Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Belgium 2026

Belgium has 12 days of national public holidays in 2026, 8 on working days.

Next: Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day), Sunday, 1 November 2026in 13 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Belgium in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
1 JanThu	NieuwjaarNew Year's Day	291 days ago
5 AprSunWeekend	PasenEaster Sunday	197 days ago
6 AprMon	PaasmaandagEaster Monday	196 days ago
1 MayFri	Dag van de ArbeidLabor Day	171 days ago
14 MayThu	O. L. H. HemelvaartAscension Day	158 days ago
24 MaySunWeekend	PinksterenPentecost	148 days ago
25 MayMon	PinkstermaandagPentecost Monday	147 days ago
21 JulTue	Nationale feestdagNational Day	90 days ago
15 AugSatWeekend	O. L. V. HemelvaartAssumption Day	65 days ago
1 NovSunWeekend	AllerheiligenAll Saints' Day	in 13 days
11 NovWed	WapenstilstandArmistice Day	in 23 days
25 DecFri	KerstmisChristmas Day	in 67 days

At a glance

Belgium in 2026

01Public holidays

12 days

8 on working days, 4 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

4 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day)

Sunday, 1 November 2026 · in 13 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr
3 days offEaster Sunday · Easter Monday
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May
3 days offLabor Day
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May
3 days offPentecost · Pentecost Monday
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec
3 days offChristmas Day

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 3 other days

Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Belgium in 2026
Date	Holiday	Type	Where
3 AprFri	Goede vrijdagGood Friday	Bank holiday	Nationwide
15 MayFri	Vrijdag na O. L. H. HemelvaartFriday after Ascension Day	Bank holiday	Nationwide
26 DecSatWeekend	BanksluitingsdagBank Holiday	Bank holiday	Nationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Brussels.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Belgium have in 2026?

Belgium has 12 days of national public holidays in 2026, 8 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Belgium?

Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day), on Sunday, 1 November 2026.

How many long weekends does Belgium have in 2026?

4: Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr (Easter Sunday, Easter Monday); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (Labor Day); Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May (Pentecost, Pentecost Monday); Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec (Christmas Day).

Which public holidays in Belgium fall on a weekend in 2026?

Pasen (Easter Sunday), Sunday, 5 April 2026; Pinksteren (Pentecost), Sunday, 24 May 2026; O. L. V. Hemelvaart (Assumption Day), Saturday, 15 August 2026; Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day), Sunday, 1 November 2026.