Belgium

Public holidays in Belgium in 2020

Belgium had 10 public holidays in 2020; 8 fall on weekdays.

January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Holiday

Long weekends and bridge days in 2020

  • Sat 11 Apr – Mon 13 Apr3 days off · Easter Monday
  • Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May3 days off · Labour Day
  • Sat 30 May – Mon 1 Jun3 days off · Whit Monday
  • Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec3 days off · Christmas Day
  • Bridge day: take Fri 22 May off, and Thu 21 May – Sun 24 May is 4 days off in a row (Ascension Day).
  • Bridge day: take Mon 20 Jul off, and Sat 18 Jul – Tue 21 Jul is 4 days off in a row (National Holiday).

Counted with the weekend in Belgium (Saturday and Sunday) and the holidays that apply everywhere: a long weekend is three or more days off in a row, and a bridge day is a single working day between a holiday and a weekend or another holiday.

All public holidays in Belgium in 2020

DateHolidayType
Wed 1 JanNew Year's DayNouvel AnPublic holiday
Mon 13 AprEaster MondayLundi de PâquesPublic holiday
Fri 1 MayLabour DayFête du travailPublic holiday
Thu 21 MayAscension DayAscensionPublic holiday
Mon 1 JunWhit MondayLundi de PentecôtePublic holiday
Tue 21 JulNational HolidayFête nationalePublic holiday
Sat 15 Augon a weekendAssumptionAssomptionPublic holiday
Sun 1 Novon a weekendAll Saints' DayToussaintPublic holiday
Wed 11 NovArmistice DayArmisticePublic holiday
Fri 25 DecChristmas DayNoëlPublic holiday

Good to know

  • Dates worked out from the date-holidays rules, version 3.37.0, and checked day by day against Nager.Date’s for 2026 to 2028.
  • 2020 wasn’t among the years checked; its dates follow the same rules.
  • Holidays kept only in some regions of Belgium aren’t listed here: date-holidays and Nager.Date disagree on where they apply.
  • A holiday declared at short notice, for an event or an election, may be missing.

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