Public holidays in Belgium 2028

There are 12 public holidays in 2028. 8 of them fall on a working day.

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All 12 public holidays in Belgium 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year's Day	Nieuwjaar
16 Apr 2028	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Pasen
17 Apr 2028	Monday	Easter Monday	Paasmaandag
1 May 2028	Monday	Labor Day	Dag van de Arbeid
25 May 2028	Thursday	Ascension Day	O. L. H. Hemelvaart
4 Jun 2028	Sunday	Pentecost	Pinksteren
5 Jun 2028	Monday	Pentecost Monday	Pinkstermaandag
21 Jul 2028	Friday	National Day	Nationale feestdag
15 Aug 2028	Tuesday	Assumption Day	O. L. V. Hemelvaart
1 Nov 2028	Wednesday	All Saints' Day	Allerheiligen
11 Nov 2028	Saturday	Armistice Day	Wapenstilstand
25 Dec 2028	Monday	Christmas Day	Kerstmis

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2028

11 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leave	Off	Days of leave	Days off	Ratio	Occasion
Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr, Fri 21 Apr	15 Apr – 23 Apr 2028	4	9	2.3	Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May, Fri 5 May	29 Apr – 7 May 2028	4	9	2.3	Labor Day
Mon 22 May, Tue 23 May, Wed 24 May	20 May – 25 May 2028	3	6	2	Ascension Day
Fri 26 May	25 May – 28 May 2028	1	4	4	Ascension Day
Tue 6 Jun, Wed 7 Jun, Thu 8 Jun, Fri 9 Jun	3 Jun – 11 Jun 2028	4	9	2.3	Pentecost, Pentecost Monday
Mon 17 Jul, Tue 18 Jul, Wed 19 Jul, Thu 20 Jul	15 Jul – 23 Jul 2028	4	9	2.3	National Day
Mon 14 Aug	12 Aug – 15 Aug 2028	1	4	4	Assumption Day
Wed 16 Aug, Thu 17 Aug, Fri 18 Aug	15 Aug – 20 Aug 2028	3	6	2	Assumption Day
Mon 30 Oct, Tue 31 Oct	28 Oct – 1 Nov 2028	2	5	2.5	All Saints' Day
Thu 2 Nov, Fri 3 Nov	1 Nov – 5 Nov 2028	2	5	2.5	All Saints' Day
Tue 26 Dec, Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec	23 Dec – 1 Jan 2029	4	10	2.5	Christmas Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Belgium have in 2028?

12 public holidays. 4 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Ascension Day: take 1 day of leave (26 May) and you get 4 days off in a row, 25 May – 28 May 2028.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code BE (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.be) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026