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🇧🇪 Belgium public holidays 2026

Belgium has 22 public holidays in 2026, plus 14 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is Boxing Day on December 26.

13 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Belgium in 2026

Date	Holiday	Type
January 1Thursday	New Year's DayNieuwjaar	Public holiday
January 6Tuesday	Epiphany	Observance
March 20Friday	March Equinox	Observance
March 29Sunday	Daylight Saving Time starts	Other
April 3Friday	Good FridayGoede Vrijdag	Public holiday
April 5Sunday	Easter SundayPasen	Public holiday
April 6Monday	Easter MondayPaasmaandag	Public holiday
May 1Friday	Labour DayDag van de arbeid	Public holiday
May 1Friday	Labor Day	Public holiday
May 8Friday	Iris Day	Public holiday
May 10Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
May 14Thursday	Ascension DayOnze Lieve Heer hemel	Public holiday
May 15Friday	Day after Ascension Day	Public holiday
May 24Sunday	Pentecost Sunday	Observance
May 25Monday	Whit MondayPinkstermaandag	Public holiday
May 25Monday	Pentecost Monday	Public holiday
June 14Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
June 21Sunday	June Solstice	Observance
July 21Tuesday	Belgian National DayNationale feestdag	Public holiday
August 15Saturday	Assumption DayOnze Lieve Vrouw hemelvaart	Public holiday
August 15Saturday	Assumption of Mary	Public holiday
September 20Sunday	Day of the Walloon Region	Public holiday
September 23Wednesday	September Equinox	Observance
September 27Sunday	Day of the French Community	Public holiday
October 25Sunday	Daylight Saving Time ends	Other
October 31Saturday	Halloween	Observance
November 1Sunday	All Saints' DayAllerheiligen	Public holiday
November 11Wednesday	Armistice DayWapenstilstand	Public holiday
November 15Sunday	Day of the German-speaking Community	Public holiday
December 6Sunday	St. Nicholas Day	Observance
December 21Monday	December Solstice	Observance
December 24Thursday	Christmas Eve	Observance
December 25Friday	Christmas DayKerstdag	Public holiday
December 26Saturday	St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day	Public holiday
December 26Saturday	Boxing Day	Public holiday
December 31Thursday	New Year's Eve	Observance