What started out as a football tournament of mainly Suriname teams more than 30 years ago has now become one of Amsterdam's largest events: the Kwakoe Festival. Originally a purely Suriname party, in recent years the influence of the Dutch Antilles and Africa have been increasing as the population of Amsterdam South East, the immigrant rich area of the city, has been diversifying.
Football matches are still held during the six weekends that the festival is held, but the main attraction is food: barbecued ribs, Suriname hindustani roti duck and javanese saoto soup, African baked fish and Parbo Beer are staple foods. A delicious taste of the Dutch Caribbean and Africa!
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