Public Holidays in Netherlands — 2026
There are 11 public holidays in Netherlands in 2026 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
3 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 8 genuine days off work.
The calendar clusters: April alone holds 4 of them, while 8 month(s) have none at all.
The longest dry spell runs 214 days, from Monday, May 25, 2026 to Friday, December 25, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
5 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 3 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Netherlands sits in Western Europe, is run from Amsterdam, pays in Euro, and has about 17.1M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 11
- Days off work
- 8
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- April (4)
- Longest gap
- 214 days
- Capital
- Amsterdam
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Nieuwjaarsdag |
| Fri, Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Goede Vrijdag |
| Sun, Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Eerste Paasdag |
| Mon, Apr 6 | Monday | Easter Monday | Tweede Paasdag |
| Mon, Apr 27 | Monday | King's Day | Koningsdag |
| Tue, May 5 | Tuesday | Liberation Day | Bevrijdingsdag |
| Thu, May 14 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Hemelvaartsdag |
| Sun, May 24 | Sunday | Pentecost | Eerste Pinksterdag |
| Mon, May 25 | Monday | Whit Monday | Tweede Pinksterdag |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Eerste Kerstdag |
| Sat, Dec 26 | Saturday | St. Stephen's Day | Tweede Kerstdag |
How many public holidays does Netherlands have in 2026?
11 — of which 8 fall on a working day and 3 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Netherlands in 2026?
Nieuwjaarsdag on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The last one of the year is Tweede Kerstdag on Saturday, December 26, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Netherlands?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Netherlands in 2026?
Between Monday, May 25, 2026 and Friday, December 25, 2026 — 214 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 11 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.