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Netherlands public holidays 2028
- 9 dates counted
- 6 on weekdays
- 254 working days
- 4 long weekends
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2028 at a glance
- New Year's Day falls on Saturday 1 January and is not moved, because Netherlands has no statutory substitute days.
- All 2028 dates are provisional – calculated from the rule, because official dates are published only through 2026.
- In 2028, public holidays fall on 6 weekdays in Netherlands, one more than in 2027.
No Dutch law gives employees a day off on public holidays: collective agreements (cao) and contracts do. These counts follow the usual practice: Good Friday is listed but not counted, Liberation Day (5 May) is counted only in lustrum years such as 2030, when most agreements give the day off, and a holiday on a weekend is not moved.
Public holidays in 2028
9 dates are counted as non-working in Netherlands in 2028; 6 of them fall on a weekday.
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 1 January 2028 | New Year's Day | provisional – calculated from the rule Falls on a weekend and is not moved. |
| Sunday 16 April 2028 | Easter Sunday | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Monday 17 April 2028 | Easter Monday | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Thursday 27 April 2028 | King's Day | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Thursday 25 May 2028 | Ascension Day | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Sunday 4 June 2028 | Whit Sunday | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Monday 5 June 2028 | Whit Monday | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Monday 25 December 2028 | Christmas Day | provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Tuesday 26 December 2028 | Second Day of Christmas | provisional – calculated from the rule |
- provisional calculated from the rule
- not counted some employers only
Also observed by some
2 more days are holidays only for some employers, sectors or areas in 2028. They are not counted as non-working days here.
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 14 April 2028 | Good Friday (day off under some collective agreements) | not counted provisional – calculated from the rule |
| Friday 5 May 2028 | Liberation Day | not counted provisional – calculated from the rule |
Working days and hours by month
Working days are Monday to Friday minus the counted holidays. Hours are shown for a 7.5-hour and an 8-hour working day.
- Jan 21 working days in January, 1 holiday
- Feb 21 working days in February
- Mar 23 working days in March
- Apr 18 working days in April, 3 holidays
- May 22 working days in May, 1 holiday
- Jun 21 working days in June, 2 holidays
- Jul 21 working days in July
- Aug 23 working days in August
- Sep 21 working days in September
- Oct 22 working days in October
- Nov 22 working days in November
- Dec 19 working days in December, 2 holidays
| Month | Working days | Hours at 7.5 h | Hours at 8 h | Holidays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 1 |
| February | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 0 |
| March | 23 | 172.5 | 184 | 0 |
| April | 18 | 135 | 144 | 3 |
| May | 22 | 165 | 176 | 1 |
| June | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 2 |
| July | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 0 |
| August | 23 | 172.5 | 184 | 0 |
| September | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 0 |
| October | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| November | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| December | 19 | 142.5 | 152 | 2 |
| 2028 | 254 | 1905 | 2032 | 9 |
Long weekends in 2028
Runs of three or more days off in a row without taking leave.
- 3 days Saturday 15 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028
- 3 days Saturday 3 June 2028 to Monday 5 June 2028
- 4 days Saturday 23 December 2028 to Tuesday 26 December 2028
- 3 days Saturday 30 December 2028 to Monday 1 January 2029
Best days to take leave in 2028
The longest single break for each number of leave days, built around a public holiday.
| Leave days | Break | Days off | Take leave on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri 22 Dec to Tue 26 Dec 2028 | 5 | Fri 22 Dec |
| 2 | Thu 21 Dec to Tue 26 Dec 2028 | 6 | Thu 21 Dec, Fri 22 Dec |
| 3 | Sat 23 Dec to Mon 1 Jan 2029 | 10 | Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec |
| 4 | Fri 22 Dec to Mon 1 Jan 2029 | 11 | Fri 22 Dec, Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec |
| 5 | Thu 21 Dec to Mon 1 Jan 2029 | 12 | Thu 21 Dec, Fri 22 Dec, Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec |
Leave plans for the whole year
Non-overlapping breaks that give the most days off for a given number of leave days.
10 days of leave: 31 days off in 6 breaks (uses 10)
- Saturday 8 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028: 10 days off for 5 days of leave
- Thursday 27 April 2028 to Sunday 30 April 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Thursday 25 May 2028 to Sunday 28 May 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 2 June 2028 to Monday 5 June 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 22 December 2028 to Tuesday 26 December 2028: 5 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 29 December 2028 to Monday 1 January 2029: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
15 days of leave: 40 days off in 6 breaks (uses 15)
- Friday 14 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 22 April 2028 to Sunday 30 April 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 20 May 2028 to Sunday 28 May 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Friday 2 June 2028 to Monday 5 June 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 22 December 2028 to Tuesday 26 December 2028: 5 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 30 December 2028 to Sunday 7 January 2029: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
20 days of leave: 47 days off in 6 breaks (uses 20)
- Friday 7 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028: 11 days off for 6 days of leave
- Saturday 22 April 2028 to Sunday 30 April 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 20 May 2028 to Sunday 28 May 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Friday 2 June 2028 to Monday 5 June 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 22 December 2028 to Tuesday 26 December 2028: 5 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 30 December 2028 to Sunday 7 January 2029: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
25 days of leave: 54 days off in 6 breaks (uses 25)
- Saturday 1 April 2028 to Monday 17 April 2028: 17 days off for 10 days of leave
- Friday 21 April 2028 to Sunday 30 April 2028: 10 days off for 5 days of leave
- Saturday 20 May 2028 to Sunday 28 May 2028: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Friday 2 June 2028 to Monday 5 June 2028: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 22 December 2028 to Tuesday 26 December 2028: 5 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 30 December 2028 to Sunday 7 January 2029: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
Countdown
The days to the next holiday appear here when JavaScript is on.
The working days left this month and this year appear here when JavaScript is on.
Calendar and data downloads
Every public holiday for Netherlands, 2026 to 2028, in your calendar app. A subscription updates by itself.
The subscription works in Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar. The CSV file also lists the days observed by some.
About public holidays in Netherlands
The Netherlands has no law that gives an employee a day off on a public holiday. The days are recognised by the General Time Limits Act, which treats them as non-days when a legal deadline would fall on one, but whether you actually stay at home is set by your collective agreement (cao), your contract or your employer's rules. This page counts the days that nearly all agreements treat as holidays.
Those are New Year's Day, Easter Monday, King's Day (27 April), Ascension Day, Whit Monday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, the Second Day of Christmas on 26 December. Easter Sunday and Whit Sunday are also holidays by tradition, but they fall on Sundays and so never change a working-day count. That makes seven weekday holidays in a typical year. If King's Day falls on a Sunday it is moved to the Saturday before, which is a rest day for most employees, so the count is unaffected.
Liberation Day on 5 May is a national day of remembrance and celebration, yet only a day off in lustrum years, every fifth year, such as 2025 and 2030. Many agreements give the day off then, and civil servants often receive it every year. This site counts it as a holiday in lustrum years and lists it as an extra in other years.
Good Friday is a recognised holiday in name, but it is not counted here. By default it is a normal working day, and only some collective agreements make it a day off. The same goes for Carnival in the south, which is regional custom and not a holiday.
Dutch public holidays are never moved to another weekday. A holiday on a Saturday or Sunday is simply lost, because no statute gives a substitute. The working-day counts on this page follow that practice, so Boxing Day on a Saturday or Sunday takes nothing away from the following week. If you do not have the day off under your agreement, the dates still give an accurate picture of the national calendar.
Source and last check
Dates are calculated with the python-holidays library 0.108 and checked against the official sources below. Last checked: .