Belgium Holidays in 2023

List of public holidays in Belgium 2023 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuarySundayNew Year's DayNational holiday
6th JanuaryFridayEpiphanyObservance
14th FebruaryTuesdayValentine's DayObservance
20th MarchMondayMarch EquinoxSeason
26th MarchSundayDaylight Saving Time startsClock change/Daylight Saving Time
7th AprilFridayGood FridayBank holiday
9th AprilSundayEaster SundayNational holiday
10th AprilMondayEaster MondayNational holiday
1st MayMondayLabor Day / May DayNational holiday
8th MayMondayIris DayRegional government holiday
14th MaySundayMothers' DayObservance
18th MayThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
19th MayFridayDay after Ascension DayBank holiday
28th MaySundayWhit SundayNational holiday
29th MayMondayWhit MondayNational holiday
11th JuneSundayFathers' DayObservance
21st JuneWednesdayJune SolsticeSeason
11th JulyTuesdayDay of the Flemish CommunityRegional government holiday
21st JulyFridayBelgian National DayNational holiday
15th AugustTuesdayAssumption of MaryNational holiday
17th SeptemberSundayDay of the Walloon RegionRegional government holiday
23rd SeptemberSaturdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
27th SeptemberWednesdayDay of the French CommunityRegional government holiday
29th OctoberSundayDaylight Saving Time endsClock change/Daylight Saving Time
31st OctoberTuesdayHalloweenObservance
1st NovemberWednesdayAll Saints' DayNational holiday
11th NovemberSaturdayArmistice DayNational holiday
15th NovemberWednesdayDay of the German-speaking CommunityRegional government holiday
6th DecemberWednesdaySt. Nicholas DayObservance
22nd DecemberFridayDecember SolsticeSeason
24th DecemberSundayChristmas EveObservance
25th DecemberMondayChristmas DayNational holiday
26th DecemberTuesdayBoxing DayBank holiday
31st DecemberSundayNew Year's EveObservance
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Belgium. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Belgium this year in 2023?

There are 12 holidays in Belgium in 2023

How to retrieve the Belgium holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=BE&year=2023 API to retrieve this list of Belgium holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'BE', year: '2023'});
console.log(holidays);
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