May 13, 2026
Rollende Keukens is a free five-day food festival taking place right now in Amsterdam’s Westerpark, from Wednesday 13 to Sunday 17 May. More than 100 food trucks and 100 live acts have taken over the park, and if you’re in Amsterdam this week and haven’t been yet, here’s everything you need to know to make the most of it.
What is Rollende Keukens?
The Rollende Keukens has been organized by five Amsterdam families since 2008 and has always been free to attend. What started as a local neighbourhood event has grown into one of the largest open-air food festivals in Europe, but it still feels like a big street party. That’s the charm of Rollende Keukens. You don’t buy a ticket, you don’t follow a programme, you just walk in and wander.
The setup is simple: food trucks, bars, and stages are spread across the open field in Westerpark, next to the historic Westergasfabriek buildings. There’s no set route. You follow your nose, join whatever crowd looks interesting, and end up staying much longer than planned.
What food can you expect?
You’ll find something from pretty much every corner of the world – woodfired pizza, paella, Thai street food, grilled meat, empanadas and so much more. Dessert-wise, expect things like churros, homemade cakes and ice cream in more flavors than you need.Vegetarian and vegan options are well represented, you won’t struggle to find a full meal without meat. The full truck list isn’t published in advance, so do a lap first and you’ll spot what’s available.
One truck worth going out of your way for this year is run by chef Salma Barakat. Before coming to Amsterdam, she worked as a midwife in Gaza, now she runs pop-ups keeping Gazan food alive. Her dish this year is musakhan: charcoal-grilled chicken with sumac, braised onions and pine nuts on Palestinian flatbread with labneh.
For the meatlovers, we recommend the Birria tacos from Mi Mamita Taco and the arepas with meat from El Momento.
For drinks: this year the festival has ditched the big brewery partnership and gone with Homeland instead, a small independent brewer from Amsterdam. There’s also homemade sangria and an alcohol-free slush with passion fruit, pineapple and ginger if you want something different.
The smartest way to do it
Do a full lap before you commit to anything. The festival is big enough that you’ll miss things if you just buy from the first truck that smells good. Walk the whole site first, note what catches your eye, then go back for what you actually want.
Eat small portions from multiple trucks rather than one large meal from one place, that’s the whole point of the format. Share with whoever you’re with.
Go earlier in the day if you want shorter queues and space to sit. After 18:00 the atmosphere shifts towards an evening festival, still relaxed, but livelier. Both are good, just different.
Bring a blanket. Sitting on the grass is the most comfortable way to eat, and the park has plenty of space for it.
Dogs are welcome on site as long as they’re on a lead. If you’ve been before and still have your glass from a previous year, bring it, you can exchange it at the bar and won’t have to pay for a new one.
Prices
The entree to the festival is free.
The food can be a bit pricey, the arepas were around €12.50 and four birria tacos and a drink was €25. The portions are quite good and after the arepa and two tacos we were completely full. It’s for sure worth it, just keep in mind that you might spend around €35 each.
More important information
Opening hours
Wednesday 13 May: 13:00–23:00
Thursday 14 May: 12:00–23:00
Friday 15 May: 13:00–23:00
Saturday 16 May and Sunday 17 May: 12:00–23:00
Accesibility
The festival is wheelchair accessible, mats are laid across the main grass field so you can reach all kitchens, stages and bars.
There are two wheelchair-accessible toilets on site; ask at the info point near the entrance for locations.
Toilets
There are toilets on site also wheelchair accessible.
Lockers
Also available on site.