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Fête nationale in Belgium

Fête nationale falls on Wednesday 21 July 2027 in Belgium. It is a fixed date, so only the weekday changes from year to year. In every year we hold it lands on a working day.

Fête nationale in Belgium, year by year
Year Date Weekday What that means
2025 21 July Monday long weekend
2026 21 July Tuesday one bridge day makes it four days
2027 21 July Wednesday midweek
2028 21 July Friday long weekend

4 of 4

  • 21 07 Fête nationale Monday
  • 21 07 Fête nationale Tuesday
  • 21 07 Fête nationale Wednesday
  • 21 07 Fête nationale Friday

A fixed date walking through the week

Because Fête nationale keeps the same date, the weekday advances one step most years and two after a leap year. That walk is the whole story of how good a holiday year feels: the same day off is a long weekend one year and a lost Saturday another, and the difference is nothing but arithmetic.

Sources and last check

Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.

Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.

FAQ

When is Fête nationale in Belgium in 2027?

Wednesday, 21 July 2027.

Is Fête nationale on the same date every year?

Yes — 21 July every year. What changes is the weekday, which decides whether it extends a weekend.

Which years does Fête nationale make a long weekend?

2025 (Monday), 2028 (Friday) — it touches the weekend directly. In 2026 one bridge day buys four days off.

All holidays in Belgium: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028