Public Holidays in Belgium — 2025
There are 14 public holidays in Belgium in 2025 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
2 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 12 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 8 before July and 6 after it — with April the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 107 days, from Wednesday, January 1, 2025 to Friday, April 18, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
7 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 2 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Belgium sits in Western Europe, is run from Brussels, pays in Euro, and has about 11.6M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 14
- Days off work
- 12
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- April (3)
- Longest gap
- 107 days
- Capital
- Brussels
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Nieuwjaar |
| Fri, Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | Goede Vrijdag |
| Sun, Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Pasen |
| Mon, Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Paasmaandag |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | Labour Day | Dag van de arbeid |
| Thu, May 29 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Onze Lieve Heer hemel |
| Fri, May 30 | Friday | Day after Ascension Day | |
| Mon, Jun 9 | Monday | Whit Monday | Pinkstermaandag |
| Mon, Jul 21 | Monday | Belgian National Day | Nationale feestdag |
| Fri, Aug 15 | Friday | Assumption Day | Onze Lieve Vrouw hemelvaart |
| Sat, Nov 1 | Saturday | All Saints' Day | Allerheiligen |
| Tue, Nov 11 | Tuesday | Armistice Day | Wapenstilstand |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Kerstdag |
| Fri, Dec 26 | Friday | St. Stephen's Day | Boxing Day |
How many public holidays does Belgium have in 2025?
14 — of which 12 fall on a working day and 2 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Belgium in 2025?
Nieuwjaar on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is Boxing Day on Friday, December 26, 2025.
Which days are the weekend in Belgium?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Belgium in 2025?
Between Wednesday, January 1, 2025 and Friday, April 18, 2025 — 107 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2025 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 14 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.