2026 Working Days Calendar for Utrecht, Netherlands

⚖️ Legal Regulations

The listed holidays are federally recognized in the United States, as indicated by sources referencing 'United States Legal Federal Holidays 2026'. Federal law establishes these holidays for federal employees and institutions, but private sector observance is not universally mandated. State and local laws may vary, and employers are generally not required by federal law to provide paid holidays.
There is no general legal right to a day off on public holidays in the Netherlands. Entitlement is determined by Collective Labour Agreements (CAOs) or individual employment contracts. Official public holidays do extend legal deadlines if they fall on a Saturday, Sunday, or such a holiday. According to some CAOs, there are eight recognized public holidays.

📰 News

No specific news regarding changes to U.S. federal holidays or working day regulations for 2026 was found in the provided sources. The sources list the standard federal holiday schedule for the year without indicating any recent legislative changes or new observances taking effect in 2026.
No specific news for 2026 regarding new holidays or work time regulation changes in the Netherlands was found in the provided sources. The status of Liberation Day as a full public holiday occurs every five years, with 2025 being the most recent, meaning 2026 is not one of those years.

💡 Insights

Strategic vacation planning is common, with articles suggesting the best days to take off to combine with public holidays for extended breaks. Printed calendars, both with and without holidays, remain popular for planning work and personal schedules around these observances.
The standard work week runs Monday through Friday. Liberation Day is a notable exception, being a full public holiday only every five years (most recently 2025). Good Friday is a government holiday for the public sector, banks, and insurers, but not a universal day off. Regional areas may have local variations in their working day calendars.

2026 Working days summary for Utrecht, Netherlands

Utrecht, Netherlands has 254 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 102 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 9 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

254
Working Days
102
Weekend Days
9
Holidays

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidaysTotal
January 21 9 1 31
February 20 8 0 28
March 22 9 0 31
April 19 7 4 30
May 19 10 2 31
June 22 8 0 30
July 23 8 0 31
August 21 10 0 31
September 22 8 0 30
October 22 9 0 31
November 21 9 0 30
December 22 7 2 31
Total 254 102 9 365

2026 Calendar for Utrecht, Netherlands

January 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
New Year's Day
New Year's Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in January 2026.

February 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

20 working days, 8 weekend days in February 2026.

March 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

22 working days, 9 weekend days in March 2026.

April 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
Good Friday
Good Friday
4
5
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday
6
Easter Monday
Easter Monday
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
King's Day
King's Day
28
29
30

19 working days, 7 weekend days, and 4 holidays in April 2026.

May 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Ascension Day
Ascension Day
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Whit Monday
Whit Monday
26
27
28
29
30
31

19 working days, 10 weekend days, and 2 holidays in May 2026.

June 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

22 working days, 8 weekend days in June 2026.

July 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

23 working days, 8 weekend days in July 2026.

August 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 10 weekend days in August 2026.

September 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

22 working days, 8 weekend days in September 2026.

October 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

22 working days, 9 weekend days in October 2026.

November 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

21 working days, 9 weekend days in November 2026.

December 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Christmas Day
Christmas Day
26
Second Day of Christmas
Second Day of Christmas
27
28
29
30
31

22 working days, 7 weekend days, and 2 holidays in December 2026.

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