2026 Holidays – United Kingdom
Below is a list of holidays and observances in the UK for 2026, with the weekday each one falls on and how many days until it arrives. Click a holiday name to see its dates for the next 10 years. Public holidays are official days off; observances are popular days that are not official holidays; regional holidays apply only in some states or provinces.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Days until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Public | passed |
| Jan 2 | Friday | 2nd January (Scotland) | Regional | passed |
| Jan 25 | Sunday | Burns Night | Observance | passed |
| Feb 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance | passed |
| Feb 17 | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) | Observance | passed |
| Mar 1 | Sunday | St David's Day | Observance | passed |
| Mar 15 | Sunday | Mothering Sunday | Observance | passed |
| Mar 17 | Tuesday | St Patrick's Day (Northern Ireland) | Regional | passed |
| Mar 29 | Sunday | Summer Time starts (clocks forward) | Observance | passed |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Public | passed |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance | passed |
| Apr 6 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public | passed |
| Apr 23 | Thursday | St George's Day | Observance | passed |
| May 4 | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Public | passed |
| May 25 | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Public | passed |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | passed |
| Jul 12 | Sunday | Battle of the Boyne (Northern Ireland) | Regional | passed |
| Aug 3 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland) | Regional | passed |
| Aug 31 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Public | passed |
| Oct 25 | Sunday | Summer Time ends (clocks back) | Observance | 40 |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Halloween | Observance | 46 |
| Nov 5 | Thursday | Bonfire Night | Observance | 51 |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Remembrance Sunday | Observance | 54 |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Remembrance Day | Observance | 57 |
| Nov 30 | Monday | St Andrew's Day (Scotland) | Regional | 76 |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance | 100 |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Public | 101 |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | Boxing Day | Public | 102 |
| Dec 28 | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) | Public | 104 |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance | 107 |
Understanding the 2026 holiday list
There are three kinds of entry on this page and the difference matters once you start planning. Public holidays are official days off: schools, banks and government offices shut, most businesses close or run short hours, and public transport often drops to a Sunday timetable. Observances get marked by plenty of people but are ordinary working days. Valentine's Day and Halloween are the obvious ones. Regional holidays are days off in part of a country only, in one state, province, canton or federal state. If you spot one listed, check it applies where you actually live or work before you count on the day being free.
The "days until" column counts from today, so this page stays current on its own and is worth a bookmark. Every holiday name links to its own page with the date for the next ten years, the rule that sets it, and what happens if it lands on a weekend. That last one catches people out: in UK, a public holiday falling at the weekend may be given as a substitute day off on the following weekday.
Every date here is worked out from the official rule rather than copied off a static list, which is why the later years are as trustworthy as this one. Easter-linked holidays move with the lunar calendar and anything defined as "the third Monday of…" shifts each year. Both are handled automatically. If a date ever doesn't match your region, let us know. Holiday legislation changes and we update the rules when it does.
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