Public holidays in Belgium 2025

12 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Belgium

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Sat 19 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Brussels: high 16°C (61°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 19% of days
Sat 7 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Brussels: high 22°C (72°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 39% of days
Sat 19 Jul – Mon 21 Jul · 3 days off
National Day
Typically in Brussels: high 25°C (77°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 26% of days
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · 3 days off
Assumption Day
Typically in Brussels: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 50% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Brussels: high 15°C (59°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 41% of days
Fri 30 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun)
Ascension Day
Typically in Brussels: high 21°C (70°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 37% of days
Mon 10 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 8 Nov – Tue 11 Nov)
Armistice Day
Typically in Brussels: high 12°C (54°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 37% of days
Fri 26 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in Brussels: high 8°C (46°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 56% of days

Leave planner 2025

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 1 Jan – Mon 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 2 Jan, Fri 3 Jan, Mon 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 18 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · Pentecost, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 18 Jul) get 4 days in a rowFri 18 Jul – Mon 21 Jul · National DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 14 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · Assumption DayShow on calendar ↓