🇳🇱 Netherlands vs 🇧🇪 Belgium — Public Holidays 2025
Side-by-side comparison of public holidays in Netherlands and Belgium for 2025. Shared dates, the days unique to each country, and how many of those fall on a working day.
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Netherlands
11
national holidays
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Belgium
10
national holidays
🤝 5 shared holidays🇳🇱 6 unique to Netherlands🇧🇪 5 unique to Belgium🏆 Netherlands has more holidays in 2025
🤝 Shared Holidays (5)
Both Netherlands and Belgium have these days off in 2025.
🇳🇱 Nieuwjaarsdag
1 January 2025
Nieuwjaar 🇧🇪
🇳🇱 Tweede Paasdag
21 April 2025
Paasmaandag 🇧🇪
🇳🇱 Hemelvaartsdag
29 May 2025
Onze Lieve Heer hemel 🇧🇪
🇳🇱 Tweede Pinksterdag
9 June 2025
Pinkstermaandag 🇧🇪
🇳🇱 Eerste Kerstdag
25 December 2025
Kerstdag 🇧🇪
Counted below but worth knowing: Netherlands — 2 of its 6 unique days fall on a Sunday in 2025, so they add no extra day off for anyone.
🇳🇱 Only in Netherlands (6)
Goede Vrijdag
18 April 2025
Eerste Paasdag
20 April 2025
Koningsdag
26 April 2025
Bevrijdingsdag
5 May 2025
Eerste Pinksterdag
8 June 2025
Tweede Kerstdag
26 December 2025
🇧🇪 Only in Belgium (5)
Dag van de arbeid
1 May 2025
Nationale feestdag
21 July 2025
Onze Lieve Vrouw hemelvaart
15 August 2025
Allerheiligen
1 November 2025
Wapenstilstand
11 November 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has more public holidays — Netherlands or Belgium in 2025?
Netherlands has more national public holidays in 2025 with 11 holidays, compared to 10 in Belgium.
How many holidays do Netherlands and Belgium share in 2025?
Netherlands and Belgium share 5 public holidays on the same date in 2025. These are typically major Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter that are observed across Europe.
Does Netherlands or Belgium have better bridge day opportunities?
Bridge day opportunities depend on which days of the week public holidays fall on. Visit the bridge days pages for Netherlands and Belgium separately to see the best opportunities for each country in 2025.
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Data sources: Netherlands: Rijksoverheid — Officiële feestdagen ↗ · Belgium: Belgium.be — Public holidays ↗. National holidays only — regional holidays excluded from comparison. · Report an error