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Public holidays in Netherlands, 2026

Netherlands observes 11 public holidays in 2026. 3 of them land on a Saturday or Sunday, leaving 8 that actually cut into the working week.

11holidays listed

8fall on a weekday

3fall on a weekend

11distinct dates

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Holidays by month, 2026

Calendar view, 2026

January

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01 New Year's Day

February

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March

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April

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03 Good Friday
05 Easter Sunday
06 Easter Monday
27 King's Day

May

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05 Liberation Day
14 Ascension Day
24 Pentecost
25 Whit Monday

June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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25 Christmas Day
26 St. Stephen's Day

Public holiday Today (2026-10-26) Weekend

Full list

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
2026-01-01	Thursday	New Year's Day	Nieuwjaarsdag
2026-04-03	Friday	Good Friday	Goede Vrijdag
2026-04-05	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Eerste Paasdag
2026-04-06	Monday	Easter Monday	Tweede Paasdag
2026-04-27	Monday	King's Day	Koningsdag
2026-05-05	Tuesday	Liberation Day	Bevrijdingsdag
2026-05-14	Thursday	Ascension Day	Hemelvaartsdag
2026-05-24	Sunday	Pentecost	Eerste Pinksterdag
2026-05-25	Monday	Whit Monday	Tweede Pinksterdag
2026-12-25	Friday	Christmas Day	Eerste Kerstdag
2026-12-26	Saturday	St. Stephen's Day	Tweede Kerstdag

Planning notes for 2026

Saturday and Sunday form the standard weekend here. Where a holiday sits next to a weekend, expect offices and banks to run short staff on the days in between.

Other years: 2025 2027. Country overview: Netherlands holidays hub. Count business days with the working days calculator.

Source: compiled from the Nager.Date public holiday dataset, which traces each entry back to official government publications. Data pulled 2026-10-26. Regional holidays below national level may not appear in this national list.