King's Day (Koningsdag) is Tuesday 27 April 2027. King's Day, or Koningsdag, is the Dutch national holiday on 27 April (26 April if the 27th is a Sunday), marking the king's birthday. Streets fill with orange clothes, street markets and fried snacks, and bakeries turn the pink icing on their tompouce orange.

Source: Koningsdag.

Also known as Koningsdag, King's Birthday, Queensday, Koninginnedag.

What people eat for King's Day (Koningsdag)

Orange tompouce
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Orange tompouce

Netherlands

A pastry of puff pastry layers around sweet cream, topped with icing that is normally pink and turns bright orange for King's Day.

Source: Tompouce, iamsterdam.com.

Young gouda with grainy mustard

Netherlands

Squares of young Gouda cheese dipped in grainy mustard, the easy cold snack on the day.

Source: iamsterdam.com.

Oranjebitter

Netherlands

A bitter liqueur made from curacao peel, bitter orange and brandy, drunk at celebrations around the Dutch royal house. Orange-coloured drinks in general are popular on the day.

Source: Oranjebitter, Koningsdag.

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King's Day (Koningsdag) dates

YearWhen
2027Tuesday 27 April 2027
2028Thursday 27 April 2028
2029Friday 27 April 2029
2030Saturday 27 April 2030

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