Netherlands Public Holidays 2026
The Netherlands has 9 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and ending with Boxing Day on 26 December 2026. Three well placed days of leave buy 12 days away from work in 2026, because three holidays sit exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DayNieuwjaar | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Good FridayRecognised in law, but unlike Easter Monday or Ascension it is not a paid day off in every collective agreement. | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Easter MondayTweede paasdag | Monday | Public holiday | |
| King's DayKoningsdag | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Liberation DayA 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. | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Ascension DayHemelvaartsdag | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Whit MondayTweede pinksterdag | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Christmas DayKerstmis | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Boxing DayTweede kerstdag | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The newest check behind a Netherlands entry, against the source named in the corrections log.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with 4 corrections applied to Netherlands. See what we changed.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
Expect the most closures around April (3 holidays), so schedule deliveries and appointments with that in mind. One of them falls on a weekend in 2026, so it is worth checking whether that day is made up during the week. Below you will find the full 2026 list for the Netherlands, sorted by date, with the weekday marked for quick planning. We track national holidays only, leaving out regional variations, so the list stays consistent and easy to compare with other countries.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does the Netherlands have in 2026?
The Netherlands has 9 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and the last is Boxing Day on 26 December 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in the Netherlands?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in the Netherlands in 2026?
In 2026, New Year's Day in the Netherlands is on 1 January 2026.
Are regional holidays included for the Netherlands?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of the Netherlands are listed separately on the Netherlands holiday hub, together with the provinces that observe them.
Do the Netherlands holiday dates change from 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. Four of the 9 holidays in 2026 sit on a moving rule (linked to easter), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Good Friday on 3 April 2026, Easter Monday on 6 April 2026 and Ascension Day on 14 May 2026, plus 1 more.
How far ahead is the Netherlands calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The holidays are set in law rather than announced year by year, so the dates repeat predictably. What can still change is a law amendment, a one-off holiday declared for a national event, and the exact day of any holiday on the Islamic calendar, which is confirmed by moon sighting. This table also applies 4 corrections to the underlying open dataset, each checked against the legislation. The full list with sources is on the Netherlands holiday hub.
Which Netherlands holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2026. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Netherlands holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Netherlands with other countries in the same year, see the 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for Netherlands
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Netherlands public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Netherlands 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend on their own, and where a single day of leave turns a holiday into a four day break. That is on the Netherlands long weekends page for 2026, alongside how many working days 2026 actually has once weekends and holidays come out. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.