Stay near the Centrum & Leidseplein
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Each October the Amsterdam Dance Event turns the whole city into a festival - 500,000 attendees from 140+ countries across hundreds of venues, the largest electronic-music event of its kind. The rest of the year Amsterdam keeps a deep club scene, with several venues holding 24-hour licences.
The party scene
ADE in October is the headline - hundreds of venues, the global industry in town. Year-round, the 24-hour-licensed clubs (Shelter, De School's successors, Marktkantine) and the legendary Melkweg and Paradiso carry it. Leidseplein and the Centrum are the busy nightlife squares.
When to go
Year-round city nightlife, with the October ADE week as the unmistakable peak and New Year close behind. Summer adds festivals and open-air events.
■ Peak season ▣ Shoulder □ Off-season
Getting there & things to do
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