Information

Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs is open from 17 December 2026 to 2 January 2027.

You can find the opening hours here.

The attractions, Winter Square, Wonder World and Snow Paradise close at 10 pm. Make sure you join the queue in good time for your time slot. Our entrance closes one hour before the event closes. Queues may close earlier, depending on waiting times. The music programme continues until closing time.

Please note these exceptions:

• We are closed on 31 December.
• We close at 11 pm on 20 and 27 December.
• The après-ski is closed on 24 and 25 December.
• We open at 10 am on 1 January.

Dress up for the evening — it’s a party! Jogging bottoms are not allowed from 6 pm onwards.

Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs takes place in and around RAI Amsterdam. See Google Maps for the location and directions. The entrance is on Europaplein.

Address: Europaplein 24, 1078 GZ Amsterdam.

Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs is for all ages! Children aged 2 and under enter for free.

Children aged 3 to 12 receive a €3 discount with a child ticket. Please bring valid ID.

Please note: the child rate applies only to arrival time slots before 2 pm. For time slots from 2 pm onwards, please select a regular ticket for children aged 3 to 12.

The après-ski is for visitors aged 21 and over.

Alcohol will not be served to anyone under 18.

Dress up for the evening — it’s a party! Jogging bottoms are not allowed from 6 pm onwards.

Umbrellas are not allowed.

We use arrival time slots to spread out visitor arrivals throughout the day. When buying a ticket, choose the time slot in which you would like to enter.

Please note: we use dynamic pricing. We recommend arriving early in the day, when tickets are cheapest and it is relatively quiet.

At Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs, we work to reduce our environmental impact in several ways:

• Christmas trees are composted.
• Decorations are made to be reused for five years.
• We do not distribute flyers.
• Food vendors use bio-based disposable tableware.
• Wood is collected separately and given to an artist to reuse creatively.
• Coffee grounds are collected and reused to grow mushrooms.
• We work with local food businesses and entrepreneurs to support the local economy.
• Fabrics we can no longer use are collected and made into clothing for people in developing countries and those on low incomes.
• The Cinema is furnished with discarded furniture, giving it a second life.
• We are a cashless event: visitors pay by card, so we do not use plastic payment tokens.
• We use a cup recycling system to collect plastic cups and prevent litter.

Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs is wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs are not available to borrow on site, so please bring your own.

Please note: not all attractions are suitable for wheelchair users.

Accessible toilets are available next to the information desk and in the Paradise of Lights.

Gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options are available to buy on site.

For other questions about food, please email us.

You may bring medication or medical aids that you need for medical reasons. We may ask for a doctor’s note, so please keep it with you or email us in advance to make arrangements.

• Children aged 2 and under enter for free.
• You may bring formula and baby food for your baby.
• Baby changing and breast-pumping facilities are available at RAI Amsterdam. Ask at the information desk for directions.