Current Date And Time In Alphen, Netherlands
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
17:14:50 CEST
State: North Brabant
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 3,160
District: Gemeente Alphen-Chaam
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Alphen. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Alphen.
Commercial banks, financial institutions, and municipal administrative offices in Alphen 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 Alphen.
This is Netherlands's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Netherlands's country-level and North Brabant holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Alphen 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 North Brabant holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Alphen 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 |
Alphen'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, Alphen'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 3,160 and running on the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, Alphen follows Netherlands's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.