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19 confirmed events · Bruges

November 2026
02.11.–08.11.
📅 Autumn Half-Term Holiday in Flanders
11.11.
🕯 Armistice Day Public holiday Non-working day
Belgium · entire country · Commemoration · Royal Observatory of Belgium — Official holidays ↗
20.11.–31.01.
🎪 Wintergloed — Winter Festival in Bruges
A winter festival spanning the entire old town, featuring a Christmas market in the centre, an ice-skating rink in King Albert I Park, and a local craftsmen's fair in the city halls beneath the belfry, from 18 to 20 December.
December 2026
21.12.–03.01.
📅 Christmas School Holidays (All of Belgium)
25.12.
🕊 Christmas Public holiday Non-working day
Belgium · entire country · Religious event · Royal Observatory of Belgium — Official holidays ↗
January 2027
01.01.
📅 New Year's Day Public holiday Non-working day
Belgium · entire country · Other · Royal Observatory of Belgium — Official holidays ↗
February 2027
08.02.–14.02.
📅 Carnival School Holidays (Flemish and Francophone — Different Dates)
22.02.–07.03.
📅 Carnival School Holidays (Flemish and Francophone — Different Dates)
March 2027
29.03.
🕊 Easter Monday Public holiday Non-working day
Belgium · entire country · Religious event · Royal Observatory of Belgium — Official holidays ↗
29.03.–11.04.
📅 Spring School Holidays (Flemish and Francophone — Different Dates)
April 2027
26.04.–09.05.
📅 Spring School Holidays (Flemish and Francophone — Different Dates)
May 2027
01.05.
📅 Labour Day Public holiday Non-working day
Belgium · entire country · Other · Royal Observatory of Belgium — Official holidays ↗
06.05.
🕊 Ascension Day Public holiday Non-working day
Belgium · entire country · Religious event · Royal Observatory of Belgium — Official holidays ↗
06.05.
🕊 Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges
Bruges, Belgium · Religious event · Heilig Bloedprocessie Brugge (official organiser) ↗
A procession carrying the relic of the Holy Blood that winds through the historic centre of Bruges on Ascension Day, from the Dijver to the Burg square, with participants dressed in historical costumes; UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2009.
17.05.
🕊 Whit Monday Public holiday Non-working day
Belgium · entire country · Religious event · Royal Observatory of Belgium — Official holidays ↗
July 2027
01.07.–31.08.
21.07.
📅 Belgian National Day Public holiday Non-working day
Belgium · entire country · Other · Royal Observatory of Belgium — Official holidays ↗
August 2027
15.08.
🕊 Assumption of Mary Public holiday Non-working day
Belgium · entire country · Religious event · Royal Observatory of Belgium — Official holidays ↗
November 2027
01.11.
🕊 All Saints' Day Public holiday Non-working day
Belgium · entire country · Religious event · Royal Observatory of Belgium — Official holidays ↗