Public Holidays in Netherlands — 2027
There are 11 public holidays in Netherlands in 2027 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
4 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 7 genuine days off work.
The calendar clusters: May alone holds 4 of them, while 7 month(s) have none at all.
The longest dry spell runs 222 days, from Monday, May 17, 2027 to Saturday, December 25, 2027; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
4 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 2 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
- 7
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- May (4)
- Longest gap
- 222 days
- Capital
- Amsterdam
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | Nieuwjaarsdag |
| Fri, Mar 26 | Friday | Good Friday | Goede Vrijdag |
| Sun, Mar 28 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Eerste Paasdag |
| Mon, Mar 29 | Monday | Easter Monday | Tweede Paasdag |
| Tue, Apr 27 | Tuesday | King's Day | Koningsdag |
| Wed, May 5 | Wednesday | Liberation Day | Bevrijdingsdag |
| Thu, May 6 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Hemelvaartsdag |
| Sun, May 16 | Sunday | Pentecost | Eerste Pinksterdag |
| Mon, May 17 | Monday | Whit Monday | Tweede Pinksterdag |
| Sat, Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Eerste Kerstdag |
| Sun, Dec 26 | Sunday | St. Stephen's Day | Tweede Kerstdag |
How many public holidays does Netherlands have in 2027?
11 — of which 7 fall on a working day and 4 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Netherlands in 2027?
Nieuwjaarsdag on Friday, January 1, 2027. The last one of the year is Tweede Kerstdag on Sunday, December 26, 2027.
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 2027?
Between Monday, May 17, 2027 and Saturday, December 25, 2027 — 222 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2027 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 11 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.