There are holidays of cultural, religious and historical significance throughout the year in the Netherlands — but when should you officially celebrate? No worries, we’ve got the full guide to all public, national, and school holidays in the Netherlands for 2025.
So, get ready to jot some of these dates down in your calendar — you surely don’t want to miss King’s Day in the Netherlands or have your mom remind you about Mother’s Day.
Public holidays in the Netherlands in 2025
Whether you’re already looking forward to holidays or trying to find out when you can get a day off work, we’ve compiled a list of official holidays in the Netherlands for this year. Relax, sit back, sharpen your pencil, and grab your agenda.
- January 1, 2025: New Year’s Day
- April 18, 2025: Good Friday
- April 20, 2025: Easter Sunday
- April 21, 2025: Easter Monday
- April 27, 2025: King’s Day (Note that King’s Day 2025 will be celebrated a day early to avoid having the holiday fall on a Sunday!)
- May 5, 2025: Liberation Day (only a public holiday every five years)
- May 29, 2025: Ascension Day
- June 8, 2025: First day of Pentecost
- June 9, 2025: Second day of Pentecost
- December 25, 2025: Christmas day
- December 26, 2025: Second day of Christmas
How to make the most of public holidays in 2025
Want to maximise your days off in 2025 in the Netherlands? That involves some smart planning around public holidays and vacation days. Lucky for you, we’ve done the work for you. 👇
- Easter weekend: Take April 22–25 (4 vacation days) for a 10-day break from April 18–27.
- Liberation Day: Take May 6–9 (4 vacation days) for a 9-day break May 3–11.
- Ascension Day and Pentecost: Take May 30, June 2–6, and June 10–13 (10 vacation days) for an 18-day break from May 29–June 15.
- Christmas and New Year: Take December 22–24, December 29–31, and January 2 (7 vacation days) for a 16-day break from December 20–January 4.
Other noteworthy national dates in 2025
Even if they’re not national days off, they’re certainly just as important.
- March 30, 2025: Daylight Savings Time starts (set your clocks forward!)
- April 1, 2025: April Fools Day
- May 4, 2025: National Remembrance Day
- May 11, 2025: Mother’s Day
- June 15, 2025: Father’s Day
- July 1, 2025: Keti Koti
- October 26, 2025: Daylight Savings Time ends (set your clocks back!)
- December 5, 2025: Sinterklaas
School holidays in the Netherlands
These dates include primary, secondary, and special education, while independent schools set their own dates.
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When it comes to school holidays in the Netherlands, it’s key to remember that the holidays are generally divided into three regions (North, Middle, and South) so that the whole country doesn’t go on holiday in the same week.
Spring holiday 2025 (voorjaarsvakantie, carnavalsvakantie, or krokusvakantie)
- North: February 15 – February 23, 2025
- Central: February 22 – March 2, 2025
- South: February 22 – March 2, 2025
May holidays 2025 (meivakantie)
- North: April 26 – May 4, 2025
- Central: April 26 – May 4, 2025
- South: April 26 – May 4, 2025
Summer holidays 2025
- North: July 12 – August 24, 2025
- Central: July 19 – August 31, 2025
- South: July 5 – August 17, 2025
Autumn holidays 2025 (herfstvakantie)
- North: October 18 – October 26, 2025
- Central: October 18 – October 26, 2025
- South: October 11 – October 19, 2025
Christmas break 2025-2026
- North: December 20, 2025 – January 4, 2026
- Central: December 20, 2025 – January 4, 2026
- South: December 20, 2025 – January 4, 2026
Note: the above dates come from the Ministry for Education, but individual schools may have slight deviations. We advise double-checking dates with your school before booking any tickets!
What will you be doing over this year’s holidays? Letting the kids escape, or escaping the kids? Tell us in the comments below!
You’ve forgotten to inform that Dutch companies decide on which public holidays will be non-working. The list above doesn’t apply to everyone, it’s different per company. Also, number of Dutch holidays compared to other countries, Austria with 15, Germany with 14 non-working days… 😉