Public holidays in Belgium 2026

There are 10 public holidays in Belgium in 2026, 8 of them on a weekday. The next one is counted down below, with the long weekends and the days worth taking off between them.

 

 

Public holidays in 2026

Date Holiday
Thu, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Mon, Apr 6 Easter Monday
Fri, May 1 Labour Day
Thu, May 14 Ascension Day
Mon, May 25 Whit Monday
Tue, Jul 21 National Holiday
Sat, Aug 15 Assumption
Sun, Nov 1 All Saints' Day
Wed, Nov 11 Armistice Day
Fri, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Other days in 2026
  • Tue, Jan 6 Epiphany
  • Sat, Feb 14 Valentine's Day
  • Sun, Apr 5 Easter Sunday
  • Sun, May 10 Mother's Day
  • Sun, May 24 Pentecost
  • Mon, Nov 2 All Souls' Day
  • Sun, Nov 15 King's Feast
  • Sun, Dec 6 Saint Nicholas

Public holidays in 2027

Date Holiday
Fri, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Mon, Mar 29 Easter Monday
Sat, May 1 Labour Day
Thu, May 6 Ascension Day
Mon, May 17 Whit Monday
Wed, Jul 21 National Holiday
Sun, Aug 15 Assumption
Mon, Nov 1 All Saints' Day
Thu, Nov 11 Armistice Day
Sat, Dec 25 Christmas Day
Other days in 2027
  • Wed, Jan 6 Epiphany
  • Sun, Feb 14 Valentine's Day
  • Sun, Mar 28 Easter Sunday
  • Sun, May 9 Mother's Day
  • Sun, May 16 Pentecost
  • Tue, Nov 2 All Souls' Day
  • Mon, Nov 15 King's Feast
  • Mon, Dec 6 Saint Nicholas

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Long weekends in 2026

  • Sat, Apr 4 – Mon, Apr 6: 3 days off · Easter Monday
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3: 3 days off · Labour Day
  • Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25: 3 days off · Whit Monday
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27: 3 days off · Christmas Day

Bridge days in 2026

  • Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's Day
  • Take Fri, May 15 off: 4 days off, Thu, May 14 – Sun, May 17 · Ascension Day
  • Take Mon, Jul 20 off: 4 days off, Sat, Jul 18 – Tue, Jul 21 · National Holiday

Long weekends in 2027

  • Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3: 3 days off · New Year's Day
  • Sat, Mar 27 – Mon, Mar 29: 3 days off · Easter Monday
  • Sat, May 15 – Mon, May 17: 3 days off · Whit Monday
  • Sat, Oct 30 – Mon, Nov 1: 3 days off · All Saints' Day

Bridge days in 2027

  • Take Fri, May 7 off: 4 days off, Thu, May 6 – Sun, May 9 · Ascension Day
  • Take Fri, Nov 12 off: 4 days off, Thu, Nov 11 – Sun, Nov 14 · Armistice Day

The dates are worked out from the rules of date-holidays, an open-source holiday database built from Wikipedia’s articles. The lists on this page are shared under the same license, CC BY-SA 3.0. A holiday announced for one year only may be missing: check your government’s or employer’s list before you book.

Questions and answers

How many public holidays are there in Belgium in 2026?

10: New Year's Day, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Ascension Day, Whit Monday, National Holiday, Assumption, All Saints' Day, Armistice Day, Christmas Day.

What is a bridge day?

A workday between a holiday and a weekend. One day of leave taken there gives you four or more days off in a row; the list above shows each one.

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