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Hemelvaartsdag
Ascension Day
Thursday, 14 May 2026 · Netherlands · Nationwide · Public holiday
Bridge day check
Falls on a Thursday. Book the Friday off and you get a four-day weekend — the classic bridge day.
Book off 15 May 2026 for 4 days off.
What the day is for
Hemelvaartsdag, a Thursday, and the standard Dutch bridge to a four-day weekend.
Do shops and banks close?
Banks close; supermarkets and shops often open.
Getting around
Sunday timetables and heavy outbound traffic on the Wednesday evening.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
2025Thursday · 29 May 2025Bridge to 4 days
2026Thursday · 14 May 2026Bridge to 4 days
2027Thursday · 6 May 2027Bridge to 4 days
2028Thursday · 25 May 2028Bridge to 4 days
2029Thursday · 10 May 2029Bridge to 4 days
See the full Netherlands holiday calendar or count the working days.