UK Public Holidays 2026 (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)

Below you can find public holidays in the UK for 2026. In bold text is marked official UK public holidays (bank holidays/red days). With regular text is marked days counted as a Sunday eventhough they are not officially a public holiday. Marked with regular text are also days which are sometimes counted as half working days as many companies ans shops are closed or have shorter opening hours. See the right column for comments related to each public holiday.

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2025

Public Holidays 2026

2027

Date	Day	Holiday
2026-01-01	Thursday	New Year's Day
2026-04-03	Friday	Good Friday
2026-04-05	Sunday	Easter Day
2026-04-06	Monday	Easter Monday
2026-05-04	Monday	May Day
2026-05-25	Monday	Spring Bank Holiday
2026-08-03	Monday	Summer Bank Holiday
2026-08-31	Monday	Summer Bank Holiday
2026-12-25	Friday	Christmas Day
2026-12-26	Saturday	Boxing Day
2026-12-28	Monday	Bank Holiday

* = Not an official public holiday, but is often a half working day

# = Counted as a Sunday and is work free according to UK vacation legislation