Public holidays in Belgium 2023

12 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Belgium

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Nieuwjaar	Nieuwjaar
9 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious Pasen	Pasen
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Paasmaandag	Paasmaandag
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Dag van de Arbeid	Dag van de Arbeid
18 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious O. L. H. Hemelvaart	O. L. H. Hemelvaart
28 May Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost Religious Pinksteren	Pinksteren
29 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Religious Pinkstermaandag	Pinkstermaandag
21 July Friday	Friday	National Day National day Nationale feestdag	Nationale feestdag
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Assumption Day Religious O. L. V. Hemelvaart	O. L. V. Hemelvaart
1 November Wednesday	Wednesday	All Saints' Day Religious Allerheiligen	Allerheiligen
11 November Saturday	Saturday	Armistice Day National day Wapenstilstand	Wapenstilstand
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Kerstmis	Kerstmis

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Belgium (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 8 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Brussels: high 15°C (59°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 44% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Brussels: high 15°C (59°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 39% of days
Sat 27 May – Mon 29 May · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Brussels: high 20°C (68°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 37% of days
Fri 21 Jul – Sun 23 Jul · 3 days off
National Day
Typically in Brussels: high 25°C (77°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 31% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Brussels: high 9°C (48°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 66% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Brussels: high 8°C (46°F), low 3°C (37°F), rain on 41% of days

Bridge days

Fri 19 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 18 May – Sun 21 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Brussels: high 19°C (66°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 36% of days
Mon 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug)
Assumption Day
Typically in Brussels: high 25°C (77°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 43% of days

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Wed 5 Apr – Mon 10 Apr — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 5 Apr, Thu 6 Apr, Fri 7 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 7 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 7 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 19 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 18 May – Sun 21 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 26 May – Mon 29 May · Pentecost, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Jul – Sun 23 Jul · National DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 14 Aug) get 4 days in a rowSat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug · Assumption DayShow on calendar ↓