Public holidays in Belgium in 2026

10 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
Easter Monday
Labour Day
Ascension Day
Whit Monday
National Holiday
Assumption
All Saints' Day
Armistice Day
Christmas Day
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Only nationwide holidays are listed; states and regions add their own. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in Belgium in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 21
February 20
March 22
April 21
May 18
June 22
July 22
August 21
September 22
October 22
November 20
December 22
Total 253

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).