To predict crowds, Avoid-Crowds.com gathers lots of tourist data from around the world. Public holidays and school vacations are key to predicting crowds and are used in all our prediction models. Now, you can directly access this detailed information by simply scrolling down.
This is our overview of public holidays and school vacations in the Netherlands for 2019, 2020 and beyond. We will continuously update our overview when new school vacations are announced. The public holidays don’t change unless we spot errors. The school vacations and public holidays are also incorporated in our daily crowd prediction.
School vacations in the Netherlands
| Country | Vacation description | Start date | End date | National or regional | Regions |
| Netherlands | Autumn Holidays | 12/10/2019 | 20/10/2019 | Limited | Regio Zuid |
| Netherlands | Autumn Holidays | 19/10/2019 | 27/10/2019 | Limited | Regio Noord, Regio Midden |
| Netherlands | Christmas Holidays | 21/12/2019 | 05/01/2020 | National | |
| Netherlands | Spring Holidays | 15/02/2020 | 23/02/2020 | Limited | Regio Noord |
| Netherlands | Spring Holidays | 22/02/2020 | 01/03/2020 | Limited | Regio Midden, Region Zuid |
| Netherlands | May Break (Meivakantie) | 25/04/2020 | 03/05/2020 | National | |
| Netherlands | Summer Holidays | 11/07/2020 | 23/08/2020 | Limited | Regio Zuid |
| Netherlands | Summer Holidays | 04/07/2020 | 16/08/2020 | Limited | Regio Noord |
| Netherlands | Summer Holidays | 18/07/2020 | 30/08/2020 | Limited | Regio Midden |
| Netherlands | Autumn Holidays | 10/10/2020 | 18/10/2020 | Limited | Regio Noord |
| Netherlands | Autumn Holidays | 17/10/2020 | 25/10/2020 | Limited | Region Midden, Regio Zuid |
| Netherlands | Christmas Holidays | 19/12/2020 | 03/01/2021 | National |
Public Holidays in the Netherlands
| Country | Public holiday | Date | Scope |
| Netherlands | New Year’s Day (Nieuwjaarsdag) | 01/01/2019 | National |
| Netherlands | Easter Monday | 22/04/2019 | National |
| Netherlands | King’s Day (Koningsdag) | 27/04/2019 | National |
| Netherlands | Ascension Day (Hemelvaart) | 30/05/2019 | National |
| Netherlands | Pentecost Monday (Tweede Pinksterdag) | 10/06/2019 | National |
| Netherlands | Christmas Day | 25/12/2019 | National |
| Netherlands | Second Christmas Day | 26/12/2019 | National |
| Netherlands | New Year’s Day (Nieuwjaarsdag) | 01/01/2020 | National |
| Netherlands | Easter Monday | 13/04/2020 | National |
| Netherlands | King’s Day (Koningsdag) | 27/04/2020 | National |
| Netherlands | Ascension Day (Hemelvaart) | 21/05/2020 | National |
| Netherlands | Pentecost Monday (Tweede Pinksterdag) | 01/06/2020 | National |
| Netherlands | Christmas Day | 25/12/2020 | National |
| Netherlands | Second Christmas Day | 26/12/2020 | National |
| Netherlands | New Year’s Day (Nieuwjaarsdag) | 01/01/2021 | National |
| Netherlands | Easter Monday | 05/04/2021 | National |
| Netherlands | King’s Day (Koningsdag) | 27/04/2021 | National |
| Netherlands | Ascension Day (Hemelvaart) | 13/05/2021 | National |
| Netherlands | Pentecost Monday (Tweede Pinksterdag) | 24/05/2021 | National |
| Netherlands | Christmas Day | 25/12/2021 | National |
| Netherlands | Second Christmas Day | 26/12/2021 | National |
