Public holidays in 2026 in Belgium

Belgian public holidayDate
New Year 2026Thursday, January 1, 2026
Easter 2026Sunday, April 5, 2026
Easter Monday 2026Monday, April 6, 2026
Labor Day 2026Friday, May 1, 2026
Ascension Day 2026Thursday, May 14, 2026
Pentecost (Pentecostal Day weekend) 2026Sunday, May 24, 2026
Trinity 2026Monday, May 25, 2026
Public holiday of the Flemish Community
(Flemish public services) 2026		Saturday, July 11, 2026
National holiday 2026Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(Mother’s Day, Antwerp region) 2026		Saturday, August 15, 2026
Walloon-Brussels Federation
(Walloon public services) Public holiday 2026		Sunday, September 27, 2026
All Saints’ Day 2026Sunday, November 1, 2026
All Souls’ Day (Federal Government Services) 2026Monday, November 2, 2026
World War I Armistice Day 2026Wednesday, November 11, 2026
King’s Day (Public Service) 2026Sunday, November 15, 2026
Public holiday of the German-speaking community
(German-speaking public services) 2026		Sunday, November 15, 2026
Christmas 2026Friday, December 25, 2026
Boxing Day
(Federal Government Services) 2026		Saturday, December 26, 2026

Special days in Belgium 2026

Belgium’s special dayDate
Epiphany 2026Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Valentine’s Day 2026Saturday, February 14, 2026
Ramadan will begin in 2026Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Eid al-Fitr will begin in 2026Thursday, March 19, 2026
Father’s Day (Antwerp) 2026Thursday, March 19, 2026
Daylight Saving Time 2026Saturday, March 28, 2026
His Majesty King Philip’s Birthday 2026Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Secretary’s Day 2026Thursday, April 16, 2026
Mother’s Day 2026Sunday, May 10, 2026
Father’s Day 2026Sunday, June 14, 2026
Mother’s Day (Antwerp) 2026Saturday, August 15, 2026
Winter time 2026Saturday, October 24, 2026
Halloween 2026Saturday, October 31, 2026