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	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Saturday	Saturday	New Year's Day Nieuwjaar	Nieuwjaar
16 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious Pasen	Pasen
17 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Paasmaandag	Paasmaandag
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Dag van de Arbeid	Dag van de Arbeid
25 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious O. L. H. Hemelvaart	O. L. H. Hemelvaart
4 June Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost Religious Pinksteren	Pinksteren
5 June 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 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 off
Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Brussels: high 15°C (59°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 26% 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 3 Jun – Mon 5 Jun · 3 days off
Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Typically in Brussels: high 22°C (72°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 41% 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 2029 · 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 26 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Brussels: high 20°C (68°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 37% 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 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 ↓