Public Holidays in Belgium in 2016

Belgium 2016
Belgium
2016

List of Holidays in Belgium in 2016

Day Date Holiday Name Type Comments
Friday New Year's Day Public Holiday
Wednesday Three Kings' Day Not A Public Holiday Not a public holiday
Sunday Easter Sunday Public Holiday
Monday Easter Monday Public Holiday
Sunday Labour Day Public Holiday International Workers' Day
Thursday Ascension Day Public Holiday 39 days after Easter Sunday
Friday Bank Holiday Not A Public Holiday Banks are closed
Sunday Mother's Day Not A Public Holiday 2nd Sunday in May
Sunday Pentecost Sunday Not A Public Holiday 50 Days after Easter
Monday Pentecost Monday Public Holiday 7th Monday after Easter
Sunday Father's Day Not A Public Holiday 2nd Sunday in June. Not a public holiday
Monday Celebration of the Golden Spurs Regional Holiday Day of the Flemish Community
Thursday Independence Day Public Holiday National Day
Monday Assumption Day Public Holiday
Saturday French Community Holiday Regional Holiday
Tuesday French Community Holiday Regional Holiday
Tuesday All Saints' Day Public Holiday
Wednesday All Souls' Day Not A Public Holiday Not a public holiday
Friday Armistice Day Public Holiday
Tuesday German Community Day Regional Holiday
Tuesday King's Feast Not A Public Holiday Not a public holiday
Tuesday Feast of St. Nicholas Not A Public Holiday Not a public holiday
Sunday Christmas Day Public Holiday
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Notes

  • If a public holiday coincides with a Sunday or an ordinary day of inactivity in the undertaking (usually Saturday), it should before or after that date be replaced by another day of rest (substitute day) which must be fixed on an ordinary day of activity. In this case, the public holiday loses its character of public holiday and the substitute day becomes the actual public holiday.
  • In Belgium there are twelve 'official' public holidays, though two of them fall on a Sunday - Easter Sunday and Whitsun (Pentecost).
  • The three community days are holidays for their government and administrative employees and may also be observed by banks in the community.