{
  "meta": {
    "dataset": "HolidayGrid national public holidays",
    "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
    "generatedAt": "2026-07-27",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "HolidayGrid (https://holidaygrid.net), CC BY 4.0",
    "sourceDataset": "https://github.com/commenthol/date-holidays",
    "sourceLicense": "ISC and CC BY 3.0",
    "documentation": "https://holidaygrid.net/data",
    "countingRule": "A holiday moved off a weekend is counted once, on the day it is observed. Totals therefore match official government counts and are lower than on sites that list both the original date and its replacement."
  },
  "country": {
    "countryCode": "NL",
    "slug": "netherlands",
    "name": "Netherlands",
    "demonym": "Dutch",
    "region": "Europe",
    "dateFormat": "D MMMM YYYY",
    "url": "https://holidaygrid.net/holidays/netherlands",
    "correctionCount": 4,
    "verifiedOn": "2026-07-27",
    "years": [
      2025,
      2026,
      2027
    ]
  },
  "holidays": {
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      {
        "date": "2025-01-01",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "New Year's Day",
        "localName": "Nieuwjaar",
        "weekday": "Wednesday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-04-18",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Good Friday",
        "weekday": "Friday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "easter",
        "moves": true,
        "scope": "national",
        "corrected": {
          "kind": "add",
          "source": "https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0002448/",
          "citation": "Algemene termijnenwet, artikel 3 lid 2"
        },
        "note": "Recognised in law, but unlike Easter Monday or Ascension it is not a paid day off in every collective agreement."
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-04-21",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Easter Monday",
        "localName": "Tweede paasdag",
        "weekday": "Monday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "easter",
        "moves": true,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-04-26",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "King's Day",
        "localName": "Koningsdag",
        "weekday": "Saturday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed-observed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-05-05",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Liberation Day",
        "weekday": "Monday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national",
        "corrected": {
          "kind": "add",
          "source": "https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0002448/",
          "citation": "Algemene termijnenwet, artikel 3 lid 1"
        },
        "note": "A recognised national holiday every year. Whether it is a paid day off depends on the collective agreement, and for many sectors that is only in lustrum years."
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-05-29",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Ascension Day",
        "localName": "Hemelvaartsdag",
        "weekday": "Thursday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "easter",
        "moves": true,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-06-09",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Whit Monday",
        "localName": "Tweede pinksterdag",
        "weekday": "Monday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "easter",
        "moves": true,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-12-25",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Christmas Day",
        "localName": "Kerstmis",
        "weekday": "Thursday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-12-26",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Boxing Day",
        "localName": "Tweede kerstdag",
        "weekday": "Friday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national"
      }
    ],
    "2026": [
      {
        "date": "2026-01-01",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "New Year's Day",
        "localName": "Nieuwjaar",
        "weekday": "Thursday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-04-03",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Good Friday",
        "weekday": "Friday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "easter",
        "moves": true,
        "scope": "national",
        "corrected": {
          "kind": "add",
          "source": "https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0002448/",
          "citation": "Algemene termijnenwet, artikel 3 lid 2"
        },
        "note": "Recognised in law, but unlike Easter Monday or Ascension it is not a paid day off in every collective agreement."
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-04-06",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Easter Monday",
        "localName": "Tweede paasdag",
        "weekday": "Monday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "easter",
        "moves": true,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-04-27",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "King's Day",
        "localName": "Koningsdag",
        "weekday": "Monday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed-observed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Liberation Day",
        "weekday": "Tuesday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national",
        "corrected": {
          "kind": "add",
          "source": "https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0002448/",
          "citation": "Algemene termijnenwet, artikel 3 lid 1"
        },
        "note": "A recognised national holiday every year. Whether it is a paid day off depends on the collective agreement, and for many sectors that is only in lustrum years."
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-05-14",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Ascension Day",
        "localName": "Hemelvaartsdag",
        "weekday": "Thursday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "easter",
        "moves": true,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-05-25",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Whit Monday",
        "localName": "Tweede pinksterdag",
        "weekday": "Monday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "easter",
        "moves": true,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-12-25",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Christmas Day",
        "localName": "Kerstmis",
        "weekday": "Friday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-12-26",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Boxing Day",
        "localName": "Tweede kerstdag",
        "weekday": "Saturday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national"
      }
    ],
    "2027": [
      {
        "date": "2027-01-01",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "New Year's Day",
        "localName": "Nieuwjaar",
        "weekday": "Friday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2027-03-26",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Good Friday",
        "weekday": "Friday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "easter",
        "moves": true,
        "scope": "national",
        "corrected": {
          "kind": "add",
          "source": "https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0002448/",
          "citation": "Algemene termijnenwet, artikel 3 lid 2"
        },
        "note": "Recognised in law, but unlike Easter Monday or Ascension it is not a paid day off in every collective agreement."
      },
      {
        "date": "2027-03-29",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Easter Monday",
        "localName": "Tweede paasdag",
        "weekday": "Monday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "easter",
        "moves": true,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2027-04-27",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "King's Day",
        "localName": "Koningsdag",
        "weekday": "Tuesday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed-observed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2027-05-05",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Liberation Day",
        "weekday": "Wednesday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national",
        "corrected": {
          "kind": "add",
          "source": "https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0002448/",
          "citation": "Algemene termijnenwet, artikel 3 lid 1"
        },
        "note": "A recognised national holiday every year. Whether it is a paid day off depends on the collective agreement, and for many sectors that is only in lustrum years."
      },
      {
        "date": "2027-05-06",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Ascension Day",
        "localName": "Hemelvaartsdag",
        "weekday": "Thursday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "easter",
        "moves": true,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2027-05-17",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Whit Monday",
        "localName": "Tweede pinksterdag",
        "weekday": "Monday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "easter",
        "moves": true,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2027-12-25",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Christmas Day",
        "localName": "Kerstmis",
        "weekday": "Saturday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national"
      },
      {
        "date": "2027-12-26",
        "days": 1,
        "name": "Boxing Day",
        "localName": "Tweede kerstdag",
        "weekday": "Sunday",
        "type": "Public holiday",
        "movingRule": "fixed",
        "moves": false,
        "scope": "national"
      }
    ]
  }
}