School holidays in Flemish Community, Belgium 2027/28
Next school break in Flemish Community: Autumn break, 1–7 Nov 2027 (382 days away).
✓ Officialvlaanderen.be· checked 14 Oct 2026
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Every break, with its source
Holiday dates 2027/28
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
15 days in all
Source: Vlaanderen.be – Schoolvakanties (Vlaamse overheid, Departement Onderwijs en Vorming)
Labour DayDag van de Arbeid
1 day 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 1–7 Nov 2027. Weeks when many overlap are busy for family travel.
German-speaking Community· BelgiumAutumn break (All Saints) · 1–7 Nov 20277 of 7 days overlapFrench Community· BelgiumAutumn break (All Saints) · 25 Oct – 7 Nov 20277 of 7 days overlap
Zone A· FranceAutumn break (All Saints) · 23 Oct – 7 Nov 20277 of 7 days overlapZone B· FranceAutumn break (All Saints) · 23 Oct – 7 Nov 20277 of 7 days overlapZone C· FranceAutumn break (All Saints) · 23 Oct – 7 Nov 20277 of 7 days overlap
South Tyrol· ItalyAutumn break · 30 Oct – 7 Nov 20277 of 7 days overlap
LuxembourgAll Saints break · 30 Oct – 7 Nov 20277 of 7 days overlap
North Rhine-Westphalia· GermanyAutumn break · 23 Oct – 6 Nov 20276 of 7 days overlapBaden-Württemberg· GermanyAutumn break · 2–6 Nov 20275 of 7 days overlap
Helsingborg· SwedenAutumn break · 1–5 Nov 20275 of 7 days overlapHuddinge· SwedenAutumn break · 1–5 Nov 20275 of 7 days overlapJönköping· SwedenAutumn break · 1–5 Nov 20275 of 7 days overlapPublic holidays
Flemish Community, 2027/28
- 1 Nov 2027All Saints' DayAllerheiligen
- 11 Nov 2027Armistice DayWapenstilstand
- 25 Dec 2027Christmas DayKerstmis
- 1 Jan 2028New Year's DayNieuwjaar
- 16 Apr 2028Easter SundayPasen
- 17 Apr 2028Easter MondayPaasmaandag
- 1 May 2028Labor DayDag van de Arbeid
- 25 May 2028Ascension DayO. L. H. Hemelvaart
- 4 Jun 2028PentecostPinksteren
- 5 Jun 2028Pentecost MondayPinkstermaandag
- 21 Jul 2028National DayNationale feestdag
- 15 Aug 2028Assumption 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
When are the autumn holidays in Flemish Community in 2027?
Autumn break (Herfstvakantie) in Flemish Community, Belgium runs from Monday, 1 November 2027 to Sunday, 7 November 2027: 7 days, 5 of them weekdays. Source: vlaanderen.be.
When are the Christmas holidays in Flemish Community in 2027?
Christmas break (Kerstvakantie) in Flemish Community, Belgium runs from Monday, 27 December 2027 to Sunday, 9 January 2028: 14 days, 10 of them weekdays. Source: vlaanderen.be.
When are the winter holidays in Flemish Community in 2028?
Carnival break (Krokusvakantie) in Flemish Community, Belgium runs from Monday, 28 February 2028 to Sunday, 5 March 2028: 7 days, 5 of them weekdays. Source: vlaanderen.be.
When are the Easter or spring holidays in Flemish Community in 2028?
Easter break (Paasvakantie) in Flemish Community, Belgium runs from Monday, 3 April 2028 to Monday, 17 April 2028: 15 days, 11 of them weekdays. Source: vlaanderen.be.
When are the May or Whitsun holidays in Flemish Community in 2028?
Ascension Day and following Friday (Hemelvaart (donderdag en vrijdag)) in Flemish Community, Belgium runs from Thursday, 25 May 2028 to Friday, 26 May 2028: 2 days, 2 of them weekdays. Source: vlaanderen.be.
When are the summer holidays in Flemish Community in 2028?
Summer holiday (Zomervakantie) in Flemish Community, Belgium runs from Saturday, 1 July 2028 to Thursday, 31 August 2028: 62 days, 44 of them weekdays. Source: vlaanderen.be.
How many school days off does Flemish Community have in 2027/28?
9 breaks and days off are listed for 2027/28, adding up to 80 weekdays without school. Public holidays that fall during term are extra.