2026 UK Bank Holidays and other notable dates for 2026 are shown below. All of these dates appear by default on Tinstar’s year planners. You can also find out how dates such as Easter are worked out.
| Date | Bank Holiday | Country | Day | Why? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1st | New Year’s Day Bank Holiday | E W S NI | Thursday | Fixed Date |
| January 2nd | New Year Bank Holiday | S | Friday | Fixed Date |
| February 14th | Valentine’s Day | Saturday | Fixed Date | |
| February 17th | Shrove Tuesday | Tuesday | The Tuesday in February or March immediately preceding Ash Wednesday | |
| February 18th | Ash Wednesday | Wednesday | The Wednesday in the seventh week before Easter | |
| March 1st | St David’s Day | W | Sunday | Fixed Date |
| March 17th | St Patrick's Day | NI | Tuesday | Fixed Date |
| March 29th | BST begins (clocks go forward 1 hour) | E W S NI | Sunday | The last Sunday in March |
| April 3rd | Good Friday Bank Holiday | E W S NI | Friday | Friday precending Easter Sunday |
| April 5th | Easter Sunday | Sunday | The first Sunday after the first calculated full moon on or after March 21st | |
| April 6th | Easter Monday Bank Holiday | E W NI | Monday | The day after Easter Sunday |
| April 23rd | St George’s Day | E | Thursday | Fixed Date |
| May 4th | May Day Bank Holiday | E W S NI | Monday | The first Monday in May |
| May 25th | Spring Bank Holiday | E W S NI | Monday | The last Monday in May. |
| July 12th | Battle of the Boyne Bank Holiday | NI | Sunday | The Twelfth - Orangemen’s Day |
| July 13th | Bank Holiday (observed) | NI | Monday | Substitute Date |
| August 3rd | Summer Bank Holiday | S | Monday | The first Monday in August |
| August 31st | Summer Bank Holiday | E W NI | Monday | The last Monday in August |
| October 25th | BST ends (clocks go back 1 hour) | E W S NI | Sunday | The last Sunday in October |
| November 30th | St Andrew’s Day | S | Monday | Fixed Date |
| December 25th | Christmas Day | E W S NI | Friday | Fixed Date |
| December 26th | Boxing Day | Saturday | Fixed Date | |
| December 28th | Bank Holiday (observed) | E W S NI | Monday | Fixed Date |