Public Holidays in Amsterdam

Citizens of Amsterdam celebrate most of their official public holidays with distinct ceremonies and few of them are extremely colorful. These holidays add festive mood to the mundane life of the dwellers.

About Amsterdam Holidays
The citizens of Amsterdam find the public holidays mainly during the first segment of the year. As most the holidays are observed with specific ceremony and parades, so visitors to Amsterdam may savor the excitement and pleasure of festivity during the holidays.

The Listing of Amsterdam Official Public Holidays
The public holidays of Amsterdam are given below:

1st January: New Year's Day

• Good Friday: On this day most of the banks and stores remain closed
• Easter Monday: On this official holiday, most of the shopping zones and banks remain closed
• Queen's Day (29th or 30th April): On this day, the birthday of Queen is observed.
• National Liberation Day (5th May): On this day, the ending of the Second World War is celebrated by the natives

Apart from those, the list of Amsterdam official public holidays includes the following:

• 1 June: Ascension Day
• 11 - 12 June: Whitsuntide
• Religious Holiday
• 25 - 26 December: In Amsterdam these two days are celebrated as Christmas days and are defined as official holidays

In addition to the above-mentioned holidays, 5th December (Santa Day or Sinterklaas) and New Year's Eve on 31st December are widely celebrated across the city. Although these days are not official public holidays yet most of the shops and offices remains closed on these days.