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Dutch holidays
In the Netherlands there are public holidays, listed below. There is no law that says employees must be given a day off work on certain public holidays. So no one has a legal right to a day off on a public holiday. Your Collectieve Arbeidsovereenkomst – CAO (collective labour agreement) or employment contract will tell you if you have the day off on public holidays.
Expat Info: Dutch holidays
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Dutch Holidays 2025
| Nieuwjaarsdag (New Year’s Day) | January 1 |
| Goede Vrijdag (Good Friday) | April 18 |
| Eerste Paasdag (Easter Sunday) | April 20 |
| Tweede Paasdag (Easter Monday) | April 21 |
| Koningsdag (King's Day) | April 27 |
| Bevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day) | May 5 (official this year) |
| Hemelvaartsdag (Ascension Day) | May 29 |
| Eerste Pinksterdag (Whit Sunday) | June 8 |
| Tweede Pinksterdag (Whit Monday) | June 9 |
| Eerste Kerstdag (Christmas Day) | December 25 |
| Tweede Kerstdag (Boxing Day) | December 26 |
* Official holiday every 5 years, next in 2025/2030
Dutch Holidays 2026
| Nieuwjaarsdag (New Year’s Day) | January 1 |
| Goede Vrijdag (Good Friday) | April 3 |
| Eerste Paasdag (Easter Sunday) | April 5 |
| Tweede Paasdag (Easter Monday) | April 6 |
| Koningsdag (King's Day) | April 27 |
| Bevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day) | May 5 |
| Hemelvaartsdag (Ascension Day) | May 14 |
| Eerste Pinksterdag (Whit Sunday) | May 24 |
| Tweede Pinksterdag (Whit Monday) | May 25 |
| Eerste Kerstdag (Christmas Day) | December 25 |
| Tweede Kerstdag (Boxing Day) | December 26 |
Travel insurance
Are you going on a trip soon? Getting travel insurance can give you peace of mind when you're traveling. It will cover you when your trip is canceled or interrupted, when you have a medical emergency, lost your baggage and some countries even require it. Even your trips inside the Netherlands will be covered.
This page was last updated: 04/11/2025.