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Netherlands holidays 2026
How many public holidays does Netherlands get in 2026? There are 9 nationwide holidays, plus 2 regional or optional dates. The year opens with Nieuwjaarsdag (1. Januar, a Donnerstag) and closes with Tweede Kerstdag (26. Dezember). The full table is below.
Every Netherlands holiday in 2026
| Date | Weekday | Local name | English name | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Januar | Donnerstag | Nieuwjaarsdag | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 3. April | Freitag | Goede Vrijdag | Good Friday | Nationwide, optional |
| 5. April | Sonntag | Eerste Paasdag | Easter Sunday | Nationwide |
| 6. April | Montag | Tweede Paasdag | Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| 27. April | Montag | Koningsdag | King's Day | Nationwide |
| 5. Mai | Dienstag | Bevrijdingsdag | Liberation Day | Nationwide, optional |
| 14. Mai | Donnerstag | Hemelvaartsdag | Ascension Day | Nationwide |
| 24. Mai | Sonntag | Eerste Pinksterdag | Pentecost | Nationwide |
| 25. Mai | Montag | Tweede Pinksterdag | Whit Monday | Nationwide |
| 25. Dezember | Freitag | Eerste Kerstdag | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| 26. Dezember | Samstag | Tweede Kerstdag | St. Stephen's Day | Nationwide |
Long weekends in 2026: 4 built in
- Tweede Paasdag (Easter Monday) falls on a Montag, 6. April: three days off in a row.
- Koningsdag (King's Day) falls on a Montag, 27. April: three days off in a row.
- Tweede Pinksterdag (Whit Monday) falls on a Montag, 25. Mai: three days off in a row.
- Eerste Kerstdag (Christmas Day) falls on a Freitag, 25. Dezember: three days off in a row.
On top of those, 2 dates land on a Tuesday or Thursday (Nieuwjaarsdag, 1. Januar; Hemelvaartsdag, 14. Mai): one bridge day turns each into a four day break.
What makes the Netherlands calendar unique
Every country celebrates some New Year; the Netherlands signature lives in the other dates: Koningsdag (King's Day, 27. April), present in only 4 countries; Eerste Pinksterdag (Pentecost, 24. Mai), present in only 25 countries; Hemelvaartsdag (Ascension Day, 14. Mai), present in only 44 countries. The longest dry spell of the year runs from Tweede Pinksterdag (25. Mai) to Eerste Kerstdag (25. Dezember): 214 straight days without a single nationwide holiday. In 2027, there will be 9 nationwide holidays and Koningsdag will fall on a Dienstag (27. April).
Source: Nager.Date (MIT), snapshot of 2026-07-09. Regional and municipal holidays vary by state, province and city and may not appear here; movable dates and last minute decrees also reshape the calendar. Check the local official gazette before planning travel or payroll.
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