Public holidays in Belgium 2025

12 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Belgium

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Holiday	Local name
Wednesday 1 January 2025	New Year's Day Nieuwjaar	Nieuwjaar
Sunday 20 April 2025	Easter Sunday Religious Pasen	Pasen
Monday 21 April 2025	Easter Monday Religious Paasmaandag	Paasmaandag
Thursday 1 May 2025	Labor Day Dag van de Arbeid	Dag van de Arbeid
Thursday 29 May 2025	Ascension Day Religious O. L. H. Hemelvaart	O. L. H. Hemelvaart
Sunday 8 June 2025	Pentecost Religious Pinksteren	Pinksteren
Monday 9 June 2025	Pentecost Monday Religious Pinkstermaandag	Pinkstermaandag
Monday 21 July 2025	National Day National day Nationale feestdag	Nationale feestdag
Friday 15 August 2025	Assumption Day Religious O. L. V. Hemelvaart	O. L. V. Hemelvaart
Saturday 1 November 2025	All Saints' Day Religious Allerheiligen	Allerheiligen
Tuesday 11 November 2025	Armistice Day National day Wapenstilstand	Wapenstilstand
Thursday 25 December 2025	Christmas Day Religious 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 offEaster Sunday, Easter MondayTypically in Brussels: high 16°C (61°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 19% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 7 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 3 days offPentecost, Pentecost MondayTypically in Brussels: high 22°C (72°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 39% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 19 Jul – Mon 21 Jul · 3 days offNational DayTypically in Brussels: high 25°C (77°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 26% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · 3 days offAssumption DayTypically in Brussels: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 50% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

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

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 ↓