It was smooth sailing as tens of thousands celebrated love and equality.

The View From Amsterdam Pride, The World’s Only LGBT Parade On Water

This weekend wrapped up Amsterdam Pride with the celebration’s iconic flotilla procession down the Prinsengracht canal. The Canal Parade, which draws tens of thousands of spectators every year, is the world’s only waterborne Pride parade.

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Religious leaders joined the festivities, including French Imam Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed.

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Even Mayor Eberhard van der Laan got in on the fun.

The mayor of Amsterdam @eberhardvanderlaan has arrived! #canalparade #pride #pride #lgbt #amsterdam A post shared by Pride Amsterdam (@prideamsterdam) on Aug 6, 2016 at 3:56am PDT

Proud of our mayor @eberhardvanderlaan #europride #lgbt #pride #canalparade #europride2016 #amsterdam A post shared by Pride Amsterdam (@prideamsterdam) on Aug 6, 2016 at 12:14pm PDT

As did Amsterdam’s Westerkerk tower.

The Rainbow flag is back where it belongs; the Westerkerk ❤️ #europride #amsterdam #lgbt #pride #europride2016 picture by @philippevogelenzang A post shared by Pride Amsterdam (@prideamsterdam) on Aug 5, 2016 at 2:40pm PDT

Dutch retailer Albert Heijn renamed several of its “AH to go” shops as “AH to gay” during Pride to show support for the LGBT community.

Our ambassador Valentijn de Hingh is wearing a dress made from 72 flags, flags of countries where homosexuality is punishable by law. ‪#‎EuroPride‬ #europride2016 #pride #lgbt #amsterdam @valentijndehingh A post shared by Pride Amsterdam (@prideamsterdam) on Aug 5, 2016 at 9:19am PDT

And later joined Conchita Wurst at the parade.

Can't get over how much fun yesterday was #europride #europride2016 #ambassador #canalparade #lgbtpride A post shared by Valentijn De Hingh (@valentijndehingh) on Aug 7, 2016 at 3:08am PDT

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Security was increased for the event, which doubled as EuroPride 2016, in the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando and terror attacks in France, Germany and Belgium.

“We are extra alert. Many visible and invisible measures were already taken after earlier attacks in Belgium and France”, said a spokesperson for the mayor. “Gay Pride is an important event that is a symbol for freedom. Our aim is to let normal life continue as much as possible and not to live in fear.”

Below, more images from Amsterdam Pride.

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#gaypride #gay #love #friends #hugs A post shared by Mike van Amelsfoort (@mikevanamelsfoort) on Aug 7, 2016 at 5:35am PDT

#amsterdamgaypride2016 #amsterdam #gaypride #instaboy #gayboy #barcode #rainbow A post shared by Darek Radomski (@dariusz.rad) on Aug 7, 2016 at 4:39am PDT