Bank holidays for
Bank holidays in 2026 in England and Wales
England and Wales
8
There are 8 bank holidays in 2026 in England and Wales.
Scotland
10
Northern Ireland
10
Bank holidays for
Every bank holiday in 2026
- New Year’s Day Thursday 1 January
- Good Friday Friday 3 April
- Easter Monday Monday 6 April
- Early May bank holiday Monday 4 May
- Spring bank holiday Monday 25 May
- Summer bank holiday Monday 31 August
- Christmas Day Friday 25 December
- Boxing Day Monday 28 December (substitute day)
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Date Bank holiday 2026-01-01 New Year’s Day 2026-04-03 Good Friday 2026-04-06 Easter Monday 2026-05-04 Early May bank holiday 2026-05-25 Spring bank holiday 2026-08-31 Summer bank holiday 2026-12-25 Christmas Day 2026-12-28 Boxing Day (substitute day)
Add them to your calendar
GOV.UK publishes each nation’s bank holidays as a calendar file you can add to Outlook, Google Calendar or Apple Calendar.
England and Wales bank holidays calendar, from GOV.UK Working day numbers in your calendar
Dates from GOV.UK’s list of bank holidays, which this site checks every day. Where a bank holiday falls at a weekend, the substitute weekday is the bank holiday.
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