These are the most important national holidays in the Netherlands and an overview of Dutch school holidays. It can be interesting to connect your trip with feast days or events. Cities like Utrecht can be very quiet during school holidays as there are living 35.000 students in Utrecht that leave on vacation in the summertime. Their departure has a great impact on the city’s social life.

In the Netherlands, school holidays are organized by region and by type of school.  There are three regions: north, central and south. Scroll down to overview the details.

Planning your trip to Holland

When you plan your trip to Holland in Dutch holiday periods from one side you will enjoy more activities than off to the holiday season and on the other side, certain cities are very quiet as most people left on a vacation. Amsterdam, the beach resorts and the Dutch Isles will be crowded in summer while cities inland can be nicely quiet. Take a look at my  Events Calendar as well. I selected a broad range of events for you. In the summertime all over the country concerts and parties are going on. Make your choice and have a good time.

DUTCH HOLIDAYS
National Holiday
	Date	Day off the week	Week number
New Year’s Day	January 1	Saturday	Week 1
Good Friday	April 15	Friday	Week 15
Easter Sunday	April 17	Sunday	Week 15
Easter Monday	April 18	Monday	Week 16
Kings Day	April 27	Wednesday	Week 17
Liberation Day	May 5	Thursday	Week 18
Ascension	May 26	Thursday	Week 21
Whit Sunday	June 5	Sunday	Week 22
Whit Monday	June 6	Monday	Week 23
Christmas Day	December 25	Sunday	Week 52
Boxing Day	December 26	Monday	Week 52
New Years Eve	December 31	Tuesday	Week 53
Other Holidays
	Date	Day off the week	Week number
Epiphany	January 6	Thursday	Week 1
Carnival	February 2 till March 1	Sunday till Tuesday	Week 9
Valentine’s Day	February 14	Thursday	Week 7
Witte Thursday	April 14	Thursday	Week 15
Summertime The clock goes one hour forward in time	March 27	Saturday	Week 12
Commemoration of the dead	May 4	Saturday	Week 18
Mothers Day	May 8	Sunday	Week 18
Fathers Day	June 19	Sunday	Week 24
Ramadan	April 1 till April 30	Friday	Week 13
Eid al-Fitr	May 2de	Monday	Week 18
Prinsjesdag Openingday of Dutch parliament	September 13	Tuesday	Week 37
Animals Day	October 4	Tuesday	Week 40
Wintertime The clock goes one hour back in time	October 30	Sunday	Week 43
Halloween	October 31	Monday	Week 44
Saint Martin	November 11	Monday	Week 45
St. Nicolas	December 5	Monday	Week 49