Below are listed Public Holidays for 2008

1 Jan New Year’s Day.
23 Mar Easter.
24 Mar Easter Monday.
1 May Labor Day.
1 May Ascension Day.
11 May Pentecost.
12 May Pentecost Monday.
21 Jul Independence Day.
15 Aug Assumption.
1 Nov All Saints’ Day.
11 Nov Armistice Day.
25 Dec Christmas Day.

Note

There is an additional holiday for each linguisitic community. These are celebrated in July (Flemish community), September (French community) and November (German community).

Contact Information:

Embassy of Belgium in the UK
17 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EE, UK
Tel: (020) 7470 3700 (general enquiries) or 09065 508 963 (recorded visa information; calls cost £1 per minute) or 540 777 (appointment bookings; calls cost £1 per minute).
Website: www.diplobel.org/uk
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1700; visa section 0900-1130, by appointment only.

Office de Promotion du Tourisme in the UK (Belgian Tourist Office – Brussels & Wallonia)
217 Marsh Wall, London E14 9FJ, UK
Tel: (020) 7537 1132 or 0800 954 5245 (brochure request line).
Website: www.belgiumtheplaceto.be 

Toerisme Vlaanderen in the UK (Tourism Flanders - Brussels)
Flanders House, 1a Cavendish Square, London W1G 0LD, UK
Tel: (020) 7307 7738 or 0800 954 5245 (brochure request line).
Website: www.visitflanders.co.uk

Embassy of Belgium in the USA
3330 Garfield Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Tel: (202) 333 6900.
Website: www.diplobel.us

Consulates General in: Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York.

Belgian Tourist Office in the USA
220 East 42nd Street, Suite 3402, New York, NY 10017, USA
Tel: (212) 758 8130.
Website: www.visitbelgium.com