View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in Belgium for 2027. Plan your year ahead with official dates, weekdays, and observances.
Choose how many days of leave you are willing to book. We work out which holiday gives you the longest run of days off for that spend, and mark the days to book in the calendar below. How this works →
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Showing the best break you can get with 2 leave days of leave.
Sat, Jul 17 → Wed, Jul 21
Book the dashed days below. Combined with the holiday and the weekend around it, your 2 leave days turn into 5 days off in a row.
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Belgium observes national and regional holidays side by side: alongside National Day (July 21, marking the 1831 swearing-in of the first king), Flanders, Wallonia, and the German-speaking Community each mark their own separate community holidays on different dates, visible mainly in regional government offices and schools rather than nationwide closures. Armistice Day (November 11) remains a full public holiday, unusually still observed as such compared to many other former WWI combatants.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | Friday | Nouvel An (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| March 29, 2027 | Monday | Lundi de Pâques | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2027 | Saturday | Fête du travail (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 6, 2027 | Thursday | Ascension | Public Holiday |
| May 17, 2027 | Monday | Lundi de Pentecôte | Public Holiday |
| July 21, 2027 | Wednesday | Fête nationale (National Holiday) | Public Holiday |
| August 15, 2027 | Sunday | Assomption | Public Holiday |
| November 1, 2027 | Monday | Toussaint (All Saints' Day) | Public Holiday |
| November 11, 2027 | Thursday | Armistice | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2027 | Saturday | Noël (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | Thursday | Nouvel An (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| April 6, 2026 | Monday | Lundi de Pâques | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2026 | Friday | Fête du travail (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 14, 2026 | Thursday | Ascension | Public Holiday |
| May 25, 2026 | Monday | Lundi de Pentecôte | Public Holiday |
| July 21, 2026 | Tuesday | Fête nationale (National Holiday) | Public Holiday |
| August 15, 2026 | Saturday | Assomption | Public Holiday |
| November 1, 2026 | Sunday | Toussaint (All Saints' Day) | Public Holiday |
| November 11, 2026 | Wednesday | Armistice | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2026 | Friday | Noël (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
Belgium has 10 public holidays in 2027, 3 fewer than the global average of 13.
3 public holidays fall on a weekend in Belgium in 2027: Labour Day (Saturday, May 1), Assomption (Sunday, August 15), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25). Belgium grants no substitute day for these, so these are lost.
No — Belgium does not grant a substitute working day when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
5 consecutive days off in Belgium in 2027, July 17–July 21, by booking 2 days of leave.
The next public holiday in Belgium is Toussaint (All Saints' Day) on November 1, 2026.
Lundi de Pâques, Hemelvaartsdag, Lundi de Pentecôte do not fall on the same date every year in Belgium, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.