Current Date And Time In Emmen, Netherlands
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
15:39:08 CEST
State: Drenthe
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 57,010
District: Gemeente Emmen
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Emmen. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Emmen.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Emmen align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Koningsdag (King's Day) on April 27) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Emmen.
This is Netherlands's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Netherlands's country-level and Drenthe holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Emmen as anywhere else in Netherlands.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Netherlands's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Netherlands's country and Drenthe holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Emmen just as everywhere else in Netherlands.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koningsdag (King's Day) | April 27 | National Holiday | Full National Closure (Banks & Govt Offices) | www.government.nl |
| Bevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day) | May 5 | National Public Holiday | Discretionary ? Mandatory Only Every 5th "Lustrum" Year | www.government.nl |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Koningsdag (King's Day) | Tue, Apr 27, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
In Emmen, statutory public holidays signify mandatory closures for commercial bank branches, municipal administration offices, and public schools. Retail businesses and hospitality venues may operate on modified holiday hours.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Emmen, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 57,010 and running on the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, Emmen follows Netherlands's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.