2026 in the Netherlands

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Events from the year 2026 in the Netherlands.

Events

January

• 1 January:
  • During the night of New Year's Day, a fire razes the Vondelkerk church tower in Amsterdam. ^[1]
  • New Year's celebrations lead to widespread disorder nationwide, with petrol bombs thrown at police in Breda and 14 people sustaining eye injuries in Rotterdam. Two men are killed in fireworks incidents in Nijmegen and Aalsmeer. ^[2]

Predicted and scheduled

• Netherlands at the 2026 Winter Olympics
• 5–8 March – 2025 World Allround Speed Skating Championships at Thialf in Heerenveen. ^[3]
• March – 2026 Dutch municipal elections
• 14–30 August – 2026 Mens and Women's FIH Hockey World Cup in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands. ^{[4] [5]}

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Netherlands

Source: ^[6]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 3 April – Good Friday
• 5 April – Easter Sunday
• 6 April – Easter Monday
• 27 April – King's Day
• 5 May – Liberation Day
• 14 May – Ascension Day
• 24–25 June – Pentecost
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Boxing Day

Arts and entertainment

Television

Main article: 2026 in Dutch television

See also

• 2026 in the European Union
• 2026 in Europe

References

1. "Fire at Vondel Church Amsterdam" (in Dutch). Safety Region Amsterdam-Amstelland. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
2. Leigh, Suzanne (1 January 2026). "Netherlands police face 'unprecedented' New Year's violence". BBC News . Retrieved 1 January 2026.
4. Iveson, Ali (3 November 2022). "Netherlands and Belgium to hold combined Hockey World Cups in 2026". inside the games. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
5. Alice Devilez (3 November 2022). "La Belgique accueillera le Mondial de hockey 2026 avec les Pays-Bas". rtbf.be. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
6. "Netherlands Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

External links

• Online calendar