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Day after Ascension Day
Friday, 15 May 2026 · Belgium · Nationwide · Bank holiday
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Falls on a Friday, so it makes a three-day weekend with no leave needed.
What the day is for
Not a legal holiday, but so widely granted by employers and collective agreements that the Friday after Ascension functions as one.
Do shops and banks close?
Banks and public offices open by law; a great many private workplaces are empty.
Getting around
Normal services with heavy Thursday outbound traffic.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
2025Friday · 30 May 20253-day break
2026Friday · 15 May 20263-day break
2027Friday · 7 May 20273-day break
2028Friday · 26 May 20283-day break
2029Friday · 11 May 20293-day break
See the full Belgium holiday calendar or count the working days.