Information

The Amsterdam Winter Paradise will be open from 17 December 2025 to 3 January 2026.

You’ll find opening hours here.

The attractions and the outdoor area close at 22:00. The queues at the attractions close earlier based on crowds. Our entrance gate closes one hour before closing time.

Please note that different opening hours are indicated below:

• On December 17, we open at 5:00 PM.
• On December 31 and January 1, the après-ski is closed.
• On December 31, we close earlier, at 8:00 PM.
• On January 1, we open at 10:00 AM.

Dress nice for the evening, it’s a party! Jogging trousers are not allowed from 6pm onwards.

The Amsterdam Winter Paradise is for all ages! Children up and including 2 years old of age get free admission.

Please note that the Après-ski is 21+.

Under 18 NO alcohol will be served. Just turned 18 and don’t feel like showing your ID? Then get an 18+ band at the Information Desk.

Dress nice for the evening, it’s a party! No sweatpants are allowed from 6 p.m. onwards.

Address

Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs takes place in and around the Amsterdam RAI. For the exact location and how to get there, you can consult Google Maps. The entrance is located at the Europaplein.

Address: Europaplein 24, 1078 GZ Amsterdam.

Traveling to The Amsterdam Winter Paradise? GVB gets you there affordably!

This year, GVB is once again the proud transport partner of The Amsterdam Winter Paradise, which means exclusive benefits for our visitors!

Enjoy extra discounts on GVB tickets and travel by tram, bus, or metro to RAI Amsterdam.
The winter fun starts on the way there!

Why travel with GVB?
✔️ Affordable & fast
✔️ No parking hassles
✔️ Sustainable
✔️ Direct access to the coziest winter experience in the Netherlands

Leave the car at home, hop on GVB, and let yourself be transported to a world full of ice fun, lights, winter treats, and warm gezelligheid. Grab your discount here!

With Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs, we are aware that we can reduce our impact on the environment and we do so by the following points, among others.

• Christmas trees are composted.
• Decorations are made and reused for 5 years!
• There will be no flyering.
• Hospitality uses bio disposables for serving food.
• Wood is collected separately and collected by an artist who can make other things with it.
• Coffee grounds are collected and reused for growing mushrooms. 
• We work together with local restaurants/entrepreneurs to stimulate the local economy.
• Cloths that we can no longer use are collected and made into new clothing for third world countries and people with small budgets.
• The Cinema is completely furnished with discarded furniture, which we give a second life here. 
• We are a cashless event, so everyone pays by debit card and no coins are used.
• We operate a cup recylcle system. When ordering your first drink, you pay €0.10 for your first cup. On your next order, you return the cup and receive your drink in a new cup. This way, we ensure that all plastic cups are returned and there is no litter of plastic.

We are working with arrival times this year to spread the crowds. This means you buy a ticket to get to the ultimate winter experience within a specific time slot. This will ensure a more spread out entry of visitors during the day.

The Amsterdam Winter Paradise is wheelchair accessible.

Wheelchairs are not available for loan on location. Visitors should therefore bring their own wheelchair.

There are gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options on site. 

Do you need to bring medication for medical reasons? Of course you may. In some cases, you may be asked to store the medication at the emergency room.

• Children up to and including 2 years of age receive free admission.
• You may bring formula and baby food for your little one.
• A nursing and pump room is available on the RAI grounds. Please ask at the information desk for directions.

Bringing an umbrella is not allowed.