Public holidays in United Kingdom

Next holiday in United Kingdom

Christmas Day

Fri, December 25, 2026

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Long weekends in 2026

3 or more days off in a row, including weekends

3-day weekend Fri, April 3 – Sun, April 5 Good Friday
3-day weekend Sat, May 2 – Mon, May 4 May Day
3-day weekend Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25 Spring Bank Holiday
4-day weekend Fri, December 25 – Mon, December 28 Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Long weekends in 2027

3-day weekend Fri, January 1 – Sun, January 3 New Year's Day
3-day weekend Fri, March 26 – Sun, March 28 Good Friday
3-day weekend Sat, May 1 – Mon, May 3 May Day
3-day weekend Sat, May 29 – Mon, May 31 Spring Bank Holiday
4-day weekend Sat, December 25 – Tue, December 28 Christmas Day, Boxing Day

2026

7 nationwide · 9 regional

Thu, January 1 New Year's Day Official
Fri, April 3 Good Friday Official
Mon, May 4 May Day Official
Mon, May 25 Spring Bank Holiday Official
Fri, December 25 Christmas Day Official
Sat, December 26 Boxing Day Official
Mon, December 28 Boxing Day observed Official

Regional holidays (9)

Fri, January 2 New Year Holiday Scotland Rule
Tue, March 17 Saint Patrick's Day Northern Ireland Rule
Mon, April 6 Easter Monday England, Northern Ireland, Wales Rule
Mon, June 15 Scotland's participation in the FIFA World Cup final Scotland Rule
Sun, July 12 Battle of the Boyne Northern Ireland Rule
Mon, July 13 Battle of the Boyne observed Northern Ireland Rule
Mon, August 3 Summer Bank Holiday Scotland Rule
Mon, August 31 Late Summer Bank Holiday England, Northern Ireland, Wales Rule
Mon, November 30 Saint Andrew's Day Scotland Rule

2027

8 nationwide · 8 regional

Fri, January 1 New Year's Day Official
Fri, March 26 Good Friday Official
Mon, May 3 May Day Official
Mon, May 31 Spring Bank Holiday Official
Sat, December 25 Christmas Day Official
Sun, December 26 Boxing Day Official
Mon, December 27 Christmas Day observed Official
Tue, December 28 Boxing Day observed Official

Regional holidays (8)

Sat, January 2 New Year Holiday Scotland Rule
Mon, January 4 New Year Holiday observed Scotland Rule
Wed, March 17 Saint Patrick's Day Northern Ireland Rule
Mon, March 29 Easter Monday England, Northern Ireland, Wales Rule
Mon, July 12 Battle of the Boyne Northern Ireland Rule
Mon, August 2 Summer Bank Holiday Scotland Rule
Mon, August 30 Late Summer Bank Holiday England, Northern Ireland, Wales Rule
Tue, November 30 Saint Andrew's Day Scotland Rule

2028

7 nationwide · 8 regional

Sat, January 1 New Year's Day Official
Mon, January 3 New Year's Day observed Official
Fri, April 14 Good Friday Official
Mon, May 1 May Day Official
Mon, May 29 Spring Bank Holiday Official
Mon, December 25 Christmas Day Official
Tue, December 26 Boxing Day Official

Regional holidays (8)

Sun, January 2 New Year Holiday Scotland Rule
Tue, January 4 New Year Holiday observed Scotland Rule
Fri, March 17 Saint Patrick's Day Northern Ireland Rule
Mon, April 17 Easter Monday England, Northern Ireland, Wales Rule
Wed, July 12 Battle of the Boyne Northern Ireland Rule
Mon, August 7 Summer Bank Holiday Scotland Rule
Mon, August 28 Late Summer Bank Holiday England, Northern Ireland, Wales Rule
Thu, November 30 Saint Andrew's Day Scotland Rule

2025

6 nationwide · 9 regional

Wed, January 1 New Year's Day Official
Fri, April 18 Good Friday Official
Mon, May 5 May Day Official
Mon, May 26 Spring Bank Holiday Official
Thu, December 25 Christmas Day Official
Fri, December 26 Boxing Day Official

Regional holidays (9)

Thu, January 2 New Year Holiday Scotland Rule
Mon, March 17 Saint Patrick's Day Northern Ireland Rule
Mon, April 21 Easter Monday England, Northern Ireland, Wales Rule
Sat, July 12 Battle of the Boyne Northern Ireland Rule
Mon, July 14 Battle of the Boyne observed Northern Ireland Rule
Mon, August 4 Summer Bank Holiday Scotland Rule
Mon, August 25 Late Summer Bank Holiday England, Northern Ireland, Wales Rule
Sun, November 30 Saint Andrew's Day Scotland Rule
Mon, December 1 Saint Andrew's Day observed Scotland Rule

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About this data

Official: Matches the government’s official announcement or data
Rule: Computed from the legal rules (not yet checked against official data)
Estimated: Not yet announced, or depends on moon sighting and may change

Checked against official government data for 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 — https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays.json (england-and-wales)
Holidays are computed with python-holidays (MIT license; python-holidays 0.106 (MIT)).
Region names are shown in English.
Use as JSON: /api/v1/country/gb.json

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