Holiday Camps in Amsterdam
five school breaks a year — someone has to fill themDay camps and holiday programmes for children in and around Amsterdam, week by week, with the dates, ages and prices in one place.
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Autumn break is on now 10–18 Oct in regio Noord · 11 camps in this break
Holiday camps near Amsterdam
This is a young section and we would rather say so than pad it. Every camp here is one we have checked runs a genuine holiday programme — not a venue that happens to be open in August.
Run this camp or venue? Claim your page — it’s free, and you keep the details up to date yourself.
Camp weeks you can book right now
Straight from the camps themselves. Prices are per child for the week — the exact figure depends on the age group and the hours you choose.
Bricks & Robots LEGO® Robotics holiday camp — 12–15 October 2026
Ages5.5–12 Times09:00 – 16:30 LocationBricks & Robots, Amsterdam LanguageDutch / English ActivitiesLEGO® Education robotics — building and visual block-based programming Book this week Full detailsLittle Star Fitness autumn camp — 12–16 October 2026
Ages4–9 Times09:00 – 15:00 or 09:00 – 17:00 LocationLittle Star Fitness, Amsterdam LanguageEnglish ActivitiesCircus skills, multi-sport, nutrition education, arts & crafts, judo and dance From €285 Book this week Full detailsAllpadel Kids Racket Camp — 12–14 October 2026
Ages7–13 TimesMon–Tue 09:15 – 15:30, Wed 09:30 – 12:30 LocationAllpadel, Amsterdam LanguageDutch / English ActivitiesPadel, squash and table tennis FoodLunch and unlimited healthy drinks included From €186 Book this week Full detailsTrampoline & parkour/freerunning camps at VROG — 12–13 and 15–16 October 2026
Ages7–9 and 10–13 Times09:30 – 16:00 (drop-off from 09:15) LocationVROG AMSTERDAM, Amsterdam LanguageDutch ActivitiesTrampoline & trampotricks, parkour and freerunning, mini football and basketball in the airtrack arena From €140 Book this week Full detailsFall Camp
Ages4–9 Times09:00 – 17:00 LocationWOW Family Center, Amsterdam South LanguageDutch / English ActivitiesArt, science, music & movement, indoor and outdoor play FoodSnacks included, lunch not included From €425 Book this week Full detailsDutch school holidays, 2026–2027
The Netherlands staggers its school holidays across three regions so the whole country is not on the motorway at once. This table is set to Amsterdam (Regio Noord) by default — pick another region below and it re-highlights.
| Break | NoordYours Amsterdam (Regio Noord) | MiddenYours Utrecht, Gelderland & more | ZuidYours Brabant, Limburg & Zeeland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn break Herfstvakantie One week off, and the first real test of the year. | 10 – 18 October 2026 | 17 – 25 October 2026 | 17 – 25 October 2026 |
| Christmas break Kerstvakantie Two weeks, same dates nationwide. | 19 December 2026 – 3 January 2027 Same dates in all three regions. | ||
| Spring break Voorjaarsvakantie The one week where the regions really diverge. | 20 – 28 February 2027 | 20 – 28 February 2027 | 13 – 21 February 2027 |
| May break Meivakantie Nationwide, and it swallows King's Day. | 24 April – 2 May 2027 The advisory week is nationwide — but many schools take a second week, often through about 9 May. Check your school's own calendar. | ||
| Summer break Zomervakantie Six weeks. This is the one camps are booked for. | 10 July – 22 August 2027 | 17 July – 29 August 2027 | 24 July – 5 September 2027 |
The advisory week is nationwide — but many schools take a second week, often through about 9 May. Check your school's own calendar.
These are the government's advisory dates. Individual schools may shift a week with their board's approval, so check your school's own calendar before you book anything non-refundable. Source: rijksoverheid.nl.
The things nobody explains at the school gate
The four questions we are asked most — including the one about kinderopvangtoeslag that most families get wrong.
What is the difference between a BSO and a holiday camp?
A BSO (buitenschoolse opvang) is registered after-school childcare, and most run vakantieopvang through the school breaks for children already on their books. A holiday camp is usually a private activity week — sport, science, art, drama — at one venue, open to anyone. The differences that matter: a BSO carries an LRK registration number and most camps do not, BSO hours are built around a working day, and a camp week is built around an activity.
Does kinderopvangtoeslag apply to a holiday camp?
Usually not. Kinderopvangtoeslag is childcare benefit, not camp benefit: it is paid towards registered childcare. Holiday care through a registered BSO normally falls inside that; a private activity camp generally does not, however childcare-shaped it looks. Ask the provider for their LRK number — if they cannot produce one, treat the price as the price. Rates and rules change every year, so check your own situation on belastingdienst.nl/toeslagen before you count on a contribution.
What ages are holiday camps for?
Most take children from about 4 to 12, split into two or three age groups. Ask for the age band of the week you are booking rather than of the venue: a place that runs baby classes and teenage football camps has both numbers on its website, and only one of them is about your child's week.
What if my child does not speak Dutch yet?
Plenty of camps around Amsterdam run in English, in Dutch, or comfortably in both — but ask two separate questions, because they have different answers: what language are instructions given in, and what language do the children speak to each other? A camp built around an activity carries a new arrival far better than one built around conversation. Say so when you book.
More questions? Read the camp guide
General information for parents, not legal, financial or childcare advice — rules, dates and allowances change, so confirm the details with the camp, your school and the Belastingdienst before you book.
Run a holiday camp? List it free.
We are building this section deliberately — a short list of camps we can stand behind rather than a long one nobody trusts. If you run holiday programmes for children anywhere around Amsterdam, we would like you on it.
- Free to list, no commission on your own bookings
- Add each camp week with its own dates and prices
- Reach parents already searching for the exact week
Know a camp your kids loved?
Tell us and we will go and get them. Half of what ends up on this page starts as a parent saying "you should have the one we used in July".
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We are adding camps across the Netherlands as they come on. Pick the break you are trying to cover and we will tell you when there is something new in it.
Reading for the week before
What we have written about camps and filling a Dutch school break.
Still have a week to fill?
School Holidays Activity Guide
Our day-by-day guide to filling a school break in Amsterdam without spending a fortune or leaving the house at dawn.
What's on this week
One-off workshops, shows and family days — the things that fill the days a camp does not cover.
All the places
Playgrounds, museums, farms, pools and the rest of the directory — for the rainy Tuesday nobody planned for.
