November
November
December
