to do

GOING OUT
Blijburg, Muiderlaan 1: Blijburg is everything: beach, restaurant, bar, disco, stage, festival area, shop, yoga school, flea market and so much more.Often parties at night.
Lighthouse, Krijn Taconiskade 432: bar and restaurant with a view on the harbour. Jazz on Thursday and wine tasting on Friday.
N.A.P., Krijn Taconiskade 124: fantastic restaurant and bar with a view on the harbour. Often has a dj on Saturday evening.
Dok48, Krijn Taconiskade 328: bar and restaurant with a view on the harbor. Often has parties on Saturday.

ENJOY THE WATER
Canoe club Kano op IJburg
Ferry to fort island Pampus
Sailing club Watersportvereniging IJburg
Surfing club Surfcenter IJburg Swimming at Blijburg beach
Water sports club Wakeboardschool Wake2wake

WITH KIDS
Blijburg, Muiderlaan 1: Blijburg beach and its beach club; kids can play on the beach and a part of the menu is adapted to kids.
Pannenkoek en zo, Taconiskade 406: pancakes are traditional Dutch kids' food.
Praq, IJdijk 8 (Zeeburgereiland): kids restaurant in Waaidorp (fan village), housed in a bright red shed, kids can play inside and outside this restaurant.
There are many nice shops for kids.
Kids can play in the park Diemerpark, with a little beach.
There is a playground at Joris Ivensplein (Haveneiland) and a wooden playground at Navigatiepad (Steigereiland).

WALKING ROUTES
Walking tour in IJburg: print the map for a walking tour at IJburg.
GR12 path: walk to Paris, starting from Amsterdam Central Station, through Flevopark in East and Diemerpark at IJburg.
Waterkeringpad also follows the former Zuiderzee, a route between Amsterdam Central Station, Zeeburg, IJburg, Maxis, Muiden, Muiderberg, Naarden, Oud Valkeveen and Huizen.
Zuiderzeepad crosses Diemerpark and shows you the old banks of the Zuiderzee, which used to be a sea, but is a lake now, since it is separated from the sea by a dike.

MONTH AND WEEK CALENDER:
* Thursday night dinner with jazz music at The Lighthouse
* Friday 10 am yoga at Blijburg beach (summer only)
* Friday afternoon drinks in The Lighthouse
* Friday afternoon drinks at Blijburg
* Almost every Saturday a party at Blijburg
* Sunday 17h jazz jam sessions at Blijburg
* Last Sunday of the month flee market at Blijburg Beach (summer only)

YEAR CALENDER 
* April 30th: Amsterdam IJburg Queens day
* June: fair
* July: beach festival Costa del Sol
* July: Amsterdam International Fashion Week Downtown
* September: theater festival Spektakel op IJburg
* September: interior design festival Elle Inside Design
* November: Arrival of Santa Claus in the harbor