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King's Day

The Dutch national day in orange: free markets selling anything, boat parties on the canals and tompouce pastries.

A pattern drawn for this day, not a photograph.

When is King's Day in 2027?

King's Day 2027 is on Tuesday, 27 April 2027. Other years: 2026, Monday, 27 April 2026; 2028, Thursday, 27 April 2028.

About King's Day

Koningsdag, on 27 April, is the birthday of King Willem-Alexander and is celebrated throughout the Netherlands in orange, the colour of the royal House of Orange-Nassau. The country becomes one large party. Everyone is allowed to set up a stall to sell unwanted goods without a permit at the vrijmarkt, free market, and children play games and sell toys on blankets in the streets. In Amsterdam, canals are full of boats with music and dancing, and cities hold concerts and street parties. People wear orange clothes, wigs, face paint and hats. The royal family visits a different town each year, to watch folk games and performances by local groups. Typical foods include tompouce, an orange-iced pastry, and orange bitter, a liqueur.

King's Day dates: 2026, 2027, 2028

YearKing's Day date
2026Monday, 27 April 2026
2027Tuesday, 27 April 2027
2028Thursday, 27 April 2028

What is eaten

  • tompouce
  • oranjekoek
  • orange bitter

Also part of it, and being written: Orange (The colour of the Dutch royal house.), Vrijmarkt (The free market.), House of Orange-Nassau (The royal family.).

More marked on King's Day

🇳🇱 Amsterdam, NetherlandsKing's DayKoningsdag A Dutch national holiday celebrating the monarch's birthday with street markets and orange attire.Festival
About this page

Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "King's Day (Netherlands)" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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