🇫🇷 France vs 🇧🇪 Belgium — Public Holidays 2026
Side-by-side comparison of public holidays in France and Belgium for 2026. Shared dates, the days unique to each country, and how many of those fall on a working day.
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France
11
national holidays
🏆 More holidays
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Belgium
10
national holidays
🤝 9 shared holidays🇫🇷 2 unique to France🇧🇪 1 unique to Belgium🏆 France has more holidays in 2026
🤝 Shared Holidays (9)
Both France and Belgium have these days off in 2026.
🇫🇷 Jour de l'an
1 January 2026
Nieuwjaar 🇧🇪
🇫🇷 Lundi de Pâques
6 April 2026
Paasmaandag 🇧🇪
🇫🇷 Fête du Travail
1 May 2026
Dag van de arbeid 🇧🇪
🇫🇷 Ascension
14 May 2026
Onze Lieve Heer hemel 🇧🇪
🇫🇷 Lundi de Pentecôte
25 May 2026
Pinkstermaandag 🇧🇪
🇫🇷 Assomption
15 August 2026
Onze Lieve Vrouw hemelvaart 🇧🇪
🇫🇷 Toussaint
1 November 2026
Allerheiligen 🇧🇪
🇫🇷 Armistice 1918
11 November 2026
Wapenstilstand 🇧🇪
🇫🇷 Noël
25 December 2026
Kerstdag 🇧🇪
🇫🇷 Only in France (2)
Victoire 1945
8 May 2026
Fête nationale
14 July 2026
🇧🇪 Only in Belgium (1)
Nationale feestdag
21 July 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has more public holidays — France or Belgium in 2026?
France has more national public holidays in 2026 with 11 holidays, compared to 10 in Belgium.
How many holidays do France and Belgium share in 2026?
France and Belgium share 9 public holidays on the same date in 2026. These are typically major Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter that are observed across Europe.
Does France or Belgium have better bridge day opportunities?
Bridge day opportunities depend on which days of the week public holidays fall on. Visit the bridge days pages for France and Belgium separately to see the best opportunities for each country in 2026.
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Data sources: France: Service-Public.gouv.fr — Jours fériés ↗ · Belgium: Belgium.be — Public holidays ↗. National holidays only — regional holidays excluded from comparison. · Report an error