King's Day 2023 theme: 'We are all kings & queens

The municipality of Rotterdam has announced the theme of King's Day 2023. The theme of the party on 27 April is “We are all kings & queens”, which forms the common thread of the festive program for the celebration in Rotterdam.

People could vote for their favorite theme through the website of the municipality of Rotterdam. Almost 2000 votes were cast for one of the three themes. The themes were also presented to a diverse group of 500 Dutch people.

The theme "We are all kings & queens" received 50 percent of the votes and was especially favored by young people. The other themes were "world port, world citizens" and "the street belongs to everyone."

The Dutch Royal Family will also come to Rotterdam in 2023 for the official celebration of King's Day. King Willem-Alexander will take part in the festivities and a special program in the port city to mark the annual celebration of his birthday on 27 April.