King’s Day 2025: Celebrations to take place on April 26
By Simone Jacobs
Since 2014, King’s Day has been celebrated in the Netherlands on the birthday of King Willem-Alexander, April 27. However, in 2025 the national holiday will be celebrated one day earlier on April 26.
King’s Day to take place on a Saturday in 2025
In 2025, the traditional date for King’s Day, April 27, falls on a Sunday. According to the Dutch Government Information Service (RVD), whenever the birthday of the ruling monarch falls on a Sunday, the festivities are moved to a day earlier.
This means that the Netherlands will celebrate King’s Day on Saturday, April 26 in 2025.
Doetinchem chosen as host for King’s Day 2025
Every year, a different Dutch municipality is chosen to host the main celebrations for the King and the royal family to attend on King’s Day. In 2025, the honour goes to Doetinchem in the province of Gelderland.
The big event is usually celebrated with many festivals throughout the country, boat parades and people dressed head to toe in orange. The programme for the day’s festivities will be announced at a later date.
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Editor for the Netherlands at IamExpat Media. Simone studied Genetics and Zoology at the University of Pretoria in South Africa before moving to the Netherlands, where she has been working as a writer and editor since 2022. One thing she loves more than creating content is consuming it, mainly by reading books by the dozen. Other than being a book dragon, she is also a nature lover and enjoys hiking and animal training. Read more