Next public holiday in United Kingdom
Counted from 19 October 2026, the next public holiday in United Kingdom is Christmas Day on , in 67 days. This page counts down live in your browser; the numbers below were last recalculated when the site was built, on 19 October 2026, and the site is rebuilt at least every week.
67days until the next holiday
3holiday dates left in 2026
2of them on weekdays
52working days left in 2026
The dates listed are the bank holidays for England and Wales, which is what most searches for UK bank holidays mean. Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own calendar: Scotland adds 2 January and St Andrew's Day and moves the summer bank holiday to early August, while Northern Ireland adds St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Regional calendars: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
Upcoming public holidays in United Kingdom
Every public holiday from today to the end of 2027. Past dates disappear as the year goes by; the full lists stay on the year pages.
| Date | Day | Holiday | In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Christmas Day | 67 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Boxing Day | 68 days | |
| Monday | Boxing Day observed | 70 days | |
| Friday | New Year's Day | 74 days | |
| Friday | Good Friday | 158 days | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | 161 days | |
| Monday | May Day | 196 days | |
| Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | 224 days | |
| Monday | Late Summer Bank Holiday | 315 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Christmas Day | 432 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Boxing Day | 433 days | |
| Monday | Christmas Day observed | 434 days | |
| Tuesday | Boxing Day observed | 435 days |
A holiday on a weekend day is a day off only where a substitute day is granted (marked observed). Dates marked estimated follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
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All holidays of 2026
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Next long weekend in United Kingdom
- 4 daysFri 25 to Mon 28 December 2026Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about the next holiday in United Kingdom
- When is the next public holiday in United Kingdom?
- Christmas Day, on Friday 25 December 2026, 67 days after 19 October 2026. The banner at the top of this page recounts from today's date.
- How many public holidays are left in 2026?
- 3 holiday dates from 19 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, 2 of them on a weekday.
- How many working days are left in 2026 in United Kingdom?
- 52 working days from 19 October 2026 to the end of the year, out of 74 calendar days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend. For any other range, use the working days calculator.
- Is there a bank holiday or public holiday this month?
- The table above lists every upcoming date with the days until each one. For the whole year at a glance, see public holidays in United Kingdom 2026.
- Can I get this in my calendar?
- Yes: subscribe to
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Cite or reuse this data
The next public holiday in United Kingdom after 19 October 2026 is Christmas Day on 25 December 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/united-kingdom/next-public-holiday/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0).
Machine readable: JSON, with the reference date, all years as JSON.