United Kingdom Public Holidays in 2026
United Kingdom has a total of 90 holidays in 2026. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information displayed below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.
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| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
| 2nd January | Friday, January 2, 2026 |
| Twelfth Night | Monday, January 5, 2026 |
| Epiphany | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Wednesday, January 7, 2026 |
| Orthodox New Year | Wednesday, January 14, 2026 |
| Isra and Mi'raj | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Burns Night | Sunday, January 25, 2026 |
| Tu B'Shevat | Monday, February 2, 2026 |
| Valentine's Day | Saturday, February 14, 2026 |
| Lunar New Year | Tuesday, February 17, 2026 |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Tuesday, February 17, 2026 |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, February 18, 2026 |
| Ramadan Start | Wednesday, February 18, 2026 |
| St. David's Day | Sunday, March 1, 2026 |
| Purim | Tuesday, March 3, 2026 |
| Lailat al-Qadr | Sunday, March 15, 2026 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, March 15, 2026 |
| St. Patrick's Day | Tuesday, March 17, 2026 |
| March Equinox | Friday, March 20, 2026 |
| Eid ul Fitr | Friday, March 20, 2026 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Sunday, March 29, 2026 |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, March 29, 2026 |
| First day of Passover | Thursday, April 2, 2026 |
| Maundy Thursday | Thursday, April 2, 2026 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 3, 2026 |
| Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 4, 2026 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 5, 2026 |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 6, 2026 |
| Last day of Passover | Thursday, April 9, 2026 |
| Orthodox Good Friday | Friday, April 10, 2026 |
| Orthodox Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 11, 2026 |
| Orthodox Easter | Sunday, April 12, 2026 |
| Orthodox Easter Monday | Monday, April 13, 2026 |
| Yom HaShoah | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 |
| Stephen Lawrence Day | Wednesday, April 22, 2026 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut | Wednesday, April 22, 2026 |
| Shakespeare Day | Thursday, April 23, 2026 |
| St. George's Day | Thursday, April 23, 2026 |
| Early May Bank Holiday | Monday, May 4, 2026 |
| Lag B'Omer | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 14, 2026 |
| Shavuot | Friday, May 22, 2026 |
| Pentecost | Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
| Spring Bank Holiday | Monday, May 25, 2026 |
| Pentecost Monday | Monday, May 25, 2026 |
| Eid al-Adha | Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
| Trinity Sunday | Sunday, May 31, 2026 |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, June 4, 2026 |
| World Cup Bank Holiday | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| Muharram | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
| King's Birthday | Saturday, June 20, 2026 |
| June Solstice | Sunday, June 21, 2026 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, June 21, 2026 |
| Windrush Day | Monday, June 22, 2026 |
| Ashura | Friday, June 26, 2026 |
| Battle of the Boyne | Sunday, July 12, 2026 |
| Battle of the Boyne Observed | Monday, July 13, 2026 |
| Tisha B'Av | Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
| Summer Bank Holiday | Monday, August 3, 2026 |
| Assumption of Mary | Saturday, August 15, 2026 |
| Milad un Nabi | Wednesday, August 26, 2026 |
| Summer Bank Holiday | Monday, August 31, 2026 |
| Janmashtami (Smarta) | Thursday, September 3, 2026 |
| Janmashtami | Friday, September 4, 2026 |
| Rosh Hashana | Saturday, September 12, 2026 |
| Yom Kippur | Monday, September 21, 2026 |
| September Equinox | Wednesday, September 23, 2026 |
| First day of Sukkot | Saturday, September 26, 2026 |
| Hoshana Rabbah | Friday, October 2, 2026 |
| Shemini Atzeret | Saturday, October 3, 2026 |
| Simchat Torah | Sunday, October 4, 2026 |
| Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Sunday, October 4, 2026 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Sunday, October 25, 2026 |
| Halloween | Saturday, October 31, 2026 |
| All Saints' Day | Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
| All Souls' Day | Monday, November 2, 2026 |
| Guy Fawkes Day | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Remembrance Sunday | Sunday, November 8, 2026 |
| First Sunday of Advent | Sunday, November 29, 2026 |
| St. Andrew's Day | Monday, November 30, 2026 |
| First Day of Hanukkah | Saturday, December 5, 2026 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Tuesday, December 8, 2026 |
| Last day of Hanukkah | Saturday, December 12, 2026 |
| December Solstice | Monday, December 21, 2026 |
| Christmas Eve | Thursday, December 24, 2026 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
| Boxing Day | Saturday, December 26, 2026 |
| Substitute Bank Holiday for Boxing Day | Monday, December 28, 2026 |
| New Year's Eve | Thursday, December 31, 2026 |