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🇳🇱 Netherlands public holidays 2026

Netherlands has 13 public holidays in 2026, plus 14 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is Second Day of Christmas on December 26.

8 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Netherlands in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayNieuwjaarsdagPublic holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
April 3FridayGood FridayGoede VrijdagObservance
April 5SundayEaster SundayEerste PaasdagPublic holiday
April 6MondayEaster MondayTweede PaasdagPublic holiday
April 27MondayKing's BirthdayPublic holiday
April 27MondayKing's DayKoningsdagPublic holiday
May 4MondayRemembrance DayObservance
May 5TuesdayLiberation DayBevrijdingsdagHoliday
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
May 14ThursdayAscension DayHemelvaartsdagPublic holiday
May 24SundayPentecostEerste PinksterdagPublic holiday
May 24SundayPentecost SundayPublic holiday
May 25MondayWhit MondayTweede PinksterdagPublic holiday
May 25MondayPentecost MondayPublic holiday
June 21SundayFather's DayObservance
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
July 1WednesdayKeti KotiObservance
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
December 5SaturdaySt Nicholas' Eve/SinterklaasObservance
December 6SundaySt Nicholas' DayObservance
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveObservance
December 25FridayChristmas DayEerste KerstdagPublic holiday
December 26SaturdaySt. Stephen's DayTweede KerstdagPublic holiday
December 26SaturdaySecond Day of ChristmasPublic holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's EveObservance