Public holidays in Belgium 2024

12 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Belgium

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

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
Sat 30 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Brussels: high 13°C (55°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 46% of days
Sat 18 May – Mon 20 May · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Brussels: high 19°C (66°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 36% of days
Fri 1 Nov – Sun 3 Nov · 3 days off
All Saints' Day
Typically in Brussels: high 14°C (57°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 46% of days
Sat 9 Nov – Mon 11 Nov · 3 days off
Armistice Day
Typically in Brussels: high 12°C (54°F), low 5°C (41°F), rain on 36% of days

Bridge days

Fri 10 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 9 May – Sun 12 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Brussels: high 19°C (66°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 31% of days
Fri 16 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 15 Aug – Sun 18 Aug)
Assumption Day
Typically in Brussels: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 50% of days

Leave planner 2024

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 27 Mar – Mon 1 Apr — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 27 Mar, Thu 28 Mar, Fri 29 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 10 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 9 May – Sun 12 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 17 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 17 May – Mon 20 May · Pentecost, Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 16 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 15 Aug – Sun 18 Aug · Assumption DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Oct) get 4 days in a rowThu 31 Oct – Sun 3 Nov · All Saints' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 8 Nov) get 4 days in a rowFri 8 Nov – Mon 11 Nov · Armistice DayShow on calendar ↓