Amsterdam Light Festival

Book your LOVERS canal cruise along of Amsterdam Light Festival! Amsterdam Light Festival is from 27-11-2025 to 18-11-2026.
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Amsterdam Light Festival

Amsterdam Light Festival will return from 27 November 2025 to 18 January 2026! The 14th edition will come with new artworks, specially made for the festival. The Amsterdam canals will be filled with light art, floating and dangling, and this beautiful scenery will be filled with bright shining pieces of art. There will be special routes for canal boats, and LOVERS canal cruises offers the most comfortable views of this spectacle.

The theme of this year's Amsterdam Light Festival artworks is Rituals. This theme fits perfectly with the 750th anniversary of the city of Amsterdam. Indeed, all over the world, light is a common feature of rituals, especially when it comes to celebrating and commemorating moments. There are fireworks at New Year's Eve, Easter fires, candles on birthday cakes, as well as candles in church.

Different types of tours

The best way to visit the festival is with an Amsterdam Light Festival cruise. LOVERS Canal Cruises offers two types of cruises during the festival. The most famous and popular cruise offers departs in front of Central Station. Here you will find the cosy hustle and bustle of the quay. You can also combine your Amsterdam Light Festival cruise with a regular cruise during the day-light hours or with a visit to the Moco Museum.

Book your tickets now!

The comfortable, modern and heated boats of LOVERS Canal Cruises provide an experience that you will not soon forget. All boats are provided with an audio guide in Dutch and English, so during the tour, you will also get information about the works of art and the artists who made them. Do not wait too long and book your Amsterdam Light Festival tickets now!

LOVERS Canal Cruises has been an Official Partner of the Amsterdam Light Festival for 12 years, we offer more options than any other canal company with different types of cruises and departure locations. And LOVERS Canal Cruise tickets can often be rescheduled or cancelled for free (up to 24 hours in advance).