Editing Rotterdam (section)

==Yearly events==
Rotterdam hosts several annual events unique to the city. It hosts the ''Zomercarnaval'' (Summer carnaval), the second-largest Caribbean carnival in Europe, originally called the Antillean carnival. Other events include: North Sea Jazz Festival, the largest Jazz festival in Europe, and a three-day long maritime extravaganza called the World Port Days celebrating the Port of Rotterdam.

*January: [[Six-day racing|'Zesdaagse van Rotterdam']] – Rotterdam Ahoy
*January: [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]]<ref>{{cite web |title=International Film Festival official website |url=http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/en/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022074032/http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/en/index.html |archive-date=22 October 2006 |access-date=15 May 2008}}</ref>
*February:
**[[Rotterdam Open]] ABN AMRO ATP 500 Tennis Tournament – Rotterdam Ahoy
**Art Rotterdam – international art fair at Van Nellefabriek
*April–June:
**[[Rotterdam Marathon]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Rotterdam Marathon official website |url=http://www.rotterdammarathon.nl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004073720/http://rotterdammarathon.nl/ |archive-date=4 October 2006 |access-date=15 May 2008}}</ref>
**[[Poetry International Web|Poetry International]]
**[[Koningsdag|Koningsdag Festival]] (27 April)<ref>{{cite web |title=KoninginnedagFestival official website |url=http://www.koninginnedag.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509083546/http://www.koninginnedag.com/ |archive-date=9 May 2008 |access-date=15 May 2008}}</ref>
**CHIO (Concours Hippique International Officiel) Rotterdam<ref>{{cite web |title=CHIO Rotterdam &#124; CHIO Rotterdam |url=https://chio.nl/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521010049/https://www.chio.nl/ |archive-date=21 May 2020 |access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>
**[[Roparun]]
*July:
**[[North Sea Jazz Festival]] (second weekend of July)
**[[Summer Carnival]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Zomer Carnival official website |url=http://www.zomercarnaval.com/index.php?lang=eng |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030722083735/http://www.zomercarnaval.com/index.php?lang=eng |archive-date=22 July 2003 |access-date=15 May 2008}}</ref>
*August:
**Pleinbioscoop<ref>{{cite web |title=Pleinbioscoop official website |url=http://www.pleinbioscoop.nl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929220640/http://www.pleinbioscoop.nl/ |archive-date=29 September 2007 |access-date=15 May 2008}}</ref>
**Dag van de Romantische Muziek (Romantic music festival)
**[[Rotterdam Rave]] Festival
*September:
**[[The World Port Days]]<ref>{{cite web |title=World Port Day (Rotterdam) official website (in Dutch and English) |url=http://www.wereldhavendagen.nl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416234422/http://www.wereldhavendagen.nl/ |archive-date=16 April 2008 |access-date=15 May 2008}}</ref>
*November/December (Last weekend before 5 December ([[Sinterklaas]]))
**Boterletterwedstrijden (Sailing regatta for International classes)<ref>{{cite web |title=Boterletter |url=https://www.rzv.nl/wedstrijdzeilen/boterletter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326234016/http://www.rzv.nl/wedstrijdzeilen/boterletter/ |archive-date=26 March 2017 |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref>