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2025-2026 UK (United Kingdom) Public Holidays

See also: public holidays in EMEA, Europe, Ireland, OECD and worldwide.

UK (United Kingdom) public holidays by region: England and Wales (EAW), Northern Ireland (NIR), Scotland (SCT).

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Below is the list of upcoming UK (United Kingdom) public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, regional public holidays, non-working national holidays and sectorial holidays from December 2025 to November 2026:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
Thursday Christmas Day
Friday Boxing Day
Thursday New Year's Day
Friday New Year Holiday (SCT) regional
Tuesday Saint Patrick's Day (NIR) regional
Friday Good Friday
Monday Easter Monday (EAW NIR) regional
Monday May Day Bank Holiday
Monday Spring Bank Holiday
Monday Bank Holiday (World Cup finals) (SCT) (tentative) regional
Sunday Battle of the Boyne / Orangemen's Day (NIR) regional
Monday Battle of the Boyne Holiday (NIR) regional
Monday Summer Bank Holiday (SCT*) (banks are open) regional
Monday Summer Bank Holiday (EAW NIR) regional
Monday Summer Bank Holiday (SCT*) (banks only) regional banks

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Global Holidays Observed in the UK (United Kingdom)


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in the UK (United Kingdom), with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2026-2036).

UK (United Kingdom) Background Information and Links


UK (United Kingdom) Regional Abbreviations


Below is a list of the UK (United Kingdom) regional abbreviations, used for regional public holidays, in the table above.