Public holidays in Belgium 2028
Belgium has 10 public holidays in 2028. 8 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 252 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
10public holidays
8weekday days off
252working days in 2028
106weekend days
Belgium has ten legal public holidays (loi du 4 janvier 1974). Holiday names are shown in English; the official names are in Dutch, French and German.
Holiday dates 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Labor Day | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| Monday | Pentecost Monday | |
| Friday | National Day | |
| Tuesday | Assumption Day | |
| Wednesday | All Saints' Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Armistice Day | |
| Monday | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2028
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 8 | 252 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 15 to Mon 17 April 2028Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 29 April to Mon 1 May 2028Labor Day
- 3 daysSat 3 to Mon 5 June 2028Pentecost Monday
- 3 daysFri 21 to Sun 23 July 2028National Day
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 December 2028Christmas Day
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 May 2028 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 May 2028Ascension Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 14 August 2028 for Sat 12 to Tue 15 August 2028Assumption Day
Questions about 2028 in Belgium
- How many working days are there in Belgium in 2028?
- 252 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 8 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Belgium have in 2028?
- 10 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028), Armistice Day (11 November 2028).
- What counts as the weekend in Belgium?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2029?
- See public holidays in Belgium 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Belgium has 10 public holidays and 252 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/belgium/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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