🇬🇧United Kingdom 2026 Holidays
Complete holiday list for United Kingdom in 2026, including regional holidays such as public holidays, bank holidays, and important festivals.
Holidays
Total 11 Holidays
| Holiday Name | Date | Countdown | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
New Year's Day | 2026-01-01 | 267 days ago | Public Holidays |
Mother's Day | 2026-03-15 | 194 days ago | Memorial Days |
Good Friday | 2026-04-03 | 175 days ago | Public Holidays |
Easter Sunday | 2026-04-05 | 173 days ago | Memorial Days |
Easter Monday | 2026-04-06 | 172 days ago | Public Holidays |
Early May bank holiday | 2026-05-04 | 144 days ago | Public Holidays |
Spring bank holiday | 2026-05-25 | 123 days ago | Public Holidays |
Father's Day | 2026-06-21 | 96 days ago | Memorial Days |
Christmas Day | 2026-12-25 | 91 days remaining | Public Holidays |
Boxing Day | 2026-12-26 | 92 days remaining | Public Holidays |
Boxing Day (substitute day) | 2026-12-28 | 94 days remaining | Public Holidays |
United Kingdom Public Holidays at a Glance
This page covers the patterns behind United Kingdom's public holidays across years. If you just want the full list of dates for a single year, pick that year from the navigation below.
2025–2027: Three Years Compared
The number of public holidays — and how much time off they really add up to — changes from year to year. The table below is calculated straight from each year's holiday dates.
| Year | Holidays | Long weekends | Bridge days | On a weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2027 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Holidays that move every year
4 of United Kingdom's public holidays fall on a different date every year, set by a lunar calendar, a religious calendar, or a rule like “the third Monday in January”. These are the ones to watch when you plan ahead:
- Good Friday: 2025-04-18, 2025 · 2026-04-03, 2026 · 2027-03-26, 2027
- Easter Monday: 2025-04-21, 2025 · 2026-04-06, 2026 · 2027-03-29, 2027
- Early May bank holiday: 2025-05-05, 2025 · 2026-05-04, 2026 · 2027-05-03, 2027
- Spring bank holiday: 2025-05-26, 2025 · 2026-05-25, 2026 · 2027-05-31, 2027
Another 3 holidays land on the same date every year and aren't affected by these rules.