United Kingdom
Bank holidays in United Kingdom in 2026
The next bank holiday in United Kingdom is Christmas Day on Friday, 25 December 2026, in 63 days. England and Wales have 8 bank holidays in 2026, Scotland 10 and Northern Ireland 10, counting the substitute days for those that fall on a weekend.
January
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February
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March
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
- Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr3 days off · Good Friday
- Sat 2 May – Mon 4 May3 days off · Early May bank holiday
- Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May3 days off · Spring bank holiday
- Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec4 days off · Christmas Day and Boxing Day
- Bridge day: take Fri 2 Jan off, and Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan is 4 days off in a row (New Year's Day).
Counted with the weekend in United Kingdom (Saturday and Sunday) and the holidays that apply everywhere: a long weekend is three or more days off in a row, and a bridge day is a single working day between a holiday and a weekend or another holiday.
All bank holidays in United Kingdom in 2026
| Date | Holiday | Type | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Fri 2 Jan | January 2nd | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Tue 17 Mar | St Patrick’s Day | Bank holiday | Northern Ireland |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 6 Apr | Easter Monday | Bank holiday | England, Northern Ireland and Wales |
| Mon 4 May | Early May bank holiday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 25 May | Spring bank holiday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 15 Jun | World Cup bank holiday | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Sun 12 Julon a weekend | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) | Bank holiday | Northern Ireland |
| Mon 13 Jul | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) (substitute day) | Bank holiday | Northern Ireland |
| Mon 3 Aug | Summer bank holiday | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Mon 31 Aug | Summer bank holiday | Bank holiday | England, Northern Ireland and Wales |
| Mon 30 Nov | St Andrew’s Day | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Sat 26 Decon a weekend | Boxing Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 28 Dec | Boxing Day (substitute day) | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
Good to know
- Dates worked out from the date-holidays rules, version 3.37.0, and checked against the official list from GOV.UK.
- Where a holiday falls on a weekend and the law gives the day off on another day, that day is listed as a substitute day.
- A holiday declared at short notice, for an event or an election, may be missing.