Concrete barriers have been installed around Javaplein in Amsterdam-Oost ahead of Pride Oost, a street festival celebrating local diversity. The event runs from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Wednesday and will feature market stalls, live music, and food vendors.

A spokesperson for Mayor Halsema said the decision to place the barriers was not directly linked to last Saturday’s attack on Pride in Berlin. “We are carrying out the measures the mayor announced: taking extra precautions where needed. A security assessment is conducted continuously,” the spokesperson said. He did not provide details about possible additional security measures for Saturday’s Canal Parade.

In Berlin, a man drove a van into a crowd attending Pride celebrations in Tiergarten before attacking people with a knife. The incident left one person dead and 29 others injured. Police shot and killed the suspect on Sunday after authorities said he may have been motivated by Islamist extremism.

Hoorn’s Pride Walk will be moved from its traditional August date during the town’s annual fair to October this year, following concerns raised by organizers about safety. In a letter to the municipal council, alderman Dennis Boutkan said participants had reported feeling unsafe during previous editions, including incidents where people were insulted and objects were thrown at them.

Hoorn held its first Pride Walk in 2017, and the annual event has traditionally taken place on Pink Monday during the town’s fair. In recent years, organizers have made changes to the route to make participants feel safer and more comfortable. The march is also accompanied by municipal enforcement officers and members of Roze in Blauw, the police network supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

The Pride Walk organizers want to consider whether “a different setting would better suit the event’s purpose and atmosphere,” alderman Boutkan wrote. As a result, this year’s march will move to October during Rainbow Week, coinciding with Coming Out Day on October 11. Boutkan said ensuring participants feel safe and preventing incidents are key reasons for the change. He added that Pink Monday at the Hoorn Fair will still go ahead as planned.