Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in the Caribbean Netherlands 2027
The Caribbean Netherlands has 11 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 6 of them on a working day. 5 more holidays apply only in some regions.
Caribbean Netherlands 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 11
- Of those, on a working day
- 6
- Of those, on a weekend
- 5
- Regional only
- 5
- Longest break
- 4 days (26 March to 29 March)
- Bridge days
- 2
- Most nationwide holidays in
- March (3)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in the Caribbean Netherlands, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Nieuwjaarsdag | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Goede Vrijdag | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Easter Sunday | Pasen | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Paasmaandag | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | King's Birthday | King's Birthday | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Rincon Day | Rincon Day | Some regions: BQ-BO | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Dag van de Arbeid | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Hemelvaartsdag | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Pentecost | Pinksteren | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Emancipation Day | Emancipation Day | Some regions: BQ-SE | |
| Monday | Carnival Monday | Carnival Monday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Bonaire Flag Day | Vlagdag bonaire | Some regions: BQ-BO | |
| Tuesday | Statia Day | Statia Day | Some regions: BQ-SE | |
| Friday | Saba Day | Saba Day | Some regions: BQ-SA | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Kerstmis | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | St. Stephen's Day | Second Day of Christmas | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in the Caribbean Netherlands
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (3)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Friday 26 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Saturday 31 July to Monday 2 August 2027: 3 days off, with Carnival Monday.
Bridge days (2)
- Monday 26 April: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 24 April to Tuesday 27 April 2027 (next to King's Birthday).
- Friday 7 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 6 May to Sunday 9 May 2027 (next to Ascension Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
5 of the public holidays in the Caribbean Netherlands apply only in the regions named in the table. Whether one applies to an employee depends on where they work, so a company with people in several regions has a different list for each.
Add the Caribbean Netherlands to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/caribbean-netherlands/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with the Caribbean Netherlands's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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