Shopping hours in Leeuwarden
Shops in the City of Leeuwarden are allowed to open Monday to Saturday from 6 am to 10 pm and on Sunday from 9am to 6 pm. Do you want to keep your shop open longer for just one time? Then apply for an exemption under the Trading hours act. The local authority can grant a personal exemption. Your shop may then be open between 10 pm and 6 am.
Are you unwilling or unable to apply online?
Download and complete the trading hours exemption application form (PDF, 133.73 KB). Send the form to the City of Leeuwarden. You can also hand it in at the Town Hall.
Different opening hours on public holidays
- On Good Friday, Remembrance Day (May 4) and Christmas Eve (December 24), shops are allowed to open from 6 am to 7 pm.
- King’s Day and Liberation Day are normal working days. Shops are allowed to open from 6 am to 10 pm.
- Shops must remain closed on Easter Monday, Whit Monday, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
- On Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Whit Sunday and Boxing Day, shops are allowed to open from 6 am to 10 pm.
- Does Christmas Eve (December 24) or New Year’s Eve (December 31) fall on a Sunday? In that case, shops are allowed to open from 6 am to 6 pm.
A trading hours exemption on public holidays
Shops must remain closed on Easter Monday, Whit Sunday, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. If there is a special and temporary occasion, the local authority can grant a trading hours exemption. For example for a lustrum celebration or the (re)opening of a shop. The shop may then be open from 6 am to 10 pm.
When are you not granted an exemption?
If the deviating opening hours cause too much nuisance. For example, for the housing and living situation. Or for public order in the vicinity of the shop.
Charges
€ 52.61.
Laws and regulations
The following laws can be found on the website Overheid.nl (national):
- Trading hours act.
- Trading hours exemption decree.
The following regulations can be found on the website Overheid.nl (local):
- Trading hours regulation Leeuwarden.
Are you unwilling or unable to apply online?
Download and complete the trading hours exemption application form (PDF, 133.73 KB). Send the form to the City of Leeuwarden. You can also hand it in at the Town Hall.
Different opening hours on public holidays
- On Good Friday, Remembrance Day (May 4) and Christmas Eve (December 24), shops are allowed to open from 6 am to 7 pm.
- King’s Day and Liberation Day are normal working days. Shops are allowed to open from 6 am to 10 pm.
- Shops must remain closed on Easter Monday, Whit Monday, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
- On Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Whit Sunday and Boxing Day, shops are allowed to open from 6 am to 10 pm.
- Does Christmas Eve (December 24) or New Year’s Eve (December 31) fall on a Sunday? In that case, shops are allowed to open from 6 am to 6 pm.
A trading hours exemption on public holidays
Shops must remain closed on Easter Monday, Whit Sunday, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. If there is a special and temporary occasion, the local authority can grant a trading hours exemption. For example for a lustrum celebration or the (re)opening of a shop. The shop may then be open from 6 am to 10 pm.
When are you not granted an exemption?
If the deviating opening hours cause too much nuisance. For example, for the housing and living situation. Or for public order in the vicinity of the shop.
Charges
€ 52.61.
Laws and regulations
The following laws can be found on the website Overheid.nl (national):
- Trading hours act.
- Trading hours exemption decree.
The following regulations can be found on the website Overheid.nl (local):
- Trading hours regulation Leeuwarden.