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PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
MANY ACTIVITIES EXIST FOR THE NETHERLANDS’ THRIVING EXPAT COMMUNITY
There are a few regional variations for Dutch public holidays, except for the orange madness of King’s day, which takes over the whole country. Carnival is also celebrated in February and March in Catholic areas.
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PUBLIC & BANK HOLIDAYS
New Year’s Day (Nieuwjaarsdag) .................................................................................................. 1 January 2022 Good Friday (Goede Vrijdag) ......................................................................................................... 15 April 2022 Easter Sunday/Monday (Pasen) ........................................................................... Sunday 17/Monday 18 April 2022 King’s Day (Koningsdag). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 April 2022 National Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking) [Not a bank holiday] ..................................................... 4 May 2022 Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag) ................................................................. 5 May 2022 (Bank holiday every 5 years) Ascension (Hemelvaart) ................................................................................................................ 26 May 2022 Whitsun (Pinksteren) .....................................................................................Sunday 5 June/Monday 6 June 2022 Sinterklaas (Not an official holiday) ......................................................................................... 5 December 2022 Christmas Day (Eerste Kerstdag) .............................................................................................25 December 2022 Boxing Day (Tweede Kerstdag) ................................................................................................26 December 2022
SCHOOL VACATION HOLIDAYS
The Netherlands school districts are divided into three regions. Some school vacation breaks are taken at the same time, others are split into regions to help spread the seasonal flow of vacationers.
North (Noord): Provinces Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, Overijssel, Flevoland (except Zeewolde), Gelderland (Hattem only), Utrecht (Eemnes and former Abcoude), and Noord-Holland.
Middle (Midden): Flevoland (Zeewolde only), Utrecht (except Eemnes and former Abcoude), Zuid-Holland, and Gelderland areas of Aalten, Apeldoorn, Barneveld, Berkelland, Bronckhorst, Brummen, Buren, Culemborg, Doetinchem, Ede, Elburg, Epe, Ermelo, Geldermalsen, Harderwijk, Heerde, Lingewaal, Lochem, Montferland (except the former municipality Didam), Neder-Betuwe (except the former municipality Dodewaard), Neerijnen, Nijkerk, Nunspeet, Oldebroek, Oost-Gelre, Oude IJsselstreek, Putten, Scherpenzeel, Tiel, Voorst, Wageningen, Winterswijk and Zutphen.
South (Zuid): Limburg, Noord-Brabant (except Woudrichem and the centers Sleeuwijk, Nieuwendijk and Werkendam in the municipality of Werkendam), Zeeland, and Gelderland areas of Arnhem, Beuningen, Doesburg, Druten, Duiven, Groesbeek, Heumen, Neder-Betuwe (only the former municipality Dodewaard), Lingewaard, Maasdriel, Millingen a/d Rijn, Montferland (only the former municipality Didam), Nijmegen, Overbetuwe, Renkum, Rheden, Rozendaal, Rijnwaarden, Ubbergen, Westervoort, West Maas en Waal, Wijchen, Zaltbommel and Zevenaar..
Christmas Holiday 2021-2022 (Kerstvakantie) .................................................. 25 December to 9 January (all regions) Spring Holiday 2022 (Voorjaarsvakantie) .............................................19 February to 27 February 2022 (North region) 26 February to 6 March 2022 (Middle and South region)
May Holiday 2022 (Meivakantie) ........................................................................ 30 April to 8 May 2022 (all regions) Summer Break 2022 (Zomervakantie) ..........................................................16 July to 28 August 2022 (North region) 9 July to 21 August 2022 (Middle region) 23 July to 4 September 2022 (South region) Autumn Break 2022 (Herfstvakantie) ..............................................15 October 2022 to 23 October 2022 (North region) 22 October to 30 October 2022 (Middle and South region)
