🇧🇪 Belgium Bridge Days 2025
Take 1 extra day off and turn a public holiday into a long weekend. Here are the best opportunities in 2025.
Best dealLabour Day
1 leave day4 days off
Take 2 May 2025 off → 1 May 2025 to 4 May 2025 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 1 May 2025 · Take off: 2 May 2025
Armistice Day
1 leave day4 days off
Take 10 Nov 2025 off → 8 Nov 2025 to 11 Nov 2025 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 11 November 2025 · Take off: 10 November 2025
New Year's Day
2 leave days5 days off
Take 2 Jan 2025 + 3 Jan 2025 off → 1 Jan 2025 to 5 Jan 2025 (5 days off, 2 leave days)
Holiday date: 1 January 2025 · Take off: 2 January 2025
Bridge Days Summary — Belgium 2025
Best deal
Labour Day — 1 day off gets you 4 days off
Total opportunities
3 bridge day opportunities in 2025
What is a bridge day?
A bridge day (Brückentag) is a working day between a public holiday and a weekend. By taking this one day off, you connect the holiday to the weekend and get several consecutive days off using minimal annual leave.
Source: Belgium.be — Public holidays ↗ · Dates verified annually. · Report an error
The ten days in the Royal Decree. Good Friday, the day after Ascension and 26 December are bank or sector days, not public holidays.