Monday, 1 May 2028
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Labour Day is Belgium’s statutory 1 May holiday, called Dag van de Arbeid or Fête du Travail. Its employment treatment comes from federal holiday law, while particular marches or events require separate evidence.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Saturday, 1 May 2027 · Confirmed — source checked
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Official public holiday law or calendar
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27
Belgium has ten statutory public holidays. A weekend or normal non-working-day holiday is replaced at workplace level; no single national substitute date is invented here.
Private-sector workers generally may not be employed on this statutory holiday, except where Belgian law permits Sunday work. The employer owes holiday remuneration and, where applicable, compensatory rest or a substitute day under the federal rules.
The National Bank of Belgium publishes its own closure calendar and lists this observance for 2026. Commercial-bank hours and payment-system availability should be checked separately because the NBB list is not a universal retail-bank schedule.
Belgium’s education calendars are community-specific. Families should consult the calendar for the relevant Flemish, French-speaking or German-speaking system and the individual school.
Belgium’s statutory Labour Day falls on 1 May and reflects the modern labour movement. It is distinct from the country’s National Day in July.
The fixed 1 May holiday links the labour calendar with Belgium’s statutory paid-holiday regime.
Labour organizations may use 1 May for public activity, while others treat it as a day of rest. The federal employment rules govern holiday work but do not mandate an event programme.
The statutory status of 1 May does not establish one nationwide transport schedule. Consult the operator serving the intended route.
It is observed on 1 May.
Work is prohibited in principle, with exceptions where Sunday work is legally permitted.
Dag van de Arbeid and Fête du Travail.
View all Belgium public holidays 2028