Public holidays · 2026 & 2027
Netherlands Public Holidays 2026
Nationwide public holidays in Netherlands for 2026 and 2027 — plan customs clearance, trucking and container free time around them. Weekend: Saturday and Sunday.
2026
9 public holidays| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Nieuwjaarsdag |
| 5 April 2026 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Eerste Paasdag |
| 6 April 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday | Tweede Paasdag |
| 27 April 2026 | Monday | King's Day | Koningsdag |
| 14 May 2026 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Hemelvaartsdag |
| 24 May 2026 | Sunday | Pentecost | Eerste Pinksterdag |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Whit Monday | Tweede Pinksterdag |
| 25 December 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day | Eerste Kerstdag |
| 26 December 2026 | Saturday | St. Stephen's Day | Tweede Kerstdag |
Working days in 2026
255 in total| Month | Working days |
|---|---|
| January | 21 |
| February | 20 |
| March | 22 |
| April | 20 |
| May | 19 |
| June | 22 |
| July | 23 |
| August | 21 |
| September | 22 |
| October | 22 |
| November | 21 |
| December | 22 |
2027
9 public holidays| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2027 | Friday | New Year's Day | Nieuwjaarsdag |
| 28 March 2027 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Eerste Paasdag |
| 29 March 2027 | Monday | Easter Monday | Tweede Paasdag |
| 27 April 2027 | Tuesday | King's Day | Koningsdag |
| 6 May 2027 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Hemelvaartsdag |
| 16 May 2027 | Sunday | Pentecost | Eerste Pinksterdag |
| 17 May 2027 | Monday | Whit Monday | Tweede Pinksterdag |
| 25 December 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Eerste Kerstdag |
| 26 December 2027 | Sunday | St. Stephen's Day | Tweede Kerstdag |
Container landing in Netherlands? Work out the last free day in working days with the demurrage calculator, or let Shyppy track discharge and warn you before free time runs out. Live port conditions: Rotterdam.
Nationwide public holidays from Nager.Date. Regional holidays, port strikes and terminal-specific closures are not included.
Questions
How many public holidays does Netherlands have in 2026?
Netherlands has 9 nationwide public holidays in 2026; the next one is Christmas Day on 25 December 2026.
How many working days are there in Netherlands in 2026?
255 working days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and excluding the 9 national public holidays.
Do public holidays count as demurrage free days in Netherlands?
Usually yes — most carriers count free time in calendar days, including weekends and holidays. If your tariff or contract says working days, holidays and weekends are excluded and the last free day moves later. The Shyppy demurrage calculator can count either way.