Next: All Saints’ Day Sunday, 1 November 2026 · in 54 days
| Date | Holiday | Nederlands / Français |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, 1 January 2026 | New Year’s Day | Nieuwjaar · Jour de l’An |
| Mon, 6 April 2026 | Easter Monday | Paasmaandag · Lundi de Pâques |
| Fri, 1 May 2026 | Labour Day | Feest van de Arbeid · Fête du Travail |
| Thu, 14 May 2026 | Ascension Day | Onze-Lieve-Heer-Hemelvaart · Ascension |
| Mon, 25 May 2026 | Whit Monday | Pinkstermaandag · Lundi de Pentecôte |
| Tue, 21 July 2026 | Belgian National Day | Nationale feestdag · Fête nationale |
| Sat, 15 August 2026 | Assumption | Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Hemelvaart · Assomption |
| Sun, 1 November 2026 | All Saints’ Day — next | Allerheiligen · Toussaint |
| Wed, 11 November 2026 | Armistice Day | Wapenstilstand · Armistice |
| Fri, 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | Kerstmis · Noël |
| Date | Holiday | Nederlands / Français |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, 1 January 2027 | New Year’s Day | Nieuwjaar · Jour de l’An |
| Mon, 29 March 2027 | Easter Monday | Paasmaandag · Lundi de Pâques |
| Sat, 1 May 2027 | Labour Day | Feest van de Arbeid · Fête du Travail |
| Thu, 6 May 2027 | Ascension Day | Onze-Lieve-Heer-Hemelvaart · Ascension |
| Mon, 17 May 2027 | Whit Monday | Pinkstermaandag · Lundi de Pentecôte |
| Wed, 21 July 2027 | Belgian National Day | Nationale feestdag · Fête nationale |
| Sun, 15 August 2027 | Assumption | Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Hemelvaart · Assomption |
| Mon, 1 November 2027 | All Saints’ Day | Allerheiligen · Toussaint |
| Thu, 11 November 2027 | Armistice Day | Wapenstilstand · Armistice |
| Sat, 25 December 2027 | Christmas Day | Kerstmis · Noël |
| Date | Holiday | Nederlands / Français |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, 1 January 2028 | New Year’s Day | Nieuwjaar · Jour de l’An |
| Mon, 17 April 2028 | Easter Monday | Paasmaandag · Lundi de Pâques |
| Mon, 1 May 2028 | Labour Day | Feest van de Arbeid · Fête du Travail |
| Thu, 25 May 2028 | Ascension Day | Onze-Lieve-Heer-Hemelvaart · Ascension |
| Mon, 5 June 2028 | Whit Monday | Pinkstermaandag · Lundi de Pentecôte |
| Fri, 21 July 2028 | Belgian National Day | Nationale feestdag · Fête nationale |
| Tue, 15 August 2028 | Assumption | Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Hemelvaart · Assomption |
| Wed, 1 November 2028 | All Saints’ Day | Allerheiligen · Toussaint |
| Sat, 11 November 2028 | Armistice Day | Wapenstilstand · Armistice |
| Mon, 25 December 2028 | Christmas Day | Kerstmis · Noël |
No. The next public holiday in Belgium is All Saints’ Day on Sunday, 1 November 2026.
Ten federal public holidays a year. Six fall on fixed dates (1 January, 1 May, 21 July, 15 August, 1 November, 11 November and 25 December) and three move with Easter (Easter Monday, Ascension Day and Whit Monday).
Most supermarkets and larger shops close, though many bakeries, night shops and some city-centre and station branches open with shorter hours. Public transport runs to a Sunday timetable and post offices, banks, communal offices and schools are shut.
Employees are entitled to a replacement day off, normally within the same year. The replacement day is set by the employer or the sector agreement, so it is not a national date.
No. The Flemish Community celebrates 11 July, the French Community 27 September and the German-speaking Community 15 November. Public bodies in those communities may close, but they are not federal public holidays and most private employers work normally.
A Belgian public holiday runs like a Sunday. Supermarkets, most shops, banks, communal administration, schools and crèches close; bakeries, night shops and pharmacies on duty stay open. SNCB, STIB, De Lijn and TEC move to a Sunday timetable, which on some lines is materially thinner than a weekday one — check the day before if you have a train to catch. Museums often open and then close the day after instead.
When a strike is called on top of a holiday, or the day before one, that is on our strikes and disruptions page.
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