Oosterpark

Ok park in the working class neighborhood of Oost is nice to stroll around during the day. Ideal for picnicking or people watching. However, you may want to avoid it past sundown, it gets a bit sketchy.

Good for all of the free facilities!
I like this park as it’s not as busy as Vondelpark and there are much less cyclists, which make it easier to run with your pooch. There are also several playgrounds which are nice for making your own outdoor gym.
It’s not my favorite but they’re in the middle of renovations to make it bigger and more beautiful so it just might move up on my list!
Plus, the park has two free tennis courts as well as a basketball court, which are generally free in the daytime. A great find!

Über den Park an sich kann ich gar nicht so viel Berichten, ausser das er sehr gepflegt wirkt, sehr breite Wege zu spazieren gehen hat und scheinbar auch rege genutzt wird.
Durch Zufall gingen wir in diesen Park, da wir von unserem Hotel aus Musik hörten und dachten, das hier ein Konzert stattfinden müsste.
Dem war auch so!
An einem Sonntagnachmittag gab es hier den Ballroom in the Park.
Ein nicht wirklich kleines Orchester spielte hier zum Tanze auf und dieses Angebot wurde von vielem Paaren dankbar angenommen.
Es gab Quickstep, Walzer, Cha Cha und Langsamen Walzer. Dazu und als Unterstützung für die Anfänger lief eine Dame mit Headset durch die Reihen und zählte fleißig den Takt und die Schrittkombinationen an.
Als nach einer Stunde das Tanzspektakel vorbei war, spielte das Orchester alleine auf.
Klassische Stücke von Bach, aber auch zeitlose Stücke wie «Das ist die Berliner Luft».
Welche Überraschung als dann auch noch eine Dame ans Mikro trat und deutsches Liedgut anstimmte.
Da gab es Chello von Udo Lindenberg, oder 99 Luftballons von Nena und noch einige andere Stücke.
Alles um uns herum stimmte lauthals mit ein und sang aus vollen Kehlen.
Wir waren wirklich überrascht. Scheinbar scheint deutsche Musik für die Einwohner Amsterdams ganz normal zu sein?!
Mehr als eine Stunde dauerte das Spektakel, welches schön und unterhaltsam zu gleich war.
Dieses Veranstaltungsreihe findet in regelmässigen Abständen immer wieder im het Oosterpark statt.

J’adore this park!
It’s really quite lovely and in my neighborhood. I stroll through often just to get a little slice of ‘nature’ in the city.
The park is a great size and lots of little areas carved out for different activities: soccer, yoga, running, tai chi, you name it — it’s going on there.
There are tennis courts, a skate park, rollerblading area, kids areas, lakes, bridges, statues and lots of birds, ducks, jack rabbits, puppies running around.
Good spot for a stroll, run, bike or a picnic in the summer.

Basically my backyard, the oosterpark is a very nice break from the city in the midst of the city. Go for a walk, play a little tennis or enjoy the birds and the bees. Several bootcamp classes at night keeps the park from becoming a no go area as it lacks lightning and overdoes weirdo’s when it gets dark (bringing a strong male pal is most probably the safest solution). Still a wonderful park!

I really like this park. It is wide and spacious and so nice in summer. Cycling through here is also much nicer than through Vondelpark; not as much tourists and not as much people in general. Still, it can get pretty crowded when the weather is nice, but in a good way. Oosterpark is very gezellig! Around the park are also nice bars located like De Biertuin and Bar Bukowski.

If you ever wonder where the homeless drunks are hanging out, swing by this park.

Not sure if it was the mushrooms but my friend and I had a blast roaming around this park during a trip to Amsterdam a few years ago. Stayed for hours or at least it seemed like hours.

Oosterpark is on the east side of Amsterdam. It’s located behind the Tropenmuseum, which is recognize as one Amsterdam leading museum. I use to enjoy waking up to do regular jogs around the park in the morning. I lived on Prins Hendrikkada, so it was an ideal jog for me from my place. Oosterpark is a great park for jogs, walks and picnics.
Once I started doing daily jogs in this park, then it finally hit me that Amsterdam was truly going to be my new home. It’s a great place to enjoy one of the many green spaces in Amsterdam. What drew me in about this park was it’s beautiful stretched out grassy fields that are surrounded by lovely bridges and ponds.
This unique park contains several monuments in recognition of the Dutch place in history. Oosterpark attracts mostly locals and some visitors. This diverse park is also noted for Amsterdam popular“Roots Festival” in the summer. However like every park it attracts. bums, so don’t let that deter you from enjoying the park. Oosterpark welcomes all… so please do enjoy!