No, this isn’t a gay festival, it’s the celebration of the Queen of Holland’s birthday on April 30th. Her birthday actually falls on a different day, but who cares? This is the biggest party day of the year as the whole country wears orange, goes nuts and gets very drunk. They say two million people fill the streets of Amsterdam, making it impossible to get around. You’d be amazed to see what transpires. Amsterdam is one big party and the debris takes days for huge crews to clean up the ankle deep trash. Holland also turns into a big flea market as this is the one day of the year when every Dutchman, woman and child cleans out their junk and places it on the street for everyone to see and buy (hopefully). What a scene!

Guess what? They also celebrate Queen’s Day in Canada!