United Kingdom Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in United Kingdom 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | Bank Holiday |
| 2nd January | Friday | 2nd January | Local Bank Holiday |
| 5th January | Monday | Twelfth Night | Observance, Christian |
| 6th January | Tuesday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian |
| 7th January | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Observance, Orthodox |
| 14th January | Wednesday | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox |
| 16th January | Friday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim |
| 25th January | Sunday | Burns Night | Local Observance |
| 2nd February | Monday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish Holiday |
| 14th February | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 17th February | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Observance, Christian |
| 17th February | Tuesday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian |
| 1st March | Sunday | St. David's Day | Local Observance |
| 3rd March | Tuesday | Purim | Jewish Holiday |
| 15th March | Sunday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim |
| 15th March | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 17th March | Tuesday | St Patrick's Day | Local Bank Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 29th March | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 29th March | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 2nd April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| 2nd April | Thursday | First day of Passover | Jewish Holiday |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | Bank Holiday |
| 4th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Common Local Holiday |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Local Observance |
| 9th April | Thursday | Last day of Passover | Jewish Holiday |
| 10th April | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Observance, Orthodox |
| 11th April | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox |
| 12th April | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Observance, Orthodox |
| 13th April | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox |
| 14th April | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish Commemoration |
| 22nd April | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish Holiday |
| 22nd April | Wednesday | Stephen Lawrence Day | Observance |
| 23rd April | Thursday | St. George's Day | Local Observance |
| 23rd April | Thursday | Shakespeare Day | Observance |
| 4th May | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| 5th May | Tuesday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish Holiday |
| 14th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian |
| 22nd May | Friday | Shavuot | Jewish Holiday |
| 24th May | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance, Christian |
| 25th May | Monday | Whit Monday | Observance, Christian |
| 25th May | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| 27th May | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 31st May | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 4th June | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance, Christian |
| 17th June | Wednesday | Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 20th June | Saturday | King's Birthday | Observance |
| 21st June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 22nd June | Monday | Windrush Day | Observance |
| 26th June | Friday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 12th July | Sunday | Battle of the Boyne | Local Bank Holiday |
| 13th July | Monday | Battle of the Boyne observed | Local Bank Holiday |
| 23rd July | Thursday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish Holiday |
| 3rd August | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Local Bank Holiday |
| 15th August | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian |
| 26th August | Wednesday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 31st August | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| 3rd September | Thursday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Hindu Holiday |
| 4th September | Friday | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday |
| 12th September | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish Holiday |
| 21st September | Monday | Yom Kippur | Jewish Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 26th September | Saturday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish Holiday |
| 2nd October | Friday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish Holiday |
| 3rd October | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish Holiday |
| 4th October | Sunday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian |
| 4th October | Sunday | Simchat Torah | Jewish Holiday |
| 25th October | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 31st October | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
| 1st November | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian |
| 2nd November | Monday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian |
| 5th November | Thursday | Guy Fawkes Day | Observance |
| 8th November | Sunday | Remembrance Sunday | Observance |
| 29th November | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance, Christian |
| 30th November | Monday | St Andrew's Day | Local Bank Holiday |
| 5th December | Saturday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday |
| 8th December | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian |
| 12th December | Saturday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | Bank Holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | Boxing Day | Bank Holiday |
| 28th December | Monday | Substitute Bank Holiday for Boxing Day | Bank Holiday |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for United Kingdom. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in United Kingdom this year in 2026?
There are 0 holidays in United Kingdom in 2026
How to retrieve the United Kingdom holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=GB&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of United Kingdom holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'GB', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);