Belgium Holidays in 2023
List of public holidays in Belgium 2023 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Sunday | New Year's Day | National holiday |
| 6th January | Friday | Epiphany | Observance |
| 14th February | Tuesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 20th March | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| 26th March | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 7th April | Friday | Good Friday | Bank holiday |
| 9th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National holiday |
| 10th April | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday |
| 1st May | Monday | Labor Day / May Day | National holiday |
| 8th May | Monday | Iris Day | Regional government holiday |
| 14th May | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| 18th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | National holiday |
| 19th May | Friday | Day after Ascension Day | Bank holiday |
| 28th May | Sunday | Whit Sunday | National holiday |
| 29th May | Monday | Whit Monday | National holiday |
| 11th June | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| 11th July | Tuesday | Day of the Flemish Community | Regional government holiday |
| 21st July | Friday | Belgian National Day | National holiday |
| 15th August | Tuesday | Assumption of Mary | National holiday |
| 17th September | Sunday | Day of the Walloon Region | Regional government holiday |
| 23rd September | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| 27th September | Wednesday | Day of the French Community | Regional government holiday |
| 29th October | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 31st October | Tuesday | Halloween | Observance |
| 1st November | Wednesday | All Saints' Day | National holiday |
| 11th November | Saturday | Armistice Day | National holiday |
| 15th November | Wednesday | Day of the German-speaking Community | Regional government holiday |
| 6th December | Wednesday | St. Nicholas Day | Observance |
| 22nd December | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Monday | Christmas Day | National holiday |
| 26th December | Tuesday | Boxing Day | Bank holiday |
| 31st December | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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 -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- 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);