National and Public School Holidays

Upcoming events in the Leiden region:

National Holidays 2019

• New Year’s Day (Nieuwsjaarsdag): January 1^st
• Good Friday (Goede Vrijdag): March 30^th
• Easter Sunday (Eerste Paasdag): April 21^st
• Easter Monday (Tweede Paasdag): April 22^nd
• Kings Day (Koningsdag): April 27^th
• National Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking): May 4^th  
• Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag): May 5^th
• Ascension Day (Hemelvaartsdag): May 30^th
• Whitsun (Eerste Pinksterdag): June 9^th
• Whit Monday (Tweede Pinksterdag): June 10^th  
• Christmas Day (Eerste Kerstdag): December 25^th
• Boxing Day (Tweede Kerstdag): December 26^th
  
• New Year’s Eve (Oudejaarsavond: December 31^st

Other special days in 2019

• Carnival (Carnaval): March 3^rd  - 5^th
  
• Labour Day (Dag van de arbeid): May 1^st
• Mother’s Day (Moederdag): May 14^th
• Father’s Day (Vaderdag): June 18^th
• Princes’ Day: Queen's speech (Prinsjesdag): September 19^th
• World Animal Day (Werelddierendag): October 4^th
• St Martin’s Day (Sint Maarten): November 11^th
• Saint Nicholas (Sinterklaas): December 5^th 

Public school holidays 2019

*Please verify this information with the school. Schools are free to deviate from national guidelines