Public holidays in Belgium
Belgium has 10 public holidays in 2026.
These are Belgium's 10 legal public holidays. When one falls on a Sunday (or another usual day off), employees get a replacement day, set by their sector or employer.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January Thursday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 6 April Monday | Easter Monday Public holiday |
| 1 May Friday | Labour Day Public holiday |
| 14 May Thursday | Ascension Day Public holiday |
| 25 May Monday | Whit Monday Public holiday |
| 21 July Tuesday | Belgian National Day Public holiday |
| 15 August Saturday | Assumption Public holiday |
| 1 November Sunday | All Saints' Day Public holiday |
| 11 November Wednesday | Armistice Day Public holiday |
| 25 December Friday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
Other days in 2026
Not statutory days off, but worth knowing.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 6 January Tuesday | Epiphany Observance |
| 14 February Saturday | Valentine's Day Observance |
| 5 April Sunday | Easter Sunday Observance |
| 10 May Sunday | Mother's Day Observance |
| 24 May Sunday | Pentecost Observance |
| 2 November Monday | All Souls' Day Observance |
| 15 November Sunday | King's Feast Observance |
| 6 December Sunday | Saint Nicholas Observance |
Public holidays in 2027
Belgium has 10 public holidays in 2027. See 2027 in full.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January Friday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 29 March Monday | Easter Monday Public holiday |
| 1 May Saturday | Labour Day Public holiday |
| 6 May Thursday | Ascension Day Public holiday |
| 17 May Monday | Whit Monday Public holiday |
| 21 July Wednesday | Belgian National Day Public holiday |
| 15 August Sunday | Assumption Public holiday |
| 1 November Monday | All Saints' Day Public holiday |
| 11 November Thursday | Armistice Day Public holiday |
| 25 December Saturday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
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Holiday data from date-holidays by commenthol, based on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; our lists are shared under the same licence. Checked against the official source: werk.belgie.be. Holidays can change — confirm with your employer or an official source. All sources.