Public holidays in Belgium
Holiday Date Dutch French German
Epiphany January 6 Driekoningen Épiphanie Erscheinung des Herrn
Valentine 's Day February 14 Valentijnsdag Saint-Valentin Valentinstag
Iris Day ( in Brussels only ) May 8 Irisfeest Fête de l'Iris -
Day of the Flemish Community ( in Flanders only ) July 11 Feest van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap Fête de la Communauté flamande -
French Community Holiday ( in Wallonia only ) September 27 Dag van de Franse Gemeenschap Fête de la Communauté française -
Day of the Walloon Region ( in Wallonia only ) third Sunday of September Feest van het Waalse Gewest Fête de la Région wallonne Festtag der Wallonischen Region
Halloween October 31 Halloween Halloween Halloween
All Souls ' Day November 2 Allerzielen Toussaint Allerseelen
Day of the German-speaking Community November 15 Dag van de Duitstalige Gemeenschap Fête de la Communauté germanophone Tag der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft
King 's Feast November 15 Koningsdag Fête du Roi Festtag des Königs
Saint Nicholas December 6 Sinterklaas Saint-Nicolas Sankt Nikolaus
Second Day of Christmas December 26 Tweede kerstdag Lendemain de Noël 2 . Weihnachtstag
Particular days celebrated in Belgium that are not official public holidays
In Belgium there are ten official public holidays. Other particular days are also celebrated, but these are not official public holidays and employers are not obliged to give their employees a day off. However, some employers do award a day's holiday in accordance with union negotiations.