Good Friday 2027: a day off or not?
Good Friday 2027 falls on Friday, 26 March 2027; according to the Dutch government you will probably have to work that day.
Good Friday 2027, employee at a company
Usually a working day
Friday, 26 March 2027. According to the government you probably have to work; only your agreement or contract can make it a day off.
Example with typical figures — change any figure to see your own result
| Employee at a company | Usually a working day |
| Civil servant | Usually a working day |
| Pupil, student or parent | Usually off |
No law turns a public holiday into a day off. Your collective agreement or contract decides; the government only describes what is usual.
| Holiday | Date | Day off? |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Fri 1 January | No separate government guidance |
| Good Friday | Fri 26 March | Usually a working day |
| Easter Sunday | Sun 28 March | Sunday |
| Easter Monday | Mon 29 March | Usually off |
| King's Day | Tue 27 April | Usually off |
| Liberation Day | Wed 5 May | Depends on your agreement |
| Ascension Day | Thu 6 May | Usually off |
| Whit Sunday | Sun 16 May | Sunday |
| Whit Monday | Mon 17 May | Usually off |
| Christmas Day | Sat 25 December | No separate government guidance |
| Boxing Day (Second Christmas Day) | Sun 26 December | No separate government guidance |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · checked on 13 November 2026
Good Friday is on the list of official holidays, but that does not make it a day off. The Dutch government writes that employees will probably have to work on Good Friday, and that the same goes for civil servants. You are only off if your collective labour agreement (cao), contract or employer gives you the day. Pupils and students are usually off, because schools often close on Good Friday. In 2027 the day falls on 26 March 2027, two days before Easter Sunday on 28 March 2027. If you have it off, Easter becomes a four-day weekend through 29 March 2027, and 2027 counts 255 working days instead of 256. For statutory deadlines Good Friday does count as a holiday: a deadline ending on 26 March 2027 runs on to 30 March 2027.
Good Friday 2027 by situation
The government Q&A page separates employees, civil servants and pupils, and the tool above follows that split. In short: employees and civil servants usually work, pupils are usually off. The real answer is in your collective agreement: it lists which holidays are off and whether working them earns a premium.
What Good Friday costs or gives you
If Good Friday is not a day off, a long Easter weekend costs one leave day, and 2027 has 256 working days. If your employer gives it off, there are 255. Switch the option on in the bridge-day planner to see how your leave plan changes.
Working days 2027 at your days per week
Example for 2027 at 5 days a week, Good Friday as a working day — change any figure to see your own result
Working days 2027
256
| At 5 days a week | 256 |
| Shortest month | 19 |
| Longest month | 23 |
Good Friday and deadlines
Deadlines work differently: the General Time Limits Act treats Good Friday like the recognised holidays. An objection or payment deadline ending on Friday, 26 March 2027 only expires on Tuesday, 30 March 2027. Work it out on deadlines and holidays.