Public holidays in United Kingdom

United Kingdom lists 14 public holidays in 2026, against 13 in 2025 and 13 in 2027. Pick a year for the full dated table.

Holidays by month, 2026

How the weekend works in United Kingdom

Saturday and Sunday form the weekend in the United Kingdom, and most bank holidays are taken on Mondays by design.

Need a count rather than a list? The working days calculator subtracts these holidays from any date range for major countries.

Source: compiled from the Nager.Date public holiday dataset, sourced from official government publications. Data pulled 2026-10-26.