Current Date And Time In Bolsward, Netherlands
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
18:27:11 CEST
State: Friesland
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 9,160
District: Sûdwest Fryslân
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Bolsward, Friesland? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Bolsward.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Bolsward follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Koningsdag (King's Day) on April 27) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Bolsward.
This is Netherlands's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Netherlands's country-level and Friesland holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Bolsward 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 Friesland holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Bolsward 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 |
Bolsward's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Netherlands's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Bolsward's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Netherlands declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 9,160 and running on the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, Bolsward follows Netherlands's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.