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Public holidays in French Community 2028

12 public holidays: 4 on a weekend, 2 bridge days

Sunday holidays are replaced by a working day off, agreed company by company.

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Calendar 2028

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July

August

September

October

November

December

Public holidays in French Community

12 public holidays

  • 1 Jan · Saturday
  • 16 Apr · Sunday
  • 17 Apr · Monday
  • 1 May · Monday
  • 25 May · Thursday
  • 4 Jun · Sunday
  • 5 Jun · Monday
  • 21 Jul · Friday
  • 15 Aug · Tuesday
  • 1 Nov · Wednesday
  • 11 Nov · Saturday
  • 25 Dec · Monday

Bridge days in French Community

One day of leave, four days off — outlined in dashed red in the calendar.

  • 26 May 2028Fridaythe day after Ascension Day
  • 14 August 2028Mondaythe day before Assumption Day

When to take leave in French Community

What one, two or three days of leave get you:

Feast of the French Community and school rhythm reform

The Feast of the French Community (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles) is celebrated on 27 September, commemorating the victory of Belgian revolutionary patriots over Dutch troops in Brussels Park in September 1830.

Under the school calendar reform applied from the 2022 academic year, the French Community follows a regular cadence of seven weeks of class alternating with two weeks of holiday. As a result, autumn (Toussaint) and carnival (Détente) breaks each last two full weeks, while the summer holiday is shortened to seven weeks (from early July to late August).