Public Holidays in Netherlands — 2028
There are 11 public holidays in Netherlands in 2028 — 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 7 month(s) have none at all.
The longest dry spell runs 203 days, from Monday, June 5, 2028 to Monday, December 25, 2028; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
5 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
- 8
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- April (4)
- Longest gap
- 203 days
- Capital
- Amsterdam
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Nieuwjaarsdag |
| Fri, Apr 14 | Friday | Good Friday | Goede Vrijdag |
| Sun, Apr 16 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Eerste Paasdag |
| Mon, Apr 17 | Monday | Easter Monday | Tweede Paasdag |
| Thu, Apr 27 | Thursday | King's Day | Koningsdag |
| Fri, May 5 | Friday | Liberation Day | Bevrijdingsdag |
| Thu, May 25 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Hemelvaartsdag |
| Sun, Jun 4 | Sunday | Pentecost | Eerste Pinksterdag |
| Mon, Jun 5 | Monday | Whit Monday | Tweede Pinksterdag |
| Mon, Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Eerste Kerstdag |
| Tue, Dec 26 | Tuesday | St. Stephen's Day | Tweede Kerstdag |
How many public holidays does Netherlands have in 2028?
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 2028?
Nieuwjaarsdag on Saturday, January 1, 2028. The last one of the year is Tweede Kerstdag on Tuesday, December 26, 2028.
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 2028?
Between Monday, June 5, 2028 and Monday, December 25, 2028 — 203 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2028 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 11 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.