National holidays of Netherlands in 2018
This page contains a calendar of all 2018 public holidays for Netherlands. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.
| Day | Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Jan. 1, 2018 | New Year's Day | Nieuwjaarsdag |
| Monday | Jan. 1, 2018 | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Feb. 14, 2018 | Valentine's Day | |
| Tuesday | March 20, 2018 | March Equinox | |
| Friday | March 30, 2018 | Good Friday | |
| Friday | March 30, 2018 | Good Friday | Public sector, banks and insurers |
| Sunday | April 1, 2018 | Easter Day | |
| Sunday | April 1, 2018 | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | April 2, 2018 | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | April 2, 2018 | Easter Monday | Monday after Easter Sunday |
| Friday | April 27, 2018 | King's Birthday | |
| Friday | April 27, 2018 | King's Birthday | If 27th is a Sunday, celebrations are held on 26th |
| Friday | May 4, 2018 | National Remembrance Day | Dodenherdenking |
| Friday | May 4, 2018 | Remembrance Day | |
| Saturday | May 5, 2018 | Liberation Day | Public sector and schools |
| Saturday | May 5, 2018 | Liberation Day | |
| Thursday | May 10, 2018 | Ascension Day | 40 days after Easter |
| Thursday | May 10, 2018 | Ascension Day | |
| Sunday | May 13, 2018 | Mother's Day | 2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday |
| Sunday | May 20, 2018 | Pentecost Sunday | Fifty days after Easter |
| Sunday | May 20, 2018 | Whit Sunday | |
| Monday | May 21, 2018 | Whit Monday | 7th Monday after Easter. Also Known as Pentecost Monday |
| Monday | May 21, 2018 | Whit Monday | |
| Sunday | June 17, 2018 | Father's Day | 3rd Sunday in June. Not a public holiday |
| Thursday | June 21, 2018 | June Solstice | |
| Sunday | Sept. 23, 2018 | September Equinox | |
| Sunday | Nov. 4, 2018 | All Saints Day | 1st Sunday in November |
| Wednesday | Dec. 5, 2018 | St Nicholas' Eve/Sinterklaas | |
| Thursday | Dec. 6, 2018 | St Nicholas' Day | |
| Friday | Dec. 21, 2018 | December Solstice | |
| Monday | Dec. 24, 2018 | Christmas Eve | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 25, 2018 | Christmas Day | Eerste Kerstdag |
| Tuesday | Dec. 25, 2018 | Christmas Day | |
| Wednesday | Dec. 26, 2018 | St. Stephen's Day | Tweede Kerstdag. Celebrated on 26th December. |
| Wednesday | Dec. 26, 2018 | Second Day of Christmas | |
| Monday | Dec. 31, 2018 | New Year's Eve |
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