Public Holidays in Belgium 2026

14 days off · open Nager.Date data · updated automatically

Belgium

14 public holidays in 2026 · 14 across the whole country
Next day off: All Saints' Day · Sunday, 1 November 2026 · 3 days away

Total days off 2026

14 national · 0 state/regional

Busiest month

May

4 holidays inside one month

Most frequent weekday

Friday

4 holidays fall on this day

Every public holiday in Belgium 2026

Date	Day	Celebration	Scope	Type
2026-01-01	Thursday	Nieuwjaar (New Year's Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-04-03	Friday	Goede Vrijdag (Good Friday)	Whole country	Bank
2026-04-05	Sunday	Pasen (Easter Sunday)	Whole country	Public
2026-04-06	Monday	Paasmaandag (Easter Monday)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-01	Friday	Dag van de arbeid (Labour Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-14	Thursday	Onze Lieve Heer hemel (Ascension Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-05-15	Friday	Day after Ascension Day	Whole country	Bank
2026-05-25	Monday	Pinkstermaandag (Whit Monday)	Whole country	Public
2026-07-21	Tuesday	Nationale feestdag (Belgian National Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-08-15	Saturday	Onze Lieve Vrouw hemelvaart (Assumption Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-11-01	Sunday	Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-11-11	Wednesday	Wapenstilstand (Armistice Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-12-25	Friday	Kerstdag (Christmas Day)	Whole country	Public
2026-12-26	Saturday	Boxing Day (St. Stephen's Day)	Whole country	Bank

Long weekends in Belgium 2026

Period	Starts	Days	Bridge day
1 Jan – 4 Jan	Thursday	4 days	2026-01-02
4 Apr – 6 Apr	Saturday	3 days	Automatic
1 May – 3 May	Friday	3 days	Automatic
14 May – 17 May	Thursday	4 days	2026-05-15
23 May – 25 May	Saturday	3 days	Automatic
18 Jul – 21 Jul	Saturday	4 days	2026-07-20
25 Dec – 27 Dec	Friday	3 days	Automatic

Planning leave in Belgium

Belgium gives 14 public days off in 2026 — all of them nationwide. The longest weekend run this year is 4 days (1 Jan – 4 Jan). The busiest month is May, and holidays land most often on a Friday — two facts that are enough to decide when a ticket must be bought early.

Countries with multi-faith calendars usually have «moving» holidays (Eid al-Fitr, Easter, Chinese New Year, Diwali) whose dates change every year, so check the table a year ahead before booking school holidays.

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