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UK (United Kingdom) Public Holidays 2026

See also: 2026 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).

This page contains the list of UK (United Kingdom) 2026 public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The data on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone mobile apps, whose data feed is also updated nightly. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of UK (United Kingdom) public holidays in 2026 is:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
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
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
Friday Christmas Day
Saturday Boxing Day
Monday Christmas Holiday

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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 (2024-2034).

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.