Bank holidays for
Bank holidays in 2026 in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
10
There are 10 bank holidays in 2026 in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales
8
Scotland
10
Bank holidays for
Every bank holiday in 2026 in Northern Ireland
- New Year’s Day Thursday 1 January
- St Patrick’s Day Tuesday 17 March
- Good Friday Friday 3 April
- Easter Monday Monday 6 April
- Early May bank holiday Monday 4 May
- Spring bank holiday Monday 25 May
- Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) Monday 13 July (substitute day)
- Summer bank holiday Monday 31 August
- Christmas Day Friday 25 December
- Boxing Day Monday 28 December (substitute day)
251 working days in 2026 in Northern Ireland, month by month
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Date Bank holiday 2026-01-01 New Year’s Day 2026-03-17 St Patrick’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 2026-07-13 Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) (substitute day) 2026-08-31 Summer bank holiday 2026-12-25 Christmas Day 2026-12-28 Boxing Day (substitute day)
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Northern Ireland 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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