Source-backedVariable CustomHeightened editorial care

King’s Day (Koningsdag)

Government of the Netherlands

Date / rule27 April; the official holiday calendar should be checked for any year-specific adjustment
ScopeNetherlands national public holiday
VerificationGovernment Verified
PortabilityVariable Custom
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-06
Target-year policyResolve Authority
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is King’s Day (Koningsdag)?

Government of the Netherlands

Date and recurrence

27 April; the official holiday calendar should be checked for any year-specific adjustment

The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Netherlands national public holiday. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Koningsdag

Classification

Topic and context

Civic, Remembrance & History →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Government of the Netherlands — public holidaysNational Government Public Holiday Calendar
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is King’s Day (Koningsdag)?

27 April; the official holiday calendar should be checked for any year-specific adjustment The stored recurrence guidance is: 27 April is the anchor; verify any target-year adjustment in the official Dutch holiday calendar.

Does King’s Day (Koningsdag) fall on the same date every year?

It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.

Is King’s Day (Koningsdag) an official public holiday?

Within the verified scope, the authority record identifies it as Netherlands national public holiday. That status is not automatically extended to other countries or jurisdictions.

Who established or recognizes King’s Day (Koningsdag)?

The stored designation basis is: Government of the Netherlands. Supporting provenance includes Government of the Netherlands — public holidays. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is King’s Day (Koningsdag) international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Netherlands national public holiday. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-06.

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