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    Belgium working days and public holidays 2026

    Belgium, 2026: 253 working days and 2024 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 11 national public holidays, 8 of them on working days.

    Belgium 2026 at a glance

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    Working days
    253
    Standard hours
    2024
    Free days
    112
    Calendar days
    365
    Holidays in period
    11
    Free days from holidays
    8
    Holidays on weekends
    3

    Today, Saturday 31 October, is not a working day. 211 working days of 2026 have passed and 42 are left.

    Public holidays 2026

    January

    • 1 Jan Thursday New Year's Day (Nieuwjaar)

    April

    • 5 Apr Sunday Easter Sunday (Pasen) Weekend
    • 6 Apr Monday Easter Monday (Paasmaandag)

    May

    • 1 May Friday Labour Day (Dag van de arbeid)
    • 14 May Thursday Ascension Day (Onze Lieve Heer hemel)
    • 25 May Monday Whit Monday (Pinkstermaandag)

    July

    • 21 Jul Tuesday Belgian National Day (Nationale feestdag)

    August

    • 15 Aug Saturday Assumption Day (Onze Lieve Vrouw hemelvaart) Weekend

    November

    • 1 Nov Sunday All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen) Next Weekend
    • 11 Nov Wednesday Armistice Day (Wapenstilstand)

    December

    • 25 Dec Friday Christmas Day (Kerstdag)

    Working days and hours by month 2026

    Month Working days Hours
    January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Nieuwjaar) 21 168
    February 20 160
    March 22 176
    April 5 Apr Easter Sunday (Pasen), 6 Apr Easter Monday (Paasmaandag) 21 168
    May 1 May Labour Day (Dag van de arbeid), 14 May Ascension Day (Onze Lieve Heer hemel), 25 May Whit Monday (Pinkstermaandag) 18 144
    June 22 176
    July 21 Jul Belgian National Day (Nationale feestdag) 22 176
    August 15 Aug Assumption Day (Onze Lieve Vrouw hemelvaart) 21 168
    September 22 176
    October 22 176
    November 1 Nov All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen), 11 Nov Armistice Day (Wapenstilstand) 20 160
    December 25 Dec Christmas Day (Kerstdag) 22 176
    Total 253 2024

    How it works?

    This calculator counts working days, public holidays, and shortened workdays for a selected country and period. A working day is any day outside the weekend (Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt Friday and Saturday) that is not a public holiday. Shortened workdays: in Estonia the working day immediately before New Year's Day, Independence Day, Victory Day and Christmas Eve is 3 hours shorter. In Latvia and Lithuania the working day immediately before every public holiday is 1 hour shorter (Latvian Labour Law § 135, Lithuanian Labour Code art. 112).

    Holiday data comes from the Nager.Date public holiday database, updated annually.

    Frequently asked questions

    What counts as a working day?

    A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day nor a public holiday. In Estonia and most countries the weekend is Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt it is Friday and Saturday.

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    What is a shortened workday?

    Under § 53 of the Estonian Employment Contracts Act, the working day before New Year's Day, Independence Day (24 February), Victory Day (23 June) and Christmas Eve (24 December) is shortened by three hours. The day shortened is the one immediately before the holiday: if that day is a day off (for example a Sunday), no working day is shortened - the Friday before stays a full day. In Estonia the day before other public holidays is not shortened. In Latvia (Labour Law § 135) and Lithuania (Labour Code art. 112) the working day right before every public holiday is one hour shorter for full-time staff.

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    Why don’t some public holidays reduce the working day count?

    If a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), it does not reduce the working day count, since those days would not be working days regardless.

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    How are annual working hours calculated?

    Multiply the working days by 8 hours and subtract the shortening for each shortened day - 3 hours in Estonia, 1 hour in Latvia and Lithuania: working days × 8 − shortened days × 3 (or × 1). Monthly norm hours work the same way from that month's working days. For part-time staff, use the agreed daily hours instead of 8.

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