Current Date And Time In Dokkum, Netherlands
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
15:50:01 CEST
State: Friesland
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 12,669
District: Noardeast-Fryslân
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Dokkum, Friesland? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Dokkum.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Dokkum 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 Dokkum.
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 Dokkum 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 Dokkum 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 |
Businesses in Dokkum generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Netherlands: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Dokkum'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 12,669 and running on the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, Dokkum follows Netherlands's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.