🇳🇱 Netherlands vs 🇧🇪 Belgium — Public Holidays 2026
Side-by-side comparison of public holidays in Netherlands 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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Netherlands
11
national holidays
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Belgium
10
national holidays
🤝 5 shared holidays🇳🇱 6 unique to Netherlands🇧🇪 5 unique to Belgium🏆 Netherlands has more holidays in 2026
🤝 Shared Holidays (5)
Both Netherlands and Belgium have these days off in 2026.
🇳🇱 Nieuwjaarsdag
1 January 2026
Nieuwjaar 🇧🇪
🇳🇱 Tweede Paasdag
6 April 2026
Paasmaandag 🇧🇪
🇳🇱 Hemelvaartsdag
14 May 2026
Onze Lieve Heer hemel 🇧🇪
🇳🇱 Tweede Pinksterdag
25 May 2026
Pinkstermaandag 🇧🇪
🇳🇱 Eerste Kerstdag
25 December 2026
Kerstdag 🇧🇪
Counted below but worth knowing: Netherlands — 2 of its 6 unique days fall on a Sunday in 2026; Belgium — 1 of its 5 unique days falls on a Sunday in 2026, so they add no extra day off for anyone.
🇳🇱 Only in Netherlands (6)
Goede Vrijdag
3 April 2026
Eerste Paasdag
5 April 2026
Koningsdag
27 April 2026
Bevrijdingsdag
5 May 2026
Eerste Pinksterdag
24 May 2026
Tweede Kerstdag
26 December 2026
🇧🇪 Only in Belgium (5)
Dag van de arbeid
1 May 2026
Nationale feestdag
21 July 2026
Onze Lieve Vrouw hemelvaart
15 August 2026
Allerheiligen
1 November 2026
Wapenstilstand
11 November 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has more public holidays — Netherlands or Belgium in 2026?
Netherlands has more national public holidays in 2026 with 11 holidays, compared to 10 in Belgium.
How many holidays do Netherlands and Belgium share in 2026?
Netherlands and Belgium share 5 public holidays on the same date in 2026. These are typically major Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter that are observed across Europe.
Does Netherlands 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 Netherlands and Belgium separately to see the best opportunities for each country in 2026.
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Data sources: Netherlands: Rijksoverheid — Officiële feestdagen ↗ · Belgium: Belgium.be — Public holidays ↗. National holidays only — regional holidays excluded from comparison. · Report an error