Amsterdam fireworks shows called off due to heavy wind; Museumplein light show continues

The fireworks shows that were planned in Amsterdam on New Year's Eve have been called due to the strong wind. This was announced by the municipality. "Setting off fireworks can lead to unsafe situations, because the strong wind can blow the fireworks away, endangering the spectators and the environment."

This concerns the fireworks shows at Sloterplas, IJburg, Weesp, and Nelson Mandelapark. Two light shows at Museumplein will take place. It involves a children's show, which started at 6:45 p.m., and a big light show with live music at 10:30 p.m. On the square, a large clock will count down to the new year from 11:50 p.m. This can be followed live on RTL from 11:55 p.m.

The weather station, the KNMI, issued a code yellow for Noord-Holland and the Wadden area for New Year’s Eve due to heavy gusts of wind.

Other events scheduled to take place on New Year’s Eve have also been called off due to the wind. For example, the annual bonfires at the beaches in Scheveningen and Duindorp in The Hague were lit on Monday as a precaution, and several New Year’s sea swimming events that were set to take place on January 1 have been canceled.