Current Date And Time In Ter Apel, Netherlands
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
15:53:28 CEST
State: Groningen
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 3,880
District: Westerwolde
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Ter Apel, Groningen? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Ter Apel.
Commercial banks, financial institutions, and municipal administrative offices in Ter Apel observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national and regional labor frameworks. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Koningsdag (King's Day) on April 27) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Ter Apel.
This is Netherlands's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Netherlands's country-level and Groningen holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Ter Apel 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 Groningen holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Ter Apel 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 |
Ter Apel'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.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Ter Apel, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 3,880 and running on the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, Ter Apel follows Netherlands's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.