Public holidays in Netherlands 2026

10 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Netherlands

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Nieuwjaarsdag	Nieuwjaarsdag
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Goede vrijdag	Goede vrijdag
5 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Eerste paasdag	Eerste paasdag
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Tweede paasdag	Tweede paasdag
27 April Monday	Monday	King's Day Koningsdag	Koningsdag
14 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Hemelvaartsdag	Hemelvaartsdag
24 May Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost Eerste pinksterdag	Eerste pinksterdag
25 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Tweede pinksterdag	Tweede pinksterdag
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Eerste kerstdag	Eerste kerstdag
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Second Day of Christmas Tweede kerstdag	Tweede kerstdag

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Netherlands (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Sat 25 Apr – Mon 27 Apr · 3 days off
King's Day
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Fri 15 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May)
Ascension Day

Long-weekend trip ideas

Where to go, typical weather and budget options for the most popular long weekends.

Where to go for Easter Monday Where to go for Ascension Day Where to go for Pentecost Monday

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Tue 31 Mar – Mon 6 Apr — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr).

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a row
Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 5 days in a row
Thu 2 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Fri 24 Apr – Mon 27 Apr · King's Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a row
Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May · Ascension Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 May) get 4 days in a row
Fri 22 May – Mon 25 May · Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 4 days in a row
Thu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas