Liberation Day celebrations began in Wageningen shortly after midnight with the lighting of the Liberation Flame, marking the symbolic start of nationwide events commemorating the anniversary of the end of the Nazi occupation during World War II. The flame was lit at Hotel de Wereld, the historic site where the German surrender was signed on 5 May 1945.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima laid a wreath at the National Monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam on Monday evening during the two-minute silence for National Remembrance Day. Over in Wageningen, the Liberation Flame was lit shortly after midnight to mark the start of Liberation Day celebrations.