Overview of school holiday dates 2026-2027
The Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap – OCW (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science) fixes the dates of the main school holidays and gives advisory dates for spring and autumn holidays. Your school may deviate from these. The school guide will tell you when your school's holidays are.
The following holiday dates in the 2026-2027 school year are for basisonderwijs (primary education), speciaal onderwijs (special education) and middelbaar onderwijs (secondary education). In middelbaar beroepsonderwijs – MBO (secondary vocational education) and tertiary education institutions are free to set their own holiday dates.
School holidays 2026-2027
For school holidays, the Netherlands is divided into 3 regions: Noord, Centraal and Zuid.
| Regio Noord | Regio Midden | Regio Zuid | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Herfstvakantie |
10 October – 18 October 2026 |
17 October – 25 October 2026 |
17 October – 25 October 2026 |
|
Kerstvakantie |
19 December 2026 – 3 January 2027 |
19 December 2026 – 3 January 2027 |
19 December 2026 – 3 January 2027 |
|
Voorjaarsvakantie |
20 February – 28 February 2027 |
20 February – 28 February 2027 |
13 February – 21 February 2027 |
|
Meivakantie |
24 April – 2 May 2027 |
24 April – 2 May 2027 |
24 April – 2 May 2027 |
|
Zomervakantie |
10 July – 22 August 2027 |
17 July – 29 August 2027 |
24 July – 5 September 2027 |