United Kingdom: bank holidays 2026
- 6 National
- 8 Regional
- 12 Long weekend
- 1 Bridge day
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | 2nd January (Scotland) | |||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick’s Day (Northern Ireland) | ||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Friday | ||||||
| Easter Monday (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) | ||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early May bank holiday | ||||||
| Spring bank holiday |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup bank holiday (Scotland) | ||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
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| Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) (Northern Ireland) | ||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer bank holiday (Scotland) | ||||||
| Summer bank holiday (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
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| St Andrew’s Day (Scotland) |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Day | ||||||
| Boxing Day |
Long weekends and bridges in 2026
Assumes Saturdays and Sundays off. Bridge days are the ones you would take as leave.
January
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1 bridge day → 4 off
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4 days in a row
March
-
1 bridge day → 4 off
April
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3 days in a row
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4 days in a row
May
-
3 days in a row
-
3 days in a row
June
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3 days in a row
July
-
3 days in a row
August
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3 days in a row
-
3 days in a row
November
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3 days in a row
December
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4 days in a row
All bank holidays in 2026
January
-
New Year's Day
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2nd January
March
-
St Patrick’s Day
April
-
Good Friday
-
Easter Monday
May
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Early May bank holiday
-
Spring bank holiday
June
-
World Cup bank holiday
July
-
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
August
-
Summer bank holiday
-
Summer bank holiday
November
-
St Andrew’s Day
In 43 days
December
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Christmas Day
In 68 days
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Boxing Day
In 71 days