Current Date And Time In Amsterdam, Netherlands
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
00:23:04 CEST
State: North Holland
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 741,636
District: Gemeente Amsterdam
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Amsterdam. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Amsterdam.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam.
This is Netherlands's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Netherlands's country-level and North Holland holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Amsterdam 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 Holland holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Amsterdam 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 |
Amsterdam'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 Amsterdam, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 741,636 and running on the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, Amsterdam follows Netherlands's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.