{"id":3638,"date":"2026-09-01T09:09:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T07:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canalsofamsterdam.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=3638"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:09:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T07:09:46","slug":"kwaku-summer-festival-2026","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/canalsofamsterdam.com\/nl\/event\/kwaku-summer-festival-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwaku Summer Festival 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Het Kwaku Summer Festival is Amsterdams grote viering van Caribische, Surinaamse en Afrikaanse cultuur. Van 11 juli tot en met 2 augustus 2027 vullen vier feestelijke weekenden het Nelson Mandelapark in Amsterdam Zuidoost met muziek, eten, sport en verbondenheid \u2013 in totaal zo&#8217;n 300.000 bezoekers.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-wat-kun-je-verwachten\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wat kun je verwachten<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kwaku groeide van een buurtvoetbaltoernooi in de jaren zeventig uit tot een van de grootste multiculturele festivals van Europa. Vandaag combineert het liveconcerten (reggae, dancehall, hiphop, kaseko en meer), het legendarische Kwaku-voetbaltoernooi, kinderprogramma&#8217;s en een van de beste eetmarkten van het land \u2013 van Surinaamse roti en pom tot Ghanese jollof en Antilliaanse stoofschotels.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-programmahoogtepunten\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programmahoogtepunten<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vier weekenden met themadagen, waaronder familiedag, ladies day en het grote finaleweekend<\/li>\n<li>Livemuziek op meerdere podia, van lokale helden tot internationale sterren<\/li>\n<li>Het beroemde food village \u2013 kom met honger, ga voldaan naar huis<\/li>\n<li>Het Kwaku-voetbaltoernooi, het kloppend hart van het festival sinds dag \u00e9\u00e9n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"h-praktische-informatie\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Praktische informatie<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Data: weekenden van 11 juli t\/m 2 augustus 2027<\/li>\n<li>Locatie: Nelson Mandelapark, Amsterdam Zuidoost<\/li>\n<li>Bereikbaarheid: metro 50\/54 naar station Bijlmer ArenA, daarna een korte wandeling<\/li>\n<li>Tickets: dagkaarten via de offici\u00eble website; de weekenden rond de finale zijn snel uitverkocht<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maak er een complete Amsterdamse dag van: breng de ochtend door in het centrum met een <a href=\"https:\/\/canalsofamsterdam.com\/nl\/rondvaart\/\">rondvaart<\/a> en neem daarna de metro naar het zuidoosten voor een middag vol Kwaku-sfeer.<\/p>\n<p><em>De hier getoonde data voor 2027 zijn gebaseerd op de gebruikelijke periode; de exacte data worden nog bevestigd door de organisatie.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Het Kwaku Summer Festival is Amsterdams grote viering van Caribische, Surinaamse en Afrikaanse cultuur. 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