Friday, 5 May 2028
Estimated / awaiting confirmation
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Liberation Day in Netherlands. Official Dutch public holiday; this does not itself establish a legal right to a day off. Check the collective agreement or employment contract.
2026: 2026-05-05.
2027: 2027-05-05.
2028: 2028-05-05. Provisional dates are present.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Wednesday, 5 May 2027 · Confirmed — source checked
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Public holiday dates and applicability
Provisional · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27
2028 recurring-calendar projection; the official page currently lists 2026 and 2027. Official Dutch public holiday; this does not itself establish a legal right to a day off. Check the collective agreement or employment contract.
Official Dutch public holiday; this does not itself establish a legal right to a day off. Check the collective agreement or employment contract.
Bank hours and settlement calendars require the institution's own notice. A public-holiday occurrence does not establish every branch's opening hours.
Check the education authority and school calendar for term dates, vacations and institution-specific closures.
The calendar entries below identify this occasion in the relevant official public-holiday schedule.
The official Dutch holiday list includes Good Friday, both Easter days, Liberation Day on 5 May, Ascension, both Pentecost days and both Christmas days. Being on this list does not itself give an employee a legal right to leave. Collective agreements and employment contracts determine time off, including Liberation Day arrangements. The government publishes dated 2026 and 2027 lists; 2028 entries are recurring-calendar projections.
Check the actual date, region and confirmation status shown here before arranging travel or leave. Local-only occurrences are not a nationwide closure.
2026: 2026-05-05. 2027: 2027-05-05. 2028: 2028-05-05. Provisional dates are present.
Official Dutch public holiday; this does not itself establish a legal right to a day off. Check the collective agreement or employment contract.
Dates marked provisional await confirmation. No additional or substitute holiday is inferred without dated support.
View all Netherlands public holidays 2028