Which days are official public holidays in the Netherlands?

Here is a list of official public holidays in the Netherlands in 2024.

Public holidays 2024

Nieuwjaarsdag (New Year’s Day): Monday 1 January 2024
Goede vrijdag (Good Friday): Friday 29 March 2024
Eerste en tweede paasdag (Easter Sunday and Easter Monday): Sunday 31 March and Monday 1 April 2024
Koningsdag (King’s Day): Saturday 27 April 2024
Bevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day): Sunday 5 May 2024
Hemelvaartsdag (Ascension Day): Thursday 9 May 2024
Eerste en tweede pinksterdag (Whit Sunday and Whit Monday): Sunday 19 and Monday 20 May 2024
Eerste en tweede kerstdag (Christmas Day and Boxing Day): Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December 2024

Public holidays 2025

Nieuwjaarsdag (New Year’s Day): Wednesday 1 January 2025
Goede vrijdag (Good Friday): Friday 18 April 2025
Eerste en tweede paasdag (Easter Sunday and Easter Monday): Sunday 20 April and Monday 21 April 2025
Koningsdag (King’s Day): Saturday 26 April 2025 (In 2025, King’s Day will be celebrated a day earlier on 26 April, because 27 April falls on a Sunday.)
Bevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day): Monday 5 May 2025
Hemelvaartsdag (Ascension Day): Thursday 29 May 2025
Eerste en tweede pinksterdag (Whit Sunday and Whit Monday): Sunday 8 and Monday 9 June 2025
Eerste en tweede kerstdag (Christmas Day and Boxing Day): Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December 2025

Public holidays: do I have the right to a day off?

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.

Extension of periods ending on holidays or weekends

Public holidays may have an impact if you are required to make a payment or submit a response within a certain period (in Dutch). If such a period set by law ends on a Saturday, a Sunday or an official public holiday, the period will be extended until the next day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or an official public holiday.