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Public holidays in Netherlands 2026

Netherlands has 10 public holidays in 2026, 7 on working days.

Next: Eerste kerstdag (Christmas Day), Friday, 25 December 2026in 71 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Netherlands in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanThuNieuwjaarsdagNew Year's Day287 days ago
3 AprFriGoede vrijdagGood Friday195 days ago
5 AprSunWeekendEerste paasdagEaster Sunday193 days ago
6 AprMonTweede paasdagEaster Monday192 days ago
27 AprMonKoningsdagKing's Day171 days ago
14 MayThuHemelvaartsdagAscension Day154 days ago
24 MaySunWeekendEerste pinksterdagPentecost144 days ago
25 MayMonTweede pinksterdagPentecost Monday143 days ago
25 DecFriEerste kerstdagChristmas Dayin 71 days
26 DecSatWeekendTweede kerstdagSecond Day of Christmasin 72 days

At a glance

Netherlands in 2026

01Public holidays

10 days

7 on working days, 3 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

4 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Eerste kerstdag (Christmas Day)

Friday, 25 December 2026 · in 71 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Fri, 3 Apr – Mon, 6 Apr

    4 days offGood Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday

  • Sat, 25 Apr – Mon, 27 Apr

    3 days offKing's Day

  • Sat, 23 May – Mon, 25 May

    3 days offPentecost · Pentecost Monday

  • Fri, 25 Dec – Sun, 27 Dec

    3 days offChristmas Day · Second Day of Christmas

Long weekends in Netherlands 2026Bridge days in Netherlands 2026

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

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Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Netherlands in 2026
DateHolidayTypeWhere
5 MayTueBevrijdingsdagLiberation DayOptionalNationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; NonWorkingDays built these tables from it on 15 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Amsterdam.

✓ Checked against Government.nl: official public holidays 2026 and 2027 on 15 October 2026.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Netherlands have in 2026?

Netherlands has 10 days of national public holidays in 2026, 7 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Netherlands?

Eerste kerstdag (Christmas Day), on Friday, 25 December 2026.

How many long weekends does Netherlands have in 2026?

4: Fri, 3 Apr – Mon, 6 Apr (Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday); Sat, 25 Apr – Mon, 27 Apr (King's Day); Sat, 23 May – Mon, 25 May (Pentecost, Pentecost Monday); Fri, 25 Dec – Sun, 27 Dec (Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas).

Which public holidays in Netherlands fall on a weekend in 2026?

Eerste paasdag (Easter Sunday), Sunday, 5 April 2026; Eerste pinksterdag (Pentecost), Sunday, 24 May 2026; Tweede kerstdag (Second Day of Christmas), Saturday, 26 December 2026.