Public Holidays in Netherlands 2026

11 days off · open Nager.Date data · updated automatically

Netherlands

11 public holidays in 2026 · 11 across the whole country
Next day off: Christmas Day · Friday, 25 December 2026 · 57 days away

Total days off 2026

11 national · 0 state/regional

Busiest month

April

4 holidays inside one month

Most frequent weekday

Monday

3 holidays fall on this day

Every public holiday in Netherlands 2026

Date	Day	Celebration	Scope	Type
2026-01-01	Thursday	Nieuwjaarsdag (New Year's Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-04-03	Friday	Goede Vrijdag (Good Friday)	Whole country	School, Authorities, Observance
2026-04-05	Sunday	Eerste Paasdag (Easter Sunday)	Whole country	Public
2026-04-06	Monday	Tweede Paasdag (Easter Monday)	Whole country	Public
2026-04-27	Monday	Koningsdag (King's Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-05	Tuesday	Bevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day)	Whole country	School, Authorities
2026-05-14	Thursday	Hemelvaartsdag (Ascension Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-24	Sunday	Eerste Pinksterdag (Pentecost)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-25	Monday	Tweede Pinksterdag (Whit Monday)	Whole country	Public
2026-12-25	Friday	Eerste Kerstdag (Christmas Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-12-26	Saturday	Tweede Kerstdag (St. Stephen's Day)	Whole country	Public

Long weekends in Netherlands 2026

Period	Starts	Days	Bridge day
1 Jan – 4 Jan	Thursday	4 days	2026-01-02
4 Apr – 6 Apr	Saturday	3 days	Automatic
25 Apr – 27 Apr	Saturday	3 days	Automatic
14 May – 17 May	Thursday	4 days	2026-05-15
23 May – 25 May	Saturday	3 days	Automatic
25 Dec – 27 Dec	Friday	3 days	Automatic

Planning leave in Netherlands

Netherlands gives 11 public days off in 2026 — all of them nationwide. The longest weekend run this year is 4 days (1 Jan – 4 Jan). The busiest month is April, and holidays land most often on a Monday — two facts that are enough to decide when a ticket must be bought early.

Countries with multi-faith calendars usually have «moving» holidays (Eid al-Fitr, Easter, Chinese New Year, Diwali) whose dates change every year, so check the table a year ahead before booking school holidays.

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