Public Holidays in the Netherlands

A calendar of the national vacation days when businesses, schools and banks close and people get the day off across the Netherlands...

The Dutch word for bank holiday/public holiday/legal holiday is feestdag.

• Banks and shops are closed on public holidays and public transport is limited
• Police stations and hospitals do not close
• Public holidays that fall on a weekend are not forwarded. However, certain companies may choose to take this holiday on the previous Friday or the following Monday

Public Holidays 2022

• 1st January - New Year's Day
• 15th April - Good Friday
• 17th April Easter Sunday
  
• 18th April Easter Monday
  
• 27th April - King's Birthday
• 4th May - National Remembrance Day
• 5th May - Liberation Day
• 26th May - Ascension Day
• 5th June -Whit Sunday
• 6th June - Whit Monday
• 25th December - Christmas Day
• 26th December - Second Christmas Day

For a list of Public Holiday dates for the current year

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