Amsterdam Light Festival Cruise

Amsterdam Light Festival Cruise

In the dark winter months, Amsterdam is traditionally transformed into a beautiful open light museum during the Amsterdam Light Festival. Modern artists from all over the world make spectacular light artworks that can be found in the city center of Amsterdam. The best way to enjoy these artworks is during an Amsterdam Light Festival canal cruise. From the Amsterdam canals, you have a first-class view of the light art while you can relax and look around. The Amsterdam Light Festival route is designed in such a way that you can see all the artworks in the canals and on the quay.

Amsterdam Light Festival Tickets

Enjoy the Amsterdam Light Festival from a modern and comfortable boat from Lovers Canal Cruises. Along the way, the audio guide (Dutch & English) tells you more about the beautiful light installations you pass by. The coldest and darkest months of the year will be a lot lighter and cozier with Amsterdam Light Festival Tickets from Lovers Canal Cruises. The boats are heated so that you won’t get cold. Along the route, you will see multiple works of art by various artists, designers, and architects that were created especially for the festival. The artworks are selected after a Call for Concepts. This gives everyone a fair chance to see his or her artwork at the Amsterdam Light Festival.

Theme Amsterdam Light Festival 2019 - 2020

Every year the Light Festival in Amsterdam has a different theme. The artworks are all based on this. In 2019 - 2020 the theme is Disrupt!. Disruption is not only conflict and chaos, but can also give positive and sometimes essential impetus to change. Artists from home and abroad show their interpretation of disruption this year and use light to be disruptive and to give us a new impulse.

Accessibility Amsterdam Light Festival

Central station

The departure locations of Lovers Canal Cruises are easily accessible by public transport and by car. The departure location at Restaurant Loetje is in front of the Amsterdam Central Station.

Public transport:
The quay of Lovers Canal Cruises is a 2-minute walk from Amsterdam Central Station and is therefore easily accessible by train, metro, tram, and bus.

Car:
Next to the quay of Lovers Canal Cruises is a spacious parking garage from P1. For availability and reserving a spot check the website of P1.

Leidsekade

This boarding location for the Amsterdam Light Festival Cruise at Leidsekade is located at the opposite of the Amsterdam American Hotel at Leidsekade 97. Take tram 1, 2 or 5 or bus 170/172 and get off at Leidseplein. By tram, it will take you slightly longer than by bus. If you choose to arrive by car, you can reach this location through the Spuistraat.

- Some of the pictures on this page are an impression of the last edition -