School holidays in the Netherlands 2025-2026-2027 (North, Central, South)
In this publication, we’ve compiled information about school holidays in the Netherlands for the 2025-2026-2027 academic years. We’ll also explain how break periods vary depending on your school’s location. We’ll also provide the exact dates for summer, fall, Christmas, spring, and May school holidays in the Netherlands for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 academic years.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is divided into three regions – North, Central and South. This division concerns only the dates of school holidays. Christmas and May holidays are held at the same time, and autumn, spring and summer breaks begin and end with a difference of 1-2 weeks.
The division into regions took place until 2002. At that time, their borders ran along the borders of municipalities. But in 2002, 2005 and 2011, some municipalities were abolished and divided between neighboring ones. Therefore, the structure of school regions in the Netherlands became more complex. Below are lists of provinces, municipalities and localities by region.
Region North
The North region entirely includes the provinces of:
Drenthe.
Friesland.
Groningen.
North Holland.
Overijssel.
Partially located within this school region are:
Flevoland (except the municipality of Zeewolde).
Gelderland (city and municipality of Hattem).
Utrecht (Eemnes and the territory of the former municipality of Abcoude).
The northern region is shown in green on the map.
Central region
The Central Region includes the following provinces, municipalities and territories in their entirety:
Flevoland (near Zeewolde).
Gelderland (муниципалитеты Aalten, Apeldoorn, Barneveld, Berkelland, Bronckhorst, Brummen, Buren, Culemborg, Doetinchem, Ede, Elburg, Epe, Ermelo, Harderwijk, Heerde, Lochem, Montferland (кроме территор ии бывшего муниципалитета Didam), Lower Betuwe бывшего English: The Netherlands.
Noord-Brabant (except the villages of Hank and Dussen).
Utrecht (all municipalities except Eemnes and the territory of the former municipality Abcoude).
South-Holland.
The central region is marked in green on the map.
Region South
The South region is made up entirely of two provinces:
Limburg.
Zealand.
It partially consists of the following provinces, municipalities and territories:
Gelderland (Arnhem, Berg en Dal, Beuningen, Doesburg, Druten, Duiven, Heumen, Neder-Betuwe (the former municipality of Dodewaard), Lingewaard, Maasdriel, Montferland (the former municipality of Didam), Nijmegen, Overbetuwe, Renkum, Rheden, Rozendaal, Rijnwaarden, Westervoort, West Maas en Waal, Wijchen,Zaltbommel, Zevenaar.
Noord-Brabant (all municipalities except Woudrichem, the cities of Sleeuwijk, Nieuwendijk, Werkendam in the municipality of Altena).
The southern region is marked in green on the map.
Holidays
There are seven national holidays in the Netherlands, on which almost all schools are closed. But every school has the right to hold classes on such a day. The fact is that legally, public holidays are not non-working or non-school days. Therefore, you should inquire whether your school has classes on the following days:
New Year.
Easter Monday.
Royal Day.
Liberation Day.
Ascension.
Trinity Monday.
Christmas.
Feast of the Three Kings.
Schools have the right to introduce exemption of students from classes on religious holidays. For example: Good Friday, Eid al-Adha, Yom Kippur. In such cases, all students, regardless of their religion, receive an additional free day. Be sure to check with your school whether it exempts children from classes due to religious needs.
School holidays in the Netherlands 2025-2026
Below are the 2025-2026 school holidays in the Netherlands for the North, South, and Central regions. Please note that children may have days off from school on the following holidays:
January 6 (Tuesday) 2026 – Three Kings’ Day.
April 6 (Monday) 2026 – Easter Monday.
April 27 (Monday) 2026 – King’s Day.
May 5 (Tuesday) 2026 – Liberation Day.
May 14 (Thursday) 2026 — Ascension.
May 25 (Monday) 2026 – Trinity Monday.
Below we publish the school holidays in the Netherlands for 2025-2026 for each of the country’s three regions.
Northern region
Summer holidays 2025: from July 12 (Saturday) 2025 to August 24 (Sunday) 2025.
Autumn holidays 2025: from October 18 (Saturday) 2025 to October 26 (Sunday) 2025.
Christmas holidays 2025-2026: from December 20 (Saturday) 2025 to January 4 (Sunday) 2026.
Spring Break 2026: February 21 (Saturday), 2026 to March 1 (Sunday), 2026.
May holidays 2026: from April 25 (Saturday) 2026 to May 3 (Sunday) 2026.
Summer holidays 2026: from July 4 (Saturday) 2026 to August 16 (Sunday) 2026.
Central Region (Middle Region)
Summer holidays 2025: from July 19 (Saturday) 2025 to August 31 (Sunday) 2025.
Autumn holidays 2025: from October 18 (Saturday) 2025 to October 26 (Sunday) 2025.
Christmas holidays 2025-2026: from December 20 (Saturday) 2025 to January 4 (Sunday) 2026.
Spring Break 2026: February 14 (Saturday), 2026 to February 22 (Sunday), 2026.
May holidays 2026: from April 25 (Saturday) 2026 to May 3 (Sunday) 2026.
Summer holidays 2026: from July 18 (Saturday) 2026 to August 30 (Sunday) 2026.
Southern region
Summer holidays 2025: from July 6 (Sunday), 2025 to August 17 (Sunday), 2025.
Autumn holidays 2025: from October 11 (Saturday) 2025 to October 19 (Sunday) 2025.
Christmas holidays 2025-2026: from December 20 (Saturday) 2025 to January 4 (Sunday) 2026.
Spring Break 2026: February 14 (Saturday), 2026 to February 22 (Sunday), 2026.
May holidays 2026: from April 25 (Saturday) 2026 to May 3 (Sunday) 2026.
Summer holidays 2026: from July 11 (Saturday) 2026 to August 23 (Sunday) 2026.
Important! Many schools in the southern region of the Netherlands offer Carnival holidays. This typically includes 1-3 extra days of rest. The decision regarding Carnival holidays is made by the individual school. Please check with your school.
School holidays in the Netherlands 2026-2027
In this section, we list the school holidays in the Netherlands for 2026-2027. All dates are published on the Dutch government website and have been officially approved. As a reminder, you should check which holidays schools will be closed on. Here’s a list of such holidays:
March 26 (Friday) 2027 – Good Friday.
March 29 (Monday) 2027 – Easter Monday.
April 27 (Tuesday) 2027 – King’s Day.
May 5 (Wednesday) 2027 – Liberation Day.
May 6 (Thursday) 2027 – Ascension of Christ.
May 17 (Monday), 2027 – Pentecost Monday.
Below are the school holidays in the Netherlands 2026-2027 depending on the region.
Region North
Summer holidays 2026: from July 4 (Saturday) 2026 to August 16 (Sunday) 2026.
Autumn holidays 2026: from October 10 (Saturday), 2026 to October 18 (Sunday), 2026.
Christmas holidays 2026-2027: from December 19 (Saturday) 2026 to January 3 (Sunday) 2027.
Spring Break 2027: February 20 (Saturday), 2027 to February 28 (Sunday), 2027.
May holidays 2027: from April 24 (Saturday) 2027 to May 2 (Sunday) 2027.
Summer holidays 2027: from July 10 (Saturday) 2027 to August 22 (Sunday) 2027.
Central Region (Middle Region)
Summer holidays 2026: from July 18 (Saturday) 2026 to August 30 (Sunday) 2026.
Autumn holidays 2026: from October 17 (Saturday) 2026 to October 25 (Sunday) 2026.
Christmas holidays 2026-2027: from December 19 (Saturday) 2026 to January 3 (Sunday) 2027.
Spring Break 2027: February 20 (Saturday), 2027 to February 28 (Sunday), 2027.
May holidays 2027: from April 24 (Saturday) 2027 to May 2 (Sunday) 2027.
Summer holidays 2027: from July 17 (Saturday) 2027 to August 29 (Sunday) 2027.
South Region
Summer holidays 2026: from July 11 (Saturday) 2026 to August 23 (Sunday) 2026.
Autumn holidays 2026: from October 17 (Saturday) 2026 to October 25 (Sunday) 2026.
Christmas holidays 2026-2027: from December 19 (Saturday) 2026 to January 3 (Sunday) 2027.
Spring Break 2027: February 13 (Saturday), 2027 to February 21 (Sunday), 2027.
May holidays 2027: from April 24 (Saturday) 2027 to May 2 (Sunday) 2027.
Summer holidays 2027: from July 24 (Saturday) 2027 to September 5 (Sunday) 2027.
Important! Carnival is not officially a public holiday. In practice, many schools in the Southern Region offer students a break of one or more days. Check with your school to see if it has a Carnival break.
In this publication, ALYO.Info has compiled officially confirmed school holiday schedules in the Netherlands for 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. All data is obtained from the Dutch Central Government (official website). School holiday dates in the Netherlands may only be changed due to force majeure. Be sure to share this information with your friends!
