Current Date And Time In Monster, Netherlands
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
17:50:25 CEST
State: South Holland
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 11,580
District: Gemeente Westland
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Monster, South Holland, Netherlands? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Monster.
Commercial banks, financial institutions, and municipal administrative offices in Monster 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 Monster.
This is Netherlands's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Netherlands's country-level and South Holland holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Monster 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 South Holland holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Monster 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 |
Monster'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.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Monster doesn't simply get skipped — Netherlands's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 11,580 and running on the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, Monster follows Netherlands's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.