Public holidays in Belgium 2028

12 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Belgium

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Holiday	Local name
Saturday 1 January 2028	New Year's Day Nieuwjaar	Nieuwjaar
Sunday 16 April 2028	Easter Sunday Religious Pasen	Pasen
Monday 17 April 2028	Easter Monday Religious Paasmaandag	Paasmaandag
Monday 1 May 2028	Labor Day Dag van de Arbeid	Dag van de Arbeid
Thursday 25 May 2028	Ascension Day Religious O. L. H. Hemelvaart	O. L. H. Hemelvaart
Sunday 4 June 2028	Pentecost Religious Pinksteren	Pinksteren
Monday 5 June 2028	Pentecost Monday Religious Pinkstermaandag	Pinkstermaandag
Friday 21 July 2028	National Day National day Nationale feestdag	Nationale feestdag
Tuesday 15 August 2028	Assumption Day Religious O. L. V. Hemelvaart	O. L. V. Hemelvaart
Wednesday 1 November 2028	All Saints' Day Religious Allerheiligen	Allerheiligen
Saturday 11 November 2028	Armistice Day National day Wapenstilstand	Wapenstilstand
Monday 25 December 2028	Christmas Day Religious Kerstmis	Kerstmis

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Sat 15 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · 3 days offEaster Sunday, Easter MondayTypically in Brussels: high 15°C (59°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 26% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offLabor DayTypically in Brussels: high 15°C (59°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 39% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 3 Jun – Mon 5 Jun · 3 days offPentecost, Pentecost MondayTypically in Brussels: high 22°C (72°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 41% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 21 Jul – Sun 23 Jul · 3 days offNational DayTypically in Brussels: high 25°C (77°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 31% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days offChristmas DayTypically in Brussels: high 9°C (48°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 66% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Brussels: high 8°C (46°F), low 3°C (37°F), rain on 41% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Fri 26 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May)Ascension DayTypically in Brussels: high 20°C (68°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 37% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug)Assumption DayTypically in Brussels: high 25°C (77°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 43% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2028

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 12 Apr – Mon 17 Apr — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr, Fri 14 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 14 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 14 Apr – Mon 17 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 26 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 May – Sun 28 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 2 Jun – Mon 5 Jun · 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 ↓