Amsterdam New Years Eve 2014

Fireworks, Events, Live Stream, Webcams, Parties, Hotels

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 31 December 2013, Midnight

What more can you say about Amsterdam as a venue for celebrating New Years Eve? The legendary Dutch party capital offers quite literally something for everyone, from the awe inspiring fireworks that can be viewed on the famous Museumplein to a wide range of top hotels, fine dining restaurants and coffee shops, bars, cabaret and shows with a variety and range few places anywhere on the planet can match!

When it comes to New Years Eve fireworks, the people of the Netherlands absolutely love to watch them. So much so that the whole of the country is covered in private displays all night starting from around 6pm until well into the following day. To gain the best vantage point for viewing the fireworks on the Amstel River, some of the best views are available from Magere Brug. The streets and the squares all teem with revellers in this compact city of fun.

Amsterdam's largest annual countdown will take place this year in front of the Rijksmuseum on Museumplein, a large grassed square in the museum quarter of the city. The free event starts at 21:30 and continues until after midnight and attracts huge crowds of party-goers so it is advisable to get there very early to secure yourself a prime viewing vantage point. Elsewhere, the popular Amsterdam club night TIKTAK hosts a New Year’s Eve event at the Heineken Music Hall. The Heineken Music Hall is a concert hall located near the Amsterdam ArenA. Its main purpose is to serve as a podium for pop concerts for big audiences.

For a somewhat more cultural experience, and to make the most of your time in the city over the holiday period, Amsterdam has a number of very famous museuems, located primarly, and appropriately on the Museumplein, which translates literally as Museum Square. Among the most popular are the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum, House of Bols Cocktail & Genever Experience and Coster Diamonds.

Amsterdam is also famous for its symphony orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, which is housed at the Concertgebouw, adjacent to the Museumplein. This particular concert hall is regarded by many as having some of best acoustics in the world, although in the interests of impartiality it should probably be noted that in the world of concert halls this doesn't exactly qualify as a unique claim!

Places to watch live online:

Amsterdam webcams

Amsterdam offers a wide range of accommodation options, from budget hostels with a shared room and bathroom to high top end 5 Star establishments. You can check availability and book local hotels here.

We would love to hear feedback from anyone who has visited Amsterdam on NYE and would like to share their experiences.

Also if you know of any events or parties we don't yet have listed, whether it's something you're attending or organising, please let us know and we'll be happy to update the page.