Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Belgium 2027
Belgium has 11 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 7 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Belgium 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 11
- Of those, on a working day
- 7
- Of those, on a weekend
- 4
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 3 days (1 January to 3 January)
- Bridge days
- 2
- Most nationwide holidays in
- May (3)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Belgium, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Nieuwjaar | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Easter Sunday | Pasen | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Paasmaandag | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Dag van de arbeid | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Onze Lieve Heer hemel | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Whit Monday | Pinkstermaandag | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Belgian National Day | Nationale feestdag | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Assumption Day | Onze Lieve Vrouw hemelvaart | Nationwide | |
| Monday | All Saints' Day | Allerheiligen | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Armistice Day | Wapenstilstand | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Kerstdag | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Belgium
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (4)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 27 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 3 days off, with Easter Monday.
- Saturday 15 May to Monday 17 May 2027: 3 days off, with Whit Monday.
- Saturday 30 October to Monday 1 November 2027: 3 days off, with All Saints' Day.
Bridge days (2)
- Friday 7 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 6 May to Sunday 9 May 2027 (next to Ascension Day).
- Friday 12 November: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 11 November to Sunday 14 November 2027 (next to Armistice Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Belgium applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Other days listed for Belgium
Nager.Date also lists these 3 days with a type other than public holiday. They are not counted above and are not in the calendar feed.
| Date | Day | Name | Type | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Good Friday | Bank holiday | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Day after Ascension Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | St. Stephen's Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
Add Belgium to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/belgium/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Belgium's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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