UK Holidays 2026

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List of Holidays in UK 2026

Date	Name	Type
01-Jan Thursday	New Year's Day	Bank Holiday
02-Jan Friday	2nd January	Local Bank Holiday
05-Jan Monday	Twelfth Night	Observance, Christian
06-Jan Tuesday	Epiphany	Observance, Christian
07-Jan Wednesday	Orthodox Christmas Day	Observance, Orthodox
14-Jan Wednesday	Orthodox New Year	Observance, Orthodox
16-Jan Friday	Isra And Mi'raj	Muslim
25-Jan Sunday	Burns Night	Local Observation
02-Feb Monday	Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day)	Jewish Holiday
14-Feb Saturday	Valentine's Day	Observance
17-Feb Tuesday	Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day	Observance, Christian
17-Feb Tuesday	Lunar New Year	Observance
18-Feb Wednesday	Ramadan Start (Tentative Date)	Muslim
18-Feb Wednesday	Carnival / Ash Wednesday	Observance, Christian
01-Mar Sunday	St. David's Day	Local Observation
03-Mar Tuesday	Purim	Jewish Holiday
15-Mar Sunday	Laylatul Qadr (Night Of Power)	Muslim
15-Mar Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
17-Mar Tuesday	St Patrick's Day	Local Bank Holiday
20-Mar Friday	Eid Ul Fitr (Tentative Date)	Muslim
20-Mar Friday	March Equinox	Season
29-Mar Sunday	Palm Sunday	Observance, Christian
29-Mar Sunday	Daylight Saving Time Starts	Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time
02-Apr Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Observance, Christian
02-Apr Thursday	First Day Of Passover	Jewish Holiday
03-Apr Friday	Good Friday	Bank Holiday
04-Apr Saturday	Holy Saturday	Observance, Christian
05-Apr Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance, Christian
06-Apr Monday	Easter Monday	Common Local Holiday
06-Apr Monday	Easter Monday	Local Observation
09-Apr Thursday	Last Day Of Passover	Jewish Holiday
10-Apr Friday	Orthodox Good Friday	Observance, Orthodox
11-Apr Saturday	Orthodox Holy Saturday	Observance, Orthodox
12-Apr Sunday	Orthodox Easter	Observance, Orthodox
13-Apr Monday	Orthodox Easter Monday	Observance, Orthodox
14-Apr Tuesday	Yom HaShoah	Jewish Commemoration
22-Apr Wednesday	Yom HaAtzmaut	Jewish Holiday
22-Apr Wednesday	Stephen Lawrence Day	Observance
23-Apr Thursday	St. George's Day	Observance, Christian
23-Apr Thursday	St. George's Day	Observance
23-Apr Thursday	Shakespeare Day	Observance
04-May Monday	Early May Bank Holiday	Bank Holiday
05-May Tuesday	Lag B'Omer	Jewish Holiday
14-May Thursday	Ascension Day	Observance, Christian
22-May Friday	Shavuot	Jewish Holiday
24-May Sunday	Pentecost	Observance, Christian
25-May Monday	Whit Monday	Observance, Christian
25-May Monday	Spring Bank Holiday	Bank Holiday
27-May Wednesday	Eid Al-Adha (Tentative Date)	Muslim
31-May Sunday	Trinity Sunday	Observance, Christian
04-Jun Thursday	Corpus Christi	Observance, Christian
17-Jun Wednesday	Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date)	Muslim
20-Jun Saturday	King's Birthday	Observance
21-Jun Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
21-Jun Sunday	June Solstice	Season
22-Jun Monday	Windrush Day	Observance
26-Jun Friday	Ashura (Tentative Date)	Muslim
12-Jul Sunday	Battle Of The Boyne	Local Bank Holiday
13-Jul Monday	Battle Of The Boyne Observed	Local Bank Holiday
23-Jul Thursday	Tisha B'Av	Jewish Holiday
03-Aug Monday	Summer Bank Holiday	Common Local Holiday
15-Aug Saturday	Assumption Of Mary	Observance, Christian
26-Aug Wednesday	Milad Un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date)	Muslim
31-Aug Monday	Summer Bank Holiday	Common Local Holiday
03-Sep Thursday	Janmashtami (Smarta)	Hindu Holiday
04-Sep Friday	Janmashtami	Hindu Holiday
12-Sep Saturday	Rosh Hashana	Jewish Holiday
21-Sep Monday	Yom Kippur	Jewish Holiday
23-Sep Wednesday	September Equinox	Season
26-Sep Saturday	First Day Of Sukkot	Jewish Holiday
02-Oct Friday	Hoshana Rabbah	Jewish Holiday
03-Oct Saturday	Shemini Atzeret	Jewish Holiday
04-Oct Sunday	Feast Of St Francis Of Assisi	Observance, Christian
04-Oct Sunday	Simchat Torah	Jewish Holiday
25-Oct Sunday	Daylight Saving Time Ends	Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time
31-Oct Saturday	Halloween	Observance
01-Nov Sunday	All Saints' Day	Observance, Christian
02-Nov Monday	All Souls' Day	Observance, Christian
05-Nov Thursday	Guy Fawkes Day	Observance
08-Nov Sunday	Remembrance Sunday	Observance
29-Nov Sunday	First Sunday Of Advent	Observance, Christian
30-Nov Monday	St Andrew's Day	Local Bank Holiday
05-Dec Saturday	First Day Of Hanukkah	Jewish Holiday
08-Dec Tuesday	Feast Of The Immaculate Conception	Observance, Christian
12-Dec Saturday	Last Day Of Hanukkah	Jewish Holiday
21-Dec Monday	December Solstice	Season
24-Dec Thursday	Christmas Eve	Observance, Christian
25-Dec Friday	Christmas Day	Bank Holiday
26-Dec Saturday	Boxing Day	Bank Holiday
28-Dec Monday	Substitute Bank Holiday For Boxing Day	Bank Holiday
31-Dec Thursday	New Year's Eve	Observance

What is the List of Holidays in the UK in 2026?

The list of UK holidays 2026 is all the bank holidays, observances, religious holidays, and UK public holidays 2026.

What is the Holiday Calendar in the UK in 2026?

The UK holiday calendar 2026 is a website page with information about the observances and the list of holidays in the UK. So if you want to know what holiday is today in the UK or the UK's upcoming holidays 2026, you can get it from this website.

What Are the Holidays and Observances in the UK in 2026?

Unlike any other country, the UK has its own list of holidays. 2026 UK holidays is the list of all the religious and public holidays, and similarly, observations are days that are observed and celebrated in the UK.

Is a Public Holiday in the UK Considered a Working Day in 2026?

Public holidays in UK 2026 are celebrated on account of any religious activity or as a custom; thus, it is considered a holiday and not a working Day in the UK.

What Are the Public Holidays in the UK in 2026?

Public holidays UK 2026 are those which are celebrated on the grounds of any festival or customs. Public holidays are not working days in the UK. Instead, people have a holiday to celebrate the festival with their near and dear ones.

What Are the Bank Holidays in the UK in 2026?

List of Bank holidays in the UK in 2026 are those holidays on which days the bank and many other organizations are closed, but bank holidays are not public holidays in the UK. This website has covered all the bank 2026 holidays UK.

What Are the National Holidays in the UK in 2026?

National holidays are those days that are celebrated by the state or nation as a whole. For example, independence day. This website has covered all the UK national holidays in 2026.

What Are the Restricted Holidays in the UK in 2026?

Restricted holidays are holidays that are not compulsory holidays, which means any employee who doesn't want that holiday can trade it with any other working day. Christmas Day, Sunday, and new year's Day all come under restricted UK holidays 2026. There are 0 Restricted Holidays in the UK in 2026.

How Many Official Holidays Are There in the UK in 2026?

There are 7 Official Holidays in the UK in 2026, which you can easily find on this website.

How Many Official Holidays and non-working Days Are There in the UK in 2026?

There are 7 Official Holidays and non-working Days in the UK in 2026, which you can easily find on this website.