Holidays & Festivals
Holidays:
In the Netherlands, expect banks, shops
and most museums to be closed, and public transportation to operate on
limited schedules, on the following major holidays: New Year’s Day
(January 1), Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day
(40 days after Easter), Queen’s Day (April 30), Pentecost (seventh
Sunday after Easter), Pentecost Monday, Christmas Day (December 25) and
Boxing Day (December 26).
Festivals:
Amsterdam
is a city that hosts many arts and cultural festivals. These festivals
include the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival (April), which celebrates
all film genres; Holland Festival (end of May–June), the biggest
performing arts festival in the Netherlands; the Grachtenfestival
(August), more than 80 classical concerts throughout the heart of
Amsterdam; and Uitmarkt (end of August), considered the largest
cultural event in Amsterdam.
