How public holidays work
Bank holidays typically affect banks and many businesses, but not every workplace closes on every listed day. Check the holiday scope and subdivision tags on each entry.
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🇬🇧 Public Holidays in United Kingdom
The United Kingdom uses bank holidays and public holidays that can differ across England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
- ISO
GB/GBR - RegionNorthern Europe, Europe
- TypeCountry
- Data availability Available
United Kingdom holiday summary · 2027
Counts come from stored rows only. Tentative and estimated dates are shown separately from confirmed public holidays.
- Total holidays (2027) 13
- Confirmed official public 13
- National public (type) 5
- Regional public (type) 8
- Religious (type) 0
- Tentative / estimated 0
- This month (November 2026) 0
- Next upcoming 2027-01-01 New Year's Day · Confirmed
About holidays in United Kingdom
National holidays
Common entries include New Year’s Day, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day, alongside other bank holidays for the selected year in provider data.
Religious & cultural observances
Christian festival dates such as Good Friday and Easter Monday often appear in UK bank-holiday datasets. Other cultural observances may be listed as optional or observance types.
Regional variations
Scotland and Northern Ireland maintain distinct bank-holiday lists. Where the source provides subdivision codes, we preserve regional scope rather than forcing a single nationwide label.
Data sources & updates
UK holiday rows are primarily synced from Nager.Date into our MySQL cache.
Upcoming in United Kingdom
Next dates from the database for this country.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day Public | Regional Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Saturday | 2 January Public | Regional Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Wednesday | Saint Patrick's Day Public | Regional Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Friday | Good Friday Public | National Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Monday | Easter Monday Public | Regional Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Monday | Early May Bank Holiday Public | National Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Monday | Spring Bank Holiday Public | National Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Monday | Battle of the Boyne Public | Regional Public Holiday | Confirmed |
2027 holidays preview
All stored rows for United Kingdom in 2027.
| Date | Holiday | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day Public | Regional Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| 2 January Public | Regional Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Saint Patrick's Day Public | Regional Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Good Friday Public | National Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Easter Monday Public | Regional Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Early May Bank Holiday Public | National Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Spring Bank Holiday Public | National Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Battle of the Boyne Public | Regional Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Summer Bank Holiday Public | Regional Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Summer Bank Holiday Public | Regional Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Saint Andrew's Day Public | Regional Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| Christmas Day Public | National Public Holiday | Confirmed | |
| St. Stephen's Day Public | National Public Holiday | Confirmed |
United Kingdom holiday FAQ
Do UK bank holidays apply everywhere?
Not always. Review regional tags and category labels. Scotland and Northern Ireland often differ from England and Wales.