2027 Holidays – United Kingdom

Below is a list of holidays and observances in the UK for 2027, 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.

DateDayHolidayTypeDays until
Jan 1 Friday New Year's Day Public 108
Jan 2 Saturday 2nd January (Scotland) Regional 109
Jan 4 Monday 2nd January (Scotland) (substitute day) Regional 111
Jan 25 Monday Burns Night Observance 132
Feb 9 Tuesday Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) Observance 147
Feb 14 Sunday Valentine's Day Observance 152
Mar 1 Monday St David's Day Observance 167
Mar 7 Sunday Mothering Sunday Observance 173
Mar 17 Wednesday St Patrick's Day (Northern Ireland) Regional 183
Mar 26 Friday Good Friday Public 192
Mar 28 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance 194
Mar 28 Sunday Summer Time starts (clocks forward) Observance 194
Mar 29 Monday Easter Monday Public 195
Apr 23 Friday St George's Day Observance 220
May 3 Monday Early May Bank Holiday Public 230
May 31 Monday Spring Bank Holiday Public 258
Jun 20 Sunday Father's Day Observance 278
Jul 12 Monday Battle of the Boyne (Northern Ireland) Regional 300
Aug 2 Monday Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland) Regional 321
Aug 30 Monday Summer Bank Holiday Public 349
Oct 31 Sunday Summer Time ends (clocks back) Observance 411
Oct 31 Sunday Halloween Observance 411
Nov 5 Friday Bonfire Night Observance 416
Nov 11 Thursday Remembrance Day Observance 422
Nov 14 Sunday Remembrance Sunday Observance 425
Nov 30 Tuesday St Andrew's Day (Scotland) Regional 441
Dec 24 Friday Christmas Eve Observance 465
Dec 25 Saturday Christmas Day Public 466
Dec 26 Sunday Boxing Day Public 467
Dec 27 Monday Christmas Day (substitute day) Public 468
Dec 28 Tuesday Boxing Day (substitute day) Public 469
Dec 31 Friday New Year's Eve Observance 472

Understanding the 2027 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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