Public holidays in Netherlands 2026
11 public holidays this year
25
Dec
Next public holiday
Eerste Kerstdag
Friday · December 25, 2026
in 213 days
Full calendar
- 1JanNieuwjaarsdagNew Year's DayThursday · January 1Public
- 3AprGoede VrijdagGood FridayFriday · April 3SchoolAuthoritiesObservance
- 5AprEerste PaasdagEaster SundaySunday · April 5Public
- 6AprTweede PaasdagEaster MondayMonday · April 6Public
- 27AprKoningsdagKing's DayMonday · April 27Public
- 5MayBevrijdingsdagLiberation DayTuesday · May 5SchoolAuthorities
- 14MayHemelvaartsdagAscension DayThursday · May 14Public
- 24MayEerste PinksterdagPentecostSunday · May 24Public
- 25MayTweede PinksterdagWhit MondayMonday · May 25Public
- 25DecEerste KerstdagChristmas DayFriday · December 25Public
- 26DecTweede KerstdagSt. Stephen's DaySaturday · December 26Public
Stats
11
Total holidays
3
Possible long weekends (Tue/Thu)
3
Holidays falling on a weekend
About local holidays
The Netherlands has few official holidays (Algemeen erkende feestdagen) but the King grants extra days in practice. Koningsdag (April 27, King Willem-Alexander's birthday) drowns Amsterdam and the country in orange. Bevrijdingsdag (May 5) marks the 1945 liberation but is only an official holiday every five years. Easter, Pentecost and Ascension are off; Sinterklaas (Dec 5) isn't a holiday but offices close early. Christmas and Second Christmas Day (Dec 26) close the year.