Public holidays in the Netherlands
The Netherlands has 9 public holidays in 2026.
These are the official public holidays of the Netherlands. Dutch law gives no automatic right to a day off on them — your collective agreement (cao) or employment contract decides.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January Thursday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 5 April Sunday | Easter Sunday Public holiday |
| 6 April Monday | Easter Monday Public holiday |
| 27 April Monday | King's Day Public holiday |
| 14 May Thursday | Ascension Day Public holiday |
| 24 May Sunday | Pentecost Public holiday |
| 25 May Monday | Whit Monday Public holiday |
| 25 December Friday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
| 26 December Saturday | Boxing Day Public holiday |
Other days in 2026
Not statutory days off, but worth knowing.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 3 April Friday | Good Friday Not a statutory day offAn official holiday, but whether you get the day off depends on your collective agreement (cao) or contract. |
| 4 May Monday | Remembrance of the Dead Observance |
| 5 May Tuesday | Liberation Day Not a statutory day offAn official holiday; many collective agreements give a paid day off only every five years (2025, 2030). |
| 10 May Sunday | Mother's Day Observance |
| 21 June Sunday | Father's Day Observance |
| 15 September Tuesday | Prince's Day Observance |
| 11 November Wednesday | Saint Martin Observance |
| 5 December Saturday | St Nicholas' Eve Observance |
| 15 December Tuesday | Kingdom Day Observance |
| 31 December Thursday | New Year's Eve ObservanceNot an official holiday. |
Public holidays in 2027
The Netherlands has 9 public holidays in 2027. See 2027 in full.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January Friday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 28 March Sunday | Easter Sunday Public holiday |
| 29 March Monday | Easter Monday Public holiday |
| 27 April Tuesday | King's Day Public holiday |
| 6 May Thursday | Ascension Day Public holiday |
| 16 May Sunday | Pentecost Public holiday |
| 17 May Monday | Whit Monday Public holiday |
| 25 December Saturday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
| 26 December Sunday | Boxing Day Public holiday |
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Holiday data from date-holidays by commenthol, based on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; our lists are shared under the same licence. Checked against the official source: ondernemersplein.overheid.nl. Holidays can change — confirm with your employer or an official source. All sources.