How to Celebrate King’s Day: An Expat’s Guide
It’s arguably the Netherlands’ biggest holiday (and party).
3 min readApr 20, 2021
King’s Day (Koningsdag in Dutch) is a massive national holiday (potentially the biggest celebration) in the Netherlands, but many of us from outside the country have never heard of it. So let’s dig in — what and when is King’s Day, how do you celebrate, and why does everyone wear orange?
