Public holidays in Belgium 2028
Belgium has 10 public holidays in 2028.
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 Saturday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 17 April Monday | Easter Monday Public holiday |
| 1 May Monday | Labour Day Public holiday |
| 25 May Thursday | Ascension Day Public holiday |
| 5 June Monday | Whit Monday Public holiday |
| 21 July Friday | Belgian National Day Public holiday |
| 15 August Tuesday | Assumption Public holiday |
| 1 November Wednesday | All Saints' Day Public holiday |
| 11 November Saturday | Armistice Day Public holiday |
| 25 December Monday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
Other days in 2028
Not statutory days off, but worth knowing.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 6 January Thursday | Epiphany Observance |
| 14 February Monday | Valentine's Day Observance |
| 16 April Sunday | Easter Sunday Observance |
| 14 May Sunday | Mother's Day Observance |
| 4 June Sunday | Pentecost Observance |
| 2 November Thursday | All Souls' Day Observance |
| 15 November Wednesday | King's Feast Observance |
| 6 December Wednesday | Saint Nicholas Observance |
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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.