Public Holidays in Belgium 2025

Date	Day	Holiday
1 January	Wednesday, Wed	New Year's Day
21 April	Monday, Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Thursday, Thu	Labour Day
29 May	Thursday, Thu	Ascension Day
9 June	Monday, Mon	Whit Monday
21 July	Monday, Mon	National Day
15 August	Friday, Fri	Assumption
1 November	Saturday, Sat	All Saints' Day
11 November	Tuesday, Tue	Armistice Day
25 December	Thursday, Thu	Christmas

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Other important days

Date	Day	Holiday
6 January	Monday, Mon	Epiphany
14 February	Friday, Fri	Valentine's Day
11 May	Sunday, Sun	Mother's Day
8 June	Sunday, Sun	Father's Day
11 July	Friday, Fri	Flemish Community Day
15 August	Friday, Fri	Mother's Day Antwerp
27 September	Saturday, Sat	Wallonia-Brussels Federation Day
31 October	Friday, Fri	Halloween
2 November	Sunday, Sun	All Souls' Day
15 November	Saturday, Sat	German-speaking Community Day
6 December	Saturday, Sat	Saint Nicholas Day
24 December	Wednesday, Wed	Christmas Eve
31 December	Wednesday, Wed	New Year's Eve

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About Belgian public holidays

Belgium has 10 official public holidays per year. On these days, most businesses, government services and schools are closed.

Three of the ten holidays fall on a variable date: Easter Monday, Ascension Day and Whit Monday depend on the date of Easter, which changes every year.

If a public holiday falls on a weekend, every employee is entitled to a replacement day.