Gay cruise bars and "gay play" parties
Cruise bars and clubs
Club Church in Kerkstraat has different fetish nights from Wednesday till Sunday, underwear, naked, leather, sportswear etc.
Most other cruise bars and clubs are located in or around the Warmoesstraat.
The bars here usually get started around midnight (and Sunday afternoon).
Before that you can go to the Web, Cuckoosnest or Spijker Bar. These places already get started in the early afternoon each day, and are quite busy after working hours.
Every Sunday afternoon there are cruise and play parties in the Warmoesstraat, sometimes at Club Fuxxx and always at the Church.
Less frequent are Wasteland (gay / straight fetish party, about twice a year), XXXLeather in club Church and the annual Leather Pride parties for the Get Ruff weekend.
Cruising outdoors and parks
Cruising in the parks happens after dark in the Oosterpark (east of Amsterdam) and the Vondelpark. AYOR of course. After dark no police checks but be very careful about robbery etc.
South of Amsterdam is the Nieuwe Meer, with car cruising going on. During the summer this is also a clothing-optional gay recreation area with lots of cruising in the bushes.
Gay cruise bars and clubs
ArgosWarmoesstraat 95
Bar Argos is the oldest gay leather bar in Amsterdam. The bar was recently renovated and extended. [...]
Club ChurchKerkstraat 52
Church is a very popular gay dance & cruise club at the Kerkstraat (near Leidsestraat). [...]
Club FuxxxWarmoesstraat 96
Club Fuxxx is a gay cruise and dance club at Warmoesstraat in Amsterdam. It's located in the building of former famous club Cockring. [...]
Cuckoo' s NestNieuwezijds Kolk 6
Cuckoo' s Nest is a small gay bar... with a huge play area in the basement. There is a labyrinth with different types of cabins. [...]
Dirty DicksWarmoesstraat 86
Dirty Dicks, the sleazy bar at the Warmoesstraat has been completely renovated May 2013 and with new staff. [...]
EagleWarmoesstraat 90
Gay cruise bar in the Warmoesstraat. In the weekend the coat check is open sometimes, otherwise you can use the coat check at the bar on the ground floor. [...]
SpijkerKerkstraat 4
Popular bar with a local crowd in their thirties. Pool table, fireplace, fresh flowers on the bar and two TV's, one showing cartoons and the other showing hardcore gay action movies :-) Upstairs you'll find one of the smallest dark rooms in town. [...]
Gay play, fetish and cruise party
Club ChurchKerkstraat 52
Church is a very popular gay dance & cruise club at the Kerkstraat (near Leidsestraat). [...]
Raamstraat 33
Every first Saturday of the month the Thermos Day Sauna is host to the Dikke Maatjes Sauna. [...]
Warmoesstraat 96
Horsemen and Knights is the big willy gay play and cruise party, in the afternoon. [...]
Warmoesstraat 96
Nude Club Amsterdam is as the name implies a nude gay cruise and play party once a month on Sunday afternoon. [...]
RUFF! is the main party of the Amsterdam Leather Pride / Get RUFF! and with that a worthy successor of the infamous Playgrounds parties. [...]
Nassaukade 120
Erotic cafe and club with regular men-only play nights (every Monday). "A busy and very active night" for gay and bisexual men only! Dress Code: men's underwear/shorts, one piece only. [...]
Hemkade 48, Zaandam
Wasteland is the wildest party on earth. Europe’s most notorious straight / gay mixed fetish fantasy extravaganza welcomes you and fetishionistas from all over the globe to the North Sea Venue. [...]
XXXLeather - Club ChurchKerkstraat 52
Men-only gay fetish, dance and cruise party. Home base is club Church, sometimes they have parties at other locations aswell. [...]
Gay cinemas
Warmoesstraat 92
Gay cinema with couches and a large screen. The cinema entrance is in the back of the Adonis Cinema adult shop. [...]
Spuistraat 21
Formerly known as4Men and AmsterdamGayshop, the shop is now under new management and called Amsterdam Gay Zone. [...]
Gay cruisingareas
Anton Schleperspad Amsterdam
The Nieuwe Meer is the biggest cruising area in Amsterdam. 24x7 cruising here. Recently, local administrators tried to prohibit cruising activities by having huge great cows wandering about there. [...]
Next to Tropenmuseum
The Oosterpark gets cruisy after dark, mostly at the east side of the lake. Some guys walk around, others go by bike. [...]
Vondelpark
The best park to hang out a bit in during the day. A busy cruising spot at night is the Rozentuin (Rose Garden) in the middle of the park (AYOR).