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Upcoming Events
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02 Aug 2026 10:00 PM Until 29 Aug 2026 10:00 PM
0Hi everyone,
This summer, Amsterdam belongs to two things close to the heart of everyone on this forum: Pride and rowing. From 25 July to 8 August the city hosts WorldPride Amsterdam, with the world-famous Canal Parade sailing through the canals on Saturday 1 August. And from 24 to 30 August, the World Rowing Championships come to the Bosbaan. If you're travelling here for either one — or both — we'd love to put you on the water yourself.
We're TopRow, a rowing centre right on the Amstel, about fifteen minutes from the centre of town. Inclusion isn't a slogan for us — it's part of the sport here. TopRow has sailed in the Canal Parade several times, and the Royal Dutch Rowing Federation was the first sports federation in the country to sail in Pride under its own flag — a public statement that rowing is a sport for everyone. This community is exactly who we had in mind when we built Experience Amsterdam.
Because it's such a special summer, we're offering Experience Amsterdam the whole month of August. You don't have to worry about a thing: your instructor steers the boat and tells you the story of the city while you row, and every trip finishes with a drink on our terrace on the Amstel.
Three ways to do it:
City Tour by Oar — for experienced rowers. A long, beautiful row through the canal ring, under the Magere Brug (the Skinny Bridge), past the Rijksmuseum, the Anne Frank House and more of the city's landmarks. Discover Amsterdam — for anyone who has never held an oar. Thirty minutes of instruction on shore, then a guided row on the Amstel past the Rijksmuseum and the Heineken building. No experience needed at all. A bit of both — travelling with a partner who doesn't row? We'll mix it, so the two of you get out on the water together and still see Amsterdam in a way a canal cruise can never match — because you're the one in the boat. Sessions run Monday to Friday at 13:00 and 15:00, in English, age 15 and up, from €62.25 per person.
There's no better way to remember a Pride or a World Championships than from the seat of a boat, on the same water the city grew up around.
All the details and booking are on our site: amsterdam.toprow.com. Come row with us — we'd love to see you out here.
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08 Aug 2026 03:00 PM Until 08:15 PM
0Dear Friend of HRCR, This is a reminder to RSVP for Harlem River Community Rowing's celebration of our 20-year anniversary! Based in upper Manhattan, HRCR provides no-cost access to the sport of rowing for all New Yorkers. Meet past and present club members, local community and business leaders, friends, family, and neighbors. When: Saturday, August 8, 2026 Where: Muscota Marsh, Inwood, 575 W 218th St, New York, NY 10034 Program: 11:00 a.m. | Event Starts 12:00 p.m. | Speeches 12:15 p.m. | Coaching Launch Christening - celebrate the naming of the motor boats our coaches use to travel alongside our rowing shells! 12:30 p.m. | Formal Photo Opp 1:00 p.m. | Muscota Marsh Scavenger Hunt, Food, and Music 2:00 p.m. | Official End Time Please RSVP by Friday July 31. If you have any questions about this event please email info@harlemrivercr.org. We look forward to celebrating with you! Harlem River Community Rowing "Rowing for all" harlemrivercr.org
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04 Aug 2016
Rowers are invited to enjoy a grand rowing tour along the canals of Amsterdam, held in conjunction with Europride 2016.
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Organized by Roeicentrum, gay and lesbian rowers (and their straight friends) are invited to join a special rowing tour through the center of Amsterdam. Participants will have an opportunity to see the areas and landmarks that played a role in the Amsterdam LGBT emancipation during the last century. Of course, rowers will also have a chance to see some of the many of the areas that Amsterdam can offer to its visitors.
Every tour will be presented in a relaxed manner so that you can enjoy the sights and sounds of Amsterdam but of course rowers will also have an opportunity to work on their rowing technique! Rowers will put to the water in classic European, wide beam C-boats. Participants can choose if they want to choose sweep or sculling rowing technique.
Two different tours will be offered: one for experienced rowers and one for novices and new-to-rowing folk. All tours are guided and coxed by an instructor from the Roeicentrum rowing centre.
Tickets for the rowing tour cost 25 euros and can be purchased here.
->BIG NOTE! When you click on the above link to register and pay for the rowing tour, the text on the page says tours, as in multiple tours. It would appear that tours will be offered every day from 28 – 31 July and on Thursday, 04 August. Look for the green blocks on the scheduling calendar. To select the August date, just click on the right arrow of the scheduling calendar. We have highlighted 04 August for this event because that is the best day to be on the canals and enjoy Amsterdam Gay Pride before the big canal parade on Saturday.
If you have any questions, just add a comment below this calendar event. Thanks! @jwvdwal
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