Long weekends in the Netherlands, 2026
Dutch official holidays cluster beautifully in spring 2026: Easter, King's Day on a Monday, Ascension Thursday, and Whitsun stack into week after week of long-weekend potential.
New Year's Day
Thursday holiday — take the Friday as a bridge day and you're off until Monday.
Good Friday + Easter Monday
Friday and Monday holidays wrap a full weekend — four days off, zero leave.
King's Day
Falls on a Monday — an automatic three-day weekend.
Liberation Day
Tuesday holiday — bridge the Monday for a four-day break. (day off depends on your CAO)
Ascension Day
Thursday holiday — take the Friday as a bridge day and you're off until Monday.
Whit Monday
Falls on a Monday — an automatic three-day weekend.
Christmas Day
Falls on a Friday — an automatic three-day weekend.
Second Christmas Day
Falls on the weekend this year.
Worth knowing
Good Friday is an official holiday but not a guaranteed day off in every sector — check your CAO (collective agreement).
Liberation Day (Tuesday 5 May) is a national holiday, but many collective agreements only grant it as a day off once every five years — 2026 is not one of those lustrum years, so verify before you book.
New to bridge days? Read how the bridge-day method works.
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