Public holidays in Netherlands 2025

11 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Netherlands

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day Nieuwjaarsdag	Nieuwjaarsdag
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Goede vrijdag	Goede vrijdag
20 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious Eerste paasdag	Eerste paasdag
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Tweede paasdag	Tweede paasdag
26 April Saturday	Saturday	King's Day National day Koningsdag Observed day off for King's Day (Sun 27 Apr)	Koningsdag
5 May Monday	Monday	Liberation Day National day Bevrijdingsdag	Bevrijdingsdag
29 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious Hemelvaartsdag	Hemelvaartsdag
8 June Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost Religious Eerste pinksterdag	Eerste pinksterdag
9 June Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Religious Tweede pinksterdag	Tweede pinksterdag
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious Eerste kerstdag	Eerste kerstdag
26 December Friday	Friday	Second Day of Christmas Religious Tweede kerstdag	Tweede kerstdag

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Amsterdam: high 14°C (57°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 26% of days
Sat 3 May – Mon 5 May · 3 days off
Liberation Day
Typically in Amsterdam: high 14°C (57°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 43% of days
Sat 7 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Amsterdam: high 19°C (66°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 34% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Amsterdam: high 8°C (46°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 60% of days

Bridge days

Fri 30 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun)
Ascension Day
Typically in Amsterdam: high 19°C (66°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 39% of days

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 2025

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: Sat 20 Dec – Sun 28 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 22 Dec, Tue 23 Dec, Wed 24 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 25 Apr) get 3 days in a rowFri 25 Apr – Sun 27 Apr · King's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 2 May – Mon 5 May · Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · Pentecost, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓