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Public holidays · 2028

Public holidays in Belgium 2028

Belgium has 12 public holidays in 2028, 8 on working days.

Next: Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day), Sunday, 1 November 2026in 16 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Belgium in 2028: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanSatWeekendNieuwjaarNew Year's Dayin 442 days
16 AprSunWeekendPasenEaster Sundayin 548 days
17 AprMonPaasmaandagEaster Mondayin 549 days
1 MayMonDag van de ArbeidLabor Dayin 563 days
25 MayThuO. L. H. HemelvaartAscension Dayin 587 days
4 JunSunWeekendPinksterenPentecostin 597 days
5 JunMonPinkstermaandagPentecost Mondayin 598 days
21 JulFriNationale feestdagNational Dayin 644 days
15 AugTueO. L. V. HemelvaartAssumption Dayin 669 days
1 NovWedAllerheiligenAll Saints' Dayin 747 days
11 NovSatWeekendWapenstilstandArmistice Dayin 757 days
25 DecMonKerstmisChristmas Dayin 801 days

At a glance

Belgium in 2028

01Public holidays

12 days

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

02Long weekends

5 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Allerheiligen (All Saints' Day)

Sunday, 1 November 2026 · in 16 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, 15 Apr – Mon, 17 Apr

    3 days offEaster Sunday · Easter Monday

  • Sat, 29 Apr – Mon, 1 May

    3 days offLabor Day

  • Sat, 3 Jun – Mon, 5 Jun

    3 days offPentecost · Pentecost Monday

  • Fri, 21 Jul – Sun, 23 Jul

    3 days offNational Day

  • Sat, 23 Dec – Mon, 25 Dec

    3 days offChristmas Day

Long weekends in Belgium 2028Bridge days in Belgium 2028

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 2028
DateHolidayTypeWhere
14 AprFriGoede vrijdagGood FridayBank holidayNationwide
26 MayFriVrijdag na O. L. H. HemelvaartFriday after Ascension DayBank holidayNationwide
26 DecTueBanksluitingsdagBank HolidayBank holidayNationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; NonWorkingDays built these tables from it on 15 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.

! Checked against FPS Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue: Public holidays (10 statutory days, substitute-day rule) on 16 October 2026, with caveats: All 10 legal public holidays for 2026 and 2027 match the Federal Public Service Employment list; the Flemish, French and German-speaking Community holidays are not in the data.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Belgium have in 2028?

Belgium has 12 days of national public holidays in 2028, 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 2028?

5: Sat, 15 Apr – Mon, 17 Apr (Easter Sunday, Easter Monday); Sat, 29 Apr – Mon, 1 May (Labor Day); Sat, 3 Jun – Mon, 5 Jun (Pentecost, Pentecost Monday); Fri, 21 Jul – Sun, 23 Jul (National Day); Sat, 23 Dec – Mon, 25 Dec (Christmas Day).

Which public holidays in Belgium fall on a weekend in 2028?

Nieuwjaar (New Year's Day), Saturday, 1 January 2028; Pasen (Easter Sunday), Sunday, 16 April 2028; Pinksteren (Pentecost), Sunday, 4 June 2028; Wapenstilstand (Armistice Day), Saturday, 11 November 2028.