8 holiday dates and 1 substitute day off in 2026; 8 of these 9 days fall on a weekday. Bank holidays in England and Wales.
United Kingdom public holidays 2026
Date
Holiday
Thursday 1 January
New Year's Day
Friday 3 April
Good Friday
Monday 6 April
Easter Monday
Monday 4 May
May Day
Monday 25 May
Spring Bank Holiday
Monday 31 August
Late Summer Bank Holiday
Friday 25 December
Christmas Day
Saturday 26 December
Boxing Day
Monday 28 December
Boxing Day day off in lieu
The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Thursday 1 January; the last is Boxing Day on Saturday 26 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the United Kingdom holidays page. Other years: 2027.
Long weekends in 2026
4 days: Friday 3 April – Monday 6 April (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
3 days: Saturday 2 May – Monday 4 May (May Day)
3 days: Saturday 23 May – Monday 25 May (Spring Bank Holiday)
3 days: Saturday 29 August – Monday 31 August (Late Summer Bank Holiday)
4 days: Friday 25 December – Monday 28 December (Christmas Day, Boxing Day)
Bridge days
Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:
Take Friday 2 January off → 4 days, Thursday 1 January – Sunday 4 January (New Year's Day)
Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.
Calendar
Holidays are red and underlined; days off in lieu have a dotted underline. The first column is the ISO week number.
January 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
1
1
2
3
4
2
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
3
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
4
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
5
26
27
28
29
30
31
February 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
5
1
6
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
7
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
8
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
9
23
24
25
26
27
28
March 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
9
1
10
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
11
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
12
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
13
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
14
30
31
April 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
14
1
2
3
4
5
15
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
16
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
17
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
18
27
28
29
30
May 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
18
1
2
3
19
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
21
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
22
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
June 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
23
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
24
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
25
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
26
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
27
29
30
July 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
27
1
2
3
4
5
28
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
29
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
30
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
31
27
28
29
30
31
August 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
31
1
2
32
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
33
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
34
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
35
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
36
31
September 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
36
1
2
3
4
5
6
37
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
38
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
39
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
40
28
29
30
October 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
40
1
2
3
4
41
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
42
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
43
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
44
26
27
28
29
30
31
November 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
44
1
45
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
46
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
47
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
48
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
49
30
December 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
49
1
2
3
4
5
6
50
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
51
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
52
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
53
28
29
30
31
For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: GOV.UK — UK bank holidays. Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.