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Public holidays in Belgium in 2026
Belgium has 10 public holidays in 2026, 8 of them on working days, leaving 253 working days. 4 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 14 May 2026 | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Whit Monday |
| 21 Jul 2026 | Tuesday | National Holiday |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday | Assumption |
| 1 Nov 2026 | Sunday | All Saints' Day |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday | Armistice Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in Belgium, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 3 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Friday 3 Apr 2026 (Easter Monday)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 14 May 2026 – 17 May 2026: book Friday 15 May 2026 (Ascension Day)
- 22 May 2026 – 25 May 2026: book Friday 22 May 2026 (Whit Monday)
- 18 Jul 2026 – 21 Jul 2026: book Monday 20 Jul 2026 (National Holiday)
- 14 Aug 2026 – 16 Aug 2026: book Friday 14 Aug 2026 (Assumption)
- 30 Oct 2026 – 1 Nov 2026: book Friday 30 Oct 2026 (All Saints' Day)
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