5 August 2026
What is this?
During World Pride Amsterdam, 't Mandje and the Zeedijk neighbourhood community are hosting the Zeedijk Pride Stride — a community catwalk on the Zeedijk where everyone gets to show their new self, their true self, or their proud self.
Guided by an MC who tells your story, you walk the red carpet while the crowd cheers you on. Whether you're trans, queer, a longtime Wallengebied local, or just fiercely proud of something — you belong on this carpet.
Fashion. Community. Activism. Visibility. Especially now, when some expressions are under pressure — we choose to show up and be seen. 🌈
Join the walkWalk with us
To everyone who walks it and everyone who cheers. And to anyone who doesn't believe they belong: you do. Come, try, and be proud.
No sign-up needed — but we'd love to hear that you're joining, and anything you'd like us to know.
Follow @zeedijkpridestride — the first faces of the carpet drop here first.
🎧 DavidHe makes music. On 5 Aug, he makes the street bounce.
✨ Dressed byYour red carpet look is right here — @cream_spuistraat is dressing walkers for the 5th.
🌈 This couldMessage us and claim your moment on the red carpet →
Send us a photo, one line about why you walk, or a short reel — and we'll put you on this wall.
Want the MC to welcome you by name? Send us a message — that's all it takes.
No forms, no list, no email — just a message. We only use what you share to organise the event, and we delete it afterwards. Privacy note ↓
On the mic, behind the decks & on the vocals
Two voices on the mic, cheering every walker down the carpet and telling your story the way you want it told — one DJ giving every strut its soundtrack, and one singer lifting the whole Zeedijk in song.
Raisa Sambo is a project lead, moderator, trainer, speaker and podcast maker. With expertise in diversity, inclusion, social safety and intersectionality, she is known for her connecting style, her sharp questions and her gift for conversations that touch, inspire and open up new perspectives.
🎧 Binnenstebuiten podcast 📸 @raisa_sambo ▶ Meet your MC
Sass Zijlstra is a social culture professional with a passion for making radio and a love for connecting people, cultures, and communities. Straight from Red Light Jazz Radio, right here in the neighbourhood.
📻 Red Light Jazz Radio 📸 @grandmaster_sash ▶ Meet your MC
Luna Lorraine is an Amsterdam-based DJ moving between minimal house, hardgroove and dreamy soundscapes, with a touch of deep techno woven in. Her sets are driven by intuition: she reads the room, builds hypnotic layers and pulls you into a world that is both sensual and unexpected. Deep, sexy energy that stays with you long after the music stops.
📸 @lunalorraine
Margot is a singer, performer and vocal coach. Whether she’s on stage in a musical, at a wedding or with her Spice Girls tribute: for her, music is the way to bring people together.
Partners
Local shops donate looks so every walker can shine on the carpet — and neighbours lend a hand (and a chair). No budget needed, no dress code, just love.
Dressing walkers with love — donating looks for the red carpet, straight from Zeedijk 61, right next door.
Gender-affirming (shape)wear for every body — binders, bras, prosthetics and more, made with care in Amsterdam since 2004. So every walker fits their look, and their look fits them.
Vintage treasure trove on the Spuistraat — dressing walkers with one-of-a-kind pieces, because nothing shines on a red carpet like a look with a past life.
Amsterdam’s vintage institution is opening its racks for the Stride — decades of style to pick from, so every walker finds the era that fits their strut.
The neighbourhood’s own kringloop — second-hand gems with a second life, proving the best red-carpet looks don’t need to be new, just loved.
Swap, don’t shop — Amsterdam’s circular fashion store where clothes change owners instead of ending up as waste. Giving looks a new walk on the carpet.
The Amsterdam sports label that builds clubhouses for refugees is lending the Stride a hand — because community, like sport, is a team effort.
Amsterdam’s medieval chapel-turned-event-venue, just off the Zeedijk, is lending us the chairs — so there’s a front row for everyone who’d rather cheer sitting down.
The studio behind Toekomstplek — Amsterdam’s mobile shade pavilion — brings shaded seating and the bar to the carpet, so you can cheer, sip and stay cool while the sun does its thing.
Amsterdam’s platform for sustainable fashion innovation brings the afzetpaaltjes — the posts that line the red carpet and keep the runway clear for every walker.
Got a shop, a rack, or a closet full of looks? Help dress a walker and get your name right here on this wall.
💬 Message @zeedijkpridestrideLocation
The red carpet runs along the Zeedijk, starting at café 't Mandje — one of the world's oldest gay bars, open since 1927 and still going strong.
Easy to reach by metro, tram and bus. Nieuwmarkt station is a 2-minute walk.
📍 Zeedijk 63, 1012 AS Amsterdam · Open in Maps ↗
Schedule
Come early, meet the community, grab a drink, and soak in the atmosphere. The red carpet is being rolled out.
One by one, walkers take the carpet. The MC introduces each person — who you are, why you're here, and what you're proud of. The crowd is yours.
After the walk, we head inside and celebrate together at 't Mandje — one of the world's oldest gay bars, right here on the Zeedijk since 1927.
A note from the organiser
"I started the Stride because I believe nobody should have to hide who they are. But this event doesn't belong to me — it belongs to everyone who walks, everyone who cheers, and every shop that dresses a walker with love. See you on the carpet." — Iris Dicke · Zeedijk local · 🌹 Roze Ambtenaren · City of Amsterdam
Zeedijk Pride Stride, 2026 · papercut collage by Piet Paris
About the illustration
It was made by Piet Paris — a fashion illustrator from Amsterdam who has spent over thirty years drawing people at their most elegant, with scissors, paper and love. Piet gave the Zeedijk Stride her Pride. On 5 August the carpet is waiting for the real thing: you.
📸 @piet.paris
Behind the lens
The street photography on this site is the work of Jo Avelyn Grey (she/her) — a trans-femme street photographer, technologist and community volunteer, originally from Florida and now at home in Amsterdam. Jo is one of the handful of transgender Americans who fled the United States in 2025 to seek political asylum in the Netherlands, after the current American regime’s threats against the transgender community (NSPM-7). Because of her unique immigration situation she is still fighting for her right to remain — but in the meantime she has found peace and purpose in her photographic art, one honest frame of the neighbourhood at a time.
📷 jogrey.nl
Photograph by jogrey
The fine print
This website doesn't track you. There are no cookies, no analytics, no advertising pixels and no third-party trackers. We don't log your visit, and we don't build any profile of you.
The only personal data we ever receive is what you choose to send us when you message us:
Don't want to share anything at all? You don't have to. The event takes place on the public street — just turn up and watch. No sign-up needed.
Responsible organiser & data contact:
Iris Dicke
Contact:
ZeedijkPrideStride@proton.me
The event:
Zeedijk Pride Stride — a free community red-carpet event on the Zeedijk, 5 August 2026, 18:30–21:00, part of WorldPride Amsterdam 2026.
Organised by:
Iris Dicke (Roze Ambtenaren Netwerk) together with café 't Mandje and the Zeedijk neighbourhood community.
Questions about your data, the event, or anything else? Iris is the person to write to at the address above and will personally handle any request.
Last updated · June 2026
