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Enjoy the performances at Vondelpark Open Air Theatre

With around 10 million visitors each year, Vondelpark is the largest and the most famous city park in Amsterdam. The park was launched in 1865 as a horseback riding and strolling park named Nieuwe Park. The name Vondelpark was adopted in 1867 when a statue of Dutch poet Joost van den Vondel was situated into the park.

Located in the south of Leidseplein and quite near of the Rijksmuseum, Stedelijk Museum and Van Gogh Museum, is visited by locals and tourists alike where people enjoy a sunny day, dog-walking, jogging, roller-skating, listening to music, people-watching, or just lazing about in grass. Free concerts are given at the open-air theatre or in the summer at the park’s bandstand. Other attractions are the statue of the poet Vondel, the cast iron music dome, the Groot Melkhuis with playground for children, and the Film museum with its popular terrace.

Every year the Vondelpark Open Air Theatre stages a large number of performances during June, July and August. The open-air theater takes place in Vondelpark five days a week, near the entrance from Eeghenstraat and the entry is free.

Vondelpark has special attraction for kids as it has six play areas and one large playground near Groot Melkhuis. It also has the facility of skates on rent and between 15 May and 15 September, the open air-theatre stages free children’s shows on Wednesday afternoon. The Filmmuseum offer performances for children on Wednesday and Sunday afternoons.