🇧🇪Belgium 2026 Holidays
Complete holiday list for Belgium in 2026, including regional holidays such as public holidays, bank holidays, and important festivals.
Holidays
Total 18 Holidays
| Holiday Name | Date | Countdown | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Nouvel An | 2026-01-01 | 267 days ago | Public Holidays |
l'Épiphanie | 2026-01-06 | 262 days ago | Memorial Days |
Saint-Valentin | 2026-02-14 | 223 days ago | Memorial Days |
Pâques | 2026-04-05 | 173 days ago | Memorial Days |
Lundi de Pâques | 2026-04-06 | 172 days ago | Public Holidays |
Fête du travail | 2026-05-01 | 147 days ago | Public Holidays |
Fête des Mères | 2026-05-10 | 138 days ago | Memorial Days |
Ascension | 2026-05-14 | 134 days ago | Public Holidays |
Pentecôte | 2026-05-24 | 124 days ago | Memorial Days |
Lundi de Pentecôte | 2026-05-25 | 123 days ago | Public Holidays |
Fête nationale | 2026-07-21 | 66 days ago | Public Holidays |
Assomption | 2026-08-15 | 41 days ago | Public Holidays |
Toussaint | 2026-11-01 | 37 days remaining | Public Holidays |
Fête des morts | 2026-11-02 | 38 days remaining | Memorial Days |
Armistice | 2026-11-11 | 47 days remaining | Public Holidays |
Fête du Roi | 2026-11-15 | 51 days remaining | Memorial Days |
Saint-Nicolas | 2026-12-06 | 72 days remaining | Memorial Days |
Noël | 2026-12-25 | 91 days remaining | Public Holidays |
Belgium Public Holidays at a Glance
This page covers the patterns behind Belgium's public holidays across years. If you just want the full list of dates for a single year, pick that year from the navigation below.
2025–2027: Three Years Compared
The number of public holidays — and how much time off they really add up to — changes from year to year. The table below is calculated straight from each year's holiday dates.
| Year | Holidays | Long weekends | Bridge days | On a weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 2027 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Holidays that move every year
3 of Belgium's public holidays fall on a different date every year, set by a lunar calendar, a religious calendar, or a rule like “the third Monday in January”. These are the ones to watch when you plan ahead:
- Lundi de Pâques: 2025-04-21, 2025 · 2026-04-06, 2026 · 2027-03-29, 2027
- Ascension: 2025-05-29, 2025 · 2026-05-14, 2026 · 2027-05-06, 2027
- Lundi de Pentecôte: 2025-06-09, 2025 · 2026-05-25, 2026 · 2027-05-17, 2027
Another 7 holidays land on the same date every year and aren't affected by these rules.