Netherlands Events and Festivals

10/01/2009 - 10/31/2009Amsterdam Marathon

This popular sporting event has been held every year since 1975 and draws bigger crowds year on year. Nearly 200,000 spectators crowd the streets and canals to watch the athletes, with a further 10,000 inside the Olympic Stadium, to witness the start and the finish of the race. Predictably, the course is a flat one and although it changes from year to year, it usually includes the nature reserves on both sides of the river Amstel, the Maritime Museum, the historic canals lined with gabled houses, Rijksmuseum and the leafy acres of the Vondelpark, which features twice on the circuit. In addition to the full marathon course, there is also a half marathon, an Echo 5km run, a Youth 2.5km Run and a Good Morning Run.