United Kingdom Holidays 2026
Complete list of public holidays, bank holidays, and observances in United Kingdom for 2026.
January
New Year's Day
First day of the year
New Year's Day
London Stock Exchange closed for New Year's Day
Forex Market Closure
Global forex markets closed for New Year's Day
2nd January
Additional New Year holiday in Scotland
Regional holiday: SCT
February
Ash Wednesday
First day of Lent in Western Christianity
March
St Patrick's Day
Patron saint of Ireland
Regional holiday: NIR
Palm Sunday
Commemorates Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
April
Passover
Also known as: ืคืกื, Pesach
Commemorates the Exodus from Egypt, first day
Good Friday
Friday before Easter Sunday
Good Friday
Also known as: Viernes Santo, Karfreitag, Vendredi Saint
Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ
Good Friday
Major global markets closed for Good Friday
Good Friday
London Stock Exchange closed for Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Also known as: Pascua, Pรขques, Pasqua, Ostern
Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Easter Monday
Monday after Easter Sunday
Regional holiday: ENG, WAL, NIR
Easter Monday
Also known as: Lundi de Pรขques, Ostermontag
Day after Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
London Stock Exchange closed for Easter Monday
May
Early May Bank Holiday
Also known as: May Day
Spring bank holiday
Early May Bank Holiday
London Stock Exchange closed for May Day
Pentecost
Also known as: Whitsunday, Pfingsten, Pentecรดte
Commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit
Spring Bank Holiday
Late May bank holiday
Spring Bank Holiday
London Stock Exchange closed for Spring Bank Holiday
July
Battle of the Boyne
Also known as: Orangemen's Day, The Twelfth
Commemorates the Battle of the Boyne in 1690
Regional holiday: NIR
August
Summer Bank Holiday
Scottish summer bank holiday
Regional holiday: SCT
Summer Bank Holiday
Late summer bank holiday
Regional holiday: ENG, WAL, NIR
Summer Bank Holiday
London Stock Exchange closed for Summer Bank Holiday
September
Rosh Hashanah
Also known as: ืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื
Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur
Also known as: ืืื ืืืคืืจ
Day of Atonement, holiest day in Judaism
November
St Andrew's Day
Scotland's national day
Regional holiday: SCT
December
Hanukkah
Also known as: ืื ืืื, Chanukah
Festival of Lights, lasts 8 days
Christmas Day
Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ
Christmas Day
Major global markets closed for Christmas
Christmas Day
London Stock Exchange closed for Christmas
Forex Market Closure
Global forex markets closed for Christmas (rare full closure)
Boxing Day
Day after Christmas
Boxing Day (Observed)
London Stock Exchange closed for Boxing Day (observed Monday)