United Kingdom Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in United Kingdom. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one. Days observed only in some regions carry the regions they apply to.
United Kingdom has 14 public holidays in 2026, 0 of which fall on a weekend. There are 4 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 4 days around Christmas Day (25–28 December).
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2025 · 13 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed | New Year's Day4 regionsENG · NIR · SCT · WLS | |
| 2025.01.02Thu | 2 January1 regionsSCT | |
| 2025.03.17Mon | Saint Patrick's Day1 regionsNIR | |
| 2025.04.18Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2025.04.21Mon | Easter Monday3 regionsENG · NIR · WLS | |
| 2025.05.05Mon | Early May Bank Holiday | |
| 2025.05.26Mon | Spring Bank Holiday | |
| 2025.07.14Mon | Battle of the Boyne1 regionsNIR | |
| 2025.08.04Mon | Summer Bank Holiday1 regionsSCT | |
| 2025.08.25Mon | Summer Bank Holiday3 regionsENG · NIR · WLS | |
| 2025.12.01Mon | Saint Andrew's Day1 regionsSCT | |
| 2025.12.25Thu | Christmas Day | |
| 2025.12.26Fri | St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day |
United Kingdom public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | New Year's Day4 regionsENG · NIR · SCT · WLS | |
| 2026.01.02Fri | 2 January1 regionsSCT | |
| 2026.03.17Tue | Saint Patrick's Day1 regionsNIR | |
| 2026.04.03Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2026.04.06Mon | Easter Monday3 regionsENG · NIR · WLS | |
| 2026.05.04Mon | Early May Bank Holiday | |
| 2026.05.25Mon | Spring Bank Holiday | |
| 2026.06.15Mon | World Cup Bank Holiday1 regionsSCT | |
| 2026.07.13Mon | Battle of the Boyne1 regionsNIR | |
| 2026.08.03Mon | Summer Bank Holiday1 regionsSCT | |
| 2026.08.31Mon | Summer Bank Holiday3 regionsENG · NIR · WLS | |
| 2026.11.30Mon | Saint Andrew's Day1 regionsSCT | |
| 2026.12.25Fri | Christmas Day | |
| 2026.12.28Mon | St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day |
2027 · 13 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri | New Year's Day4 regionsENG · NIR · SCT · WLS | |
| 2027.01.02Sat | 2 January1 regionsSCT | |
| 2027.03.17Wed | Saint Patrick's Day1 regionsNIR | |
| 2027.03.26Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2027.03.29Mon | Easter Monday3 regionsENG · NIR · WLS | |
| 2027.05.03Mon | Early May Bank Holiday | |
| 2027.05.31Mon | Spring Bank Holiday | |
| 2027.07.12Mon | Battle of the Boyne1 regionsNIR | |
| 2027.08.02Mon | Summer Bank Holiday1 regionsSCT | |
| 2027.08.30Mon | Summer Bank Holiday3 regionsENG · NIR · WLS | |
| 2027.11.30Tue | Saint Andrew's Day1 regionsSCT | |
| 2027.12.27Mon | Christmas Day | |
| 2027.12.28Tue | St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day |
2025 · 4 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.04.18Fri ~ 04.20Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.05.03Sat ~ 05.05Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.05.24Sat ~ 05.26Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.12.25Thu ~ 12.28Sun | 4-day break |
United Kingdom Long Weekends 2026
Stretches of three days or more where weekends and public holidays run together. Days you would have to take off to join them up are marked as bridge days.
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.04.03Fri ~ 04.05Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.02Sat ~ 05.04Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.23Sat ~ 05.25Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.12.25Fri ~ 12.28Mon | 4-day break |
2027 · 4 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.03.26Fri ~ 03.28Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.05.01Sat ~ 05.03Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.05.29Sat ~ 05.31Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.12.25Sat ~ 12.28Tue | 4-day break |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
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