King's Day 2025 to be in Doetinchem

King Willem-Alexander and his family will celebrate his birthday in Doetinchem next year, the government information service announced on Friday. Because his birthday falls on a Sunday next year, King’s Day 2025 will be held a day earlier than usual.

King’s Day is usually celebrated on Willem-Alexander’s birthday, April 27. Next year, the festivities will take place on Saturday, April 26. The program will be announced later.

Doetinchem is delighted to host. “The flag can be raised!” the Gelderland municipality wrote on X, saying it was looking forward to welcoming the King and his family.

De vlag kan uit!🇳🇱Op zaterdag 26 april 2025 mogen wij Koning Willem-Alexander en zijn gezin, samen met andere leden van de Koninklijke Familie welkom heten bij de viering van Koningsdag 2025. 👑 #koningsdag2025 #Doetinchem pic.twitter.com/EjgcfUc8Tf

— gemeente Doetinchem (@gemeenteDchem) July 19, 2024

This year, the King celebrated his birthday in Emmen. Last year was in Rotterdam.

This is the second time in his reign that Willem-Alexander cannot celebrate his birthday on the actual day due to it falling on a Sunday, a day of rest in the Netherlands. The first time was in 2014, the year after his inauguration.