Public holidays
- New Year’s Day 1 January
- Easter Day (variable date: 8 April 2012; 31 March 2013)
- Easter Monday (variable date: 9 April 2012; 1 April 2013)
- Labor Day 1 May
- Ascension Day (variable date: 17 May 2012; 9 May 2013)
- Whitsun (variable date: 27 May 2012; 19 May 2013)
- Whit Monday (variable date: 28 May 2012; 20 May 2013)
- National Day 21 July
- Assumption Day 15 August
- All Saints’ Day 1 November
- Veterans Day 11 November
- King's Day 15 November (only for federal government services)
- Christmas Day 25 December
Flanders: local holidays
- Festival of Flemish Community 11 July (all Flemish agencies, including Location Flanders, are closed on this day)
- Boxing Day 26 December
School holidays
Summer holiday starts on 1 July and ends on 31 August.
SCHOOL YEAR | Autumn half-term | Christmas holidays | Spring half-term | Easter holidays | Ascension |
2011- 2012 | 31 October - 6 November | 26 December - 8 January | 20 February - 26 February | 2 April - 15 April | 17 May - 18 May |
2012- 2013 | 29 October - 4 November | 24 December - 6 January | 11 February - 17 February | 1 April - 14 April | 9 May - 10 May |
2013- 2014 | 28 October - 3 November | 23 December - 5 January | 3 March - 9 March | 7 April - 20 April | 29 May - 30 May |
2014- 2015 | 27 October - 2 November | 22 December - 4 January | 16 February - 22 February | 6 April - 19 April | 14 May - 15 May |
