School holidays in Flemish Community, Belgium 2026/27
Next school break in Flemish Community: Autumn break, 2–8 Nov 2026 (18 days away).
✓ Officialvlaanderen.be· checked 14 Oct 2026
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Flemish Community, September to August
September 2026
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January 2027
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Every break, with its source
Holiday dates 2026/27
First and last day without school. Each line links to the official calendar it comes from.
Autumn breakHerfstvakantie
7 days in all
Source: Vlaanderen.be – Schoolvakanties (Vlaamse overheid, Departement Onderwijs en Vorming)
Armistice DayWapenstilstand
1 day in all
Source: Vlaanderen.be – Schoolvakanties (Vlaamse overheid, Departement Onderwijs en Vorming)
Christmas breakKerstvakantie
14 days in all
Source: Vlaanderen.be – Schoolvakanties (Vlaamse overheid, Departement Onderwijs en Vorming)
Carnival breakKrokusvakantie
7 days in all
Source: Vlaanderen.be – Schoolvakanties (Vlaamse overheid, Departement Onderwijs en Vorming)
Easter breakPaasvakantie
14 days in all
Source: Vlaanderen.be – Schoolvakanties (Vlaamse overheid, Departement Onderwijs en Vorming)
Ascension Day and following FridayHemelvaart (donderdag en vrijdag)
2 days in all
Source: Vlaanderen.be – Schoolvakanties (Vlaamse overheid, Departement Onderwijs en Vorming)
Whit MondayPinkstermaandag
1 day in all
Source: Vlaanderen.be – Schoolvakanties (Vlaamse overheid, Departement Onderwijs en Vorming)
Summer holidayZomervakantie
62 days in all
Source: Vlaanderen.be – Schoolvakanties (Vlaamse overheid, Departement Onderwijs en Vorming)
Planning a trip?
Also off during Autumn break
Other regions with schools out between 2–8 Nov 2026. Weeks when many overlap are busy for family travel.
German-speaking Community· BelgiumAutumn break (All Saints) · 2–8 Nov 20267 of 7 days overlap
Cantabria· SpainAutumn break · 31 Oct – 8 Nov 20267 of 7 days overlap
South Tyrol· ItalyAutumn break · 31 Oct – 8 Nov 20267 of 7 days overlap
LithuaniaAutumn break · 2–8 Nov 20267 of 7 days overlap
LuxembourgAll Saints break · 31 Oct – 8 Nov 20267 of 7 days overlap
Bavaria· GermanyAutumn break (All Saints' week) · 2–6 Nov 20265 of 7 days overlapAsturias· SpainAll Saints break · 30 Oct – 4 Nov 20263 of 7 days overlapCeuta· SpainAll Saints long weekend · 31 Oct – 3 Nov 20262 of 7 days overlap
BulgariaAutumn break · 31 Oct – 2 Nov 20261 of 7 days overlapsAlmería (Andalusia)· SpainAll Saints long weekend · 30 Oct – 2 Nov 20261 of 7 days overlapsCastile and León· SpainTeachers' Day long weekend · 30 Oct – 2 Nov 20261 of 7 days overlapsJaén· SpainAll Saints long weekend · 31 Oct – 2 Nov 20261 of 7 days overlapsPublic holidays
Flemish Community, 2026/27
- 1 Nov 2026All Saints' DayAllerheiligen
- 11 Nov 2026Armistice DayWapenstilstand
- 25 Dec 2026Christmas DayKerstmis
- 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayNieuwjaar
- 28 Mar 2027Easter SundayPasen
- 29 Mar 2027Easter MondayPaasmaandag
- 1 May 2027Labor DayDag van de Arbeid
- 6 May 2027Ascension DayO. L. H. Hemelvaart
- 16 May 2027PentecostPinksteren
- 17 May 2027Pentecost MondayPinkstermaandag
- 21 Jul 2027National DayNationale feestdag
- 15 Aug 2027Assumption DayO. L. V. Hemelvaart
Public holidays from the open python-holidays project, the same data Hourora uses. Regional holidays are included where they apply to all of Flemish Community.
How dates are set
School calendars in Belgium
Each of Belgium's three language communities sets its own school calendar. Since 2022 the French-speaking community has two-week autumn and spring breaks and a shorter summer. Flanders kept the traditional pattern, and the German-speaking community now follows a calendar close to the Flemish one.
School holidays in Belgium are set by the governments of the three language communities.
Flemish Community covers: Flanders (provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant, West Flanders) and Dutch-language schools in Brussels.
Single schools can add a few days of their own (for example for teacher training or local feasts). Check with your school for those.
Other calendars in Belgium
Each break in Belgium
Questions
Flemish Community school holidays, answered
Is today a school holiday in Flemish Community?
No. Today, Thursday, 15 October 2026, is a school day in Flemish Community. The next break is Autumn break, starting on Monday, 2 November 2026.
When are the autumn holidays in Flemish Community in 2026?
Autumn break (Herfstvakantie) in Flemish Community, Belgium runs from Monday, 2 November 2026 to Sunday, 8 November 2026: 7 days, 5 of them weekdays. Source: vlaanderen.be.
When are the Christmas holidays in Flemish Community in 2026?
Christmas break (Kerstvakantie) in Flemish Community, Belgium runs from Monday, 21 December 2026 to Sunday, 3 January 2027: 14 days, 10 of them weekdays. Source: vlaanderen.be.
When are the winter holidays in Flemish Community in 2027?
Carnival break (Krokusvakantie) in Flemish Community, Belgium runs from Monday, 8 February 2027 to Sunday, 14 February 2027: 7 days, 5 of them weekdays. Source: vlaanderen.be.
When are the Easter or spring holidays in Flemish Community in 2027?
Easter break (Paasvakantie) in Flemish Community, Belgium runs from Monday, 29 March 2027 to Sunday, 11 April 2027: 14 days, 10 of them weekdays. Source: vlaanderen.be.
When are the May or Whitsun holidays in Flemish Community in 2027?
Ascension Day and following Friday (Hemelvaart (donderdag en vrijdag)) in Flemish Community, Belgium runs from Thursday, 6 May 2027 to Friday, 7 May 2027: 2 days, 2 of them weekdays. Source: vlaanderen.be.
When are the summer holidays in Flemish Community in 2027?
Summer holiday (Zomervakantie) in Flemish Community, Belgium runs from Thursday, 1 July 2027 to Tuesday, 31 August 2027: 62 days, 44 of them weekdays. Source: vlaanderen.be.
How many school days off does Flemish Community have in 2026/27?
8 breaks and days off are listed for 2026/27, adding up to 78 weekdays without school. Public holidays that fall during term are extra.