Amsterdam Light Festival Canal Cruise 🌟 Smidtje Canal Cruises Amsterdam

Amsterdam Light Festival Canal Cruise 🌟

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Boarding location: Anne Frank House

Experience the Amsterdam Light Festival from the water during a 75-minute cruise past the light artworks! Board at the Anne Frank House and sail comfortably on a heated, covered boat with a toilet on board. Enjoy the fantastic view from the lounge back deck or through the panoramic skylight. The official audio guide in Dutch and English tells you everything about the light artworks. Perfect for the most beautiful photos and a unique evening!

EDITION 15
From 26.11.2026 until 17.01.2027, Amsterdam’s canals will serve as a canvas for (inter)national artists. Discover the brand new route and celebrate 15 years of light art in Amsterdam with us!

From €29.75 per ticket

Book your tickets online to ensure yourself a seat on board

What is Amsterdam Light Festival?

Amsterdam Light Festival is an art festival featuring unique light art that you can experience every year by boat, bicycle, or on foot. The organization’s mission is “to use the universal language of light art in public spaces to connect and enrich people.”

Twenty light artworks by international artists show what we preserve and leave behind. From monumental installations to personal stories. The temporary installations disappear, but remain as memories. Find more information about the Amsterdam Light Festival here.

Including

75-minute cruise
Heated & covered boat
Toilet on board
Lounge on the back deck for the best views and the most beautiful photos
Panoramic skylight
Audio guide in Dutch and English
Covered boarding location at the Anne Frank House
Friendly skippers with unique stories

Excluding

Drinks and snacks (can be purchased in advance at the café next the boarding location)

FAQs

On busy days and during the weekend, especially during the Christmas holidays, the cruise may run late. Please take this into account if you have any reservations after the cruise.

We recommend that you arrive at the boarding location at least half an hour in advance. Opposite our jetty is our café, “Smidtje Canal Café de Dialoog.” Here you can wait indoors and stay dry in case of rain, and use the restroom. You can also buy snacks and drinks to take with you on the cruise. It is not possible to buy these on board.

This is not possible on board. However, opposite our jetty is our café, “Smidtje Canal Café Dialoog.” Here you can buy snacks and drinks to take with you on the cruise. You can also wait here in the dry and use the toilet if it rains.

To board, you have to climb a few steps. Therefore, it can be difficult for people with reduced mobility to board.