Long weekends in 2026
- Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6: 4 days off · Good Friday, Easter Monday
- Sat, May 2 – Mon, May 4: 3 days off · Early May bank holiday
- Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25: 3 days off · Spring bank holiday
- Sat, Aug 29 – Mon, Aug 31: 3 days off · Summer bank holiday
- Fri, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 28: 4 days off · Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (substitute day)
Bridge days in 2026
- Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's Day
Long weekends in 2027
- Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3: 3 days off · New Year's Day
- Fri, Mar 26 – Mon, Mar 29: 4 days off · Good Friday, Easter Monday
- Sat, May 1 – Mon, May 3: 3 days off · Early May bank holiday
- Sat, May 29 – Mon, May 31: 3 days off · Spring bank holiday
- Sat, Aug 28 – Mon, Aug 30: 3 days off · Summer bank holiday
- Sat, Dec 25 – Tue, Dec 28: 4 days off · Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day (substitute day), Boxing Day (substitute day)
Bridge days in 2027
This year no single day of leave joins two stretches of days off.
Holidays only some regions keep in 2026
| Date | Holiday | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 2 | January 2nd | Scotland |
| Tue, Mar 17 | St Patrick’s Day | Northern Ireland |
| Mon, Apr 6 | Easter Monday | England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
| Mon, Jun 15 | World Cup bank holiday | Scotland |
| Sun, Jul 12 | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) | Northern Ireland |
| Mon, Jul 13 | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) (substitute day) | Northern Ireland |
| Mon, Aug 3 | Summer bank holiday | Scotland |
| Mon, Aug 31 | Summer bank holiday | England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
| Mon, Nov 30 | St Andrew’s Day | Scotland |
The dates are worked out from the rules of date-holidays, an open-source holiday database built from Wikipedia’s articles. The lists on this page are shared under the same license, CC BY-SA 3.0. A holiday announced for one year only may be missing: check your government’s or employer’s list before you book.
