Amsterdam night mayor Freek Wallagh has announced that some 20 nightclubs and bars are organising an afterparty on the A10 ring road as part of the city’s 750^th birthday celebrations on Saturday, June 21.

“It’s a bit of a cliché, but Amsterdam 750 is not complete without the night,” Wallagh said in Het Parool. “With an afterparty programme featuring lots of bars and nightclubs, we can show that the night is really part of the city, and put the people who work then in the spotlight.”

Wallagh believes that people will not be ready to go home following the day’s festivities on the A10 which include music, sports, theatre, dance and even a temporary forest on the normally traffic-laden road road.

“Knowing Amsterdammers, many people will want to continue,” he says. “That is possible in one of the participating nightclubs or bars.”

Wallagh will also be organising a dance parade during the day on the highway, 15 kilometres of which will be car-free for the party, which takes place on the longest day of the year.

Big night names
Among the bars and clubs participating will be the Melkweg, city beach club Kaap, The Pool Bar and Café Pollux, and more are expected to join in.

The Melkweg is organising a special edition with only Amsterdam artists from the hip-hop and R&B party Encore. Community centre and kitchen De Sering will provide not only a meal, but a night exhibition, Humans of Amsterdam.

“Each participant gives substance to how they want to give something to the city,” says Wallagh. That, he says, will ensure the programme’s diversity. “There is bound to be something fun for everyone.”

Also expect music trucks, including a punk rock one hosted by Wap Shoo Wap and the Pyxls collective.