Discover the complete list of holidays in Netherlands 2026, including all public holidays and important observances. Plan your year with accurate dates for Dutch holidays.
List of Holidays in Netherlands 2026
January 1 (Thursday) – New Year’s Day (Nieuwjaarsdag)
April 3 (Friday) – Good Friday (Goede Vrijdag)
April 5 (Sunday) – Easter Sunday (Pasen)
April 6 (Monday) – Easter Monday (Tweede Paasdag)
April 27 (Monday) – King’s Day (Koningsdag)
May 5 (Tuesday) – Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag)
May 14 (Thursday) – Ascension Day (Hemelvaartsdag)
May 24 (Sunday) – Pentecost / Whit Sunday (Pinksteren)
May 25 (Monday) – Whit Monday (Tweede Pinksterdag)
December 25 (Friday) – Christmas Day (Eerste Kerstdag)
December 26 (Saturday) – Boxing Day (Tweede Kerstdag)
Other Important Holidays in Netherlands 2026
- February 14 (Saturday) – Valentine’s Day (Valentijnsdag)
- February 15 (Sunday) – Carnival Sunday (Carnavalszondag)
- February 16 (Monday) – Carnival Monday (Carnavalsmaandag)
- February 17 (Tuesday) – Shrove Tuesday (Carnavalsdinsdag)
- February 18 (Wednesday) – Ash Wednesday (Aswoensdag)
- March 8 (Sunday) – International Women’s Day (Internationale Vrouwendag)
- March 17 (Tuesday) – Saint Patrick’s Day
- April 1 (Wednesday) – April Fools’ Day (1 April)
- May 4 (Monday) – Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking)
- May 10 (Sunday) – Mother’s Day (Moederdag)
- June 14 (Sunday) – Father’s Day (Vaderdag)
- June 21 (Sunday) – Summer Solstice (Midzomer)
- September 15 (Tuesday) – Prince’s Day (Prinsjesdag)
- September 22 (Tuesday) – Autumn Equinox (Herfst)
- October 3 (Saturday) – Leiden Relief Day (Leidens Ontzet)
- October 4 (Sunday) – World Animal Day (Werelddierendag)
- October 31 (Saturday) – Halloween
- November 11 (Wednesday) – Saint Martin’s Day (Sint Maarten)
- December 5 (Saturday) – Saint Nicholas Eve (Sinterklaasavond / Pakjesavond)
- December 6 (Sunday) – Saint Nicholas Day (Sinterklaas)
- December 21 (Monday) – Winter Solstice (Winterzonnewende)
- December 24 (Thursday) – Christmas Eve (Kerstavond)
- December 31 (Thursday) – New Year’s Eve (Oudejaarsavond)
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