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7/01/2009 - 8/31/2009Kwakoe Festival
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
The popular Kwakoe Festival is Amsterdam's biggest multicultural festival and the main festive event of the Surinamese black and African community. Kwakoe attracts thousands of visitors to the Bijlmerpark show ground over six summer weekends for a programme of live music, dancing, film screenings, sports, informative events, discussions and many varieties of ethnic food. A different theme is chosen each year and this is reflected in the music and performances. Increasingly popular, Kwakoe has drawn crowds of up to a million people in recent years.
Themes:
Theatre & Film
, Entertainment
, Culture
, Sport
, Exhibitions
, Dance
, Food & Drink
, Music
Hours: 1200-2100.
Cost: Free.
Where: Bijlmerpark
Off Goolseweg in southeast of city, 8km (5 miles) from Central Station
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Getting there:
Underground: Line 54 from Central Station to Bijlmer stop. Walk the remaining distance to Bijlmerpark or take the free shuttle bus.
Contact Information:
Kwakoe Secretariat
No postal address available
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)20 416 0893.
Email: info@kwakoe.nl
Website: www.kwakoe.nl
