Bridge days in the Netherlands 2027
19 vacation days → 41 days off.
🇳🇱 Every public holiday in the Netherlands 2027, every bridge day worth taking, and exactly what each one buys you — computed, not guessed.
The Dutch calendar hides one of Europe’s best bridge tricks: when King’s Day (April 27), Liberation Day (May 5) and Ascension land close together, a few vacation days can chain them into one long spring break. In 2027, 19 vacation days return 41 days off, best play ×5.
King’s Day even has its own quirk — when April 27 falls on a Sunday, the celebration (and the day off) moves to Saturday the 26th. The engine behind this guide handles that automatically.
Assumption: Officially recognized national holidays. Good Friday and Liberation Day are days off for many employers but not all — check your CAO. December 24 and 31 are counted as normal workdays.
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| Book these days | Days | You are off | Total | Rate | Anchor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 7 May | 1 | Wed 5 May – Sun 9 May | 5 | ×5.0 | Liberation Day |
| Mon 26 Apr | 1 | Sat 24 Apr – Tue 27 Apr | 4 | ×4.0 | King's Day |
| Mon 3 May – Tue 4 May | 2 | Sat 1 May – Thu 6 May | 6 | ×3.0 | Liberation Day |
| Mon 22 Mar – Thu 25 Mar | 4 | Sat 20 Mar – Mon 29 Mar | 10 | ×2.5 | Good Friday |
| Tue 30 Mar – Fri 2 Apr | 4 | Fri 26 Mar – Sun 4 Apr | 10 | ×2.5 | Good Friday |
| Tue 18 May – Fri 21 May | 4 | Sat 15 May – Sun 23 May | 9 | ×2.3 | Whit Monday |
| Wed 28 Apr – Fri 30 Apr | 3 | Tue 27 Apr – Sun 2 May | 6 | ×2.0 | King's Day |
the Netherlands-specific fine print
Liberation Day fine print
May 5 is an official national holiday every year, but a guaranteed paid day off only every fifth year (2030, 2035 …) under many collective agreements. Public sector: yes every year. Check your CAO before booking around it.
King’s Day shifts off Sundays
April 27 on a Sunday moves Koningsdag to Saturday April 26 — which, for bridge purposes, means it is absorbed by the weekend that year.
Every public holiday in the Netherlands 2027
| Date | Holiday | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan | New Year's Day | day off |
| Fri 26 Mar | Good Friday | day off |
| Sun 28 Mar | Easter Sunday | on a weekend |
| Mon 29 Mar | Easter Monday | day off |
| Tue 27 Apr | King's Day | day off |
| Wed 5 May | Liberation Day | day off |
| Thu 6 May | Ascension Day | day off |
| Sun 16 May | Whit Sunday | on a weekend |
| Mon 17 May | Whit Monday | day off |
| Sat 25 Dec | Christmas Day | on a weekend |
| Sun 26 Dec | Boxing Day | on a weekend |
The app does this for any year
These numbers come straight from Vacationmaxxing's optimizer — the app computes public holidays for any year (no hardcoded tables), finds every bridge, and lets you tap them into a plan. the Netherlands and six more countries. No ads, no accounts, no data collection.