Next public holiday in Northern Ireland
Counted from 19 October 2026, the next public holiday in Northern Ireland 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
Northern Ireland is one of the nations of the United Kingdom: see also the next public holiday in the United Kingdom.
Northern Ireland adds St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne to the bank holidays of England and Wales.
Upcoming public holidays in Northern Ireland
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 | |
| Wednesday | Saint Patrick's Day | 149 days | |
| Friday | Good Friday | 158 days | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | 161 days | |
| Monday | May Day | 196 days | |
| Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | 224 days | |
| Monday | Battle of the Boyne | 266 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
All holidays of 2027
Working days calculator for Northern Ireland
Next long weekend in Northern Ireland
- 4 daysFri 25 to Mon 28 December 2026Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about the next holiday in Northern Ireland
- When is the next public holiday in Northern Ireland?
- 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 Northern Ireland?
- 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 Northern Ireland 2026.
- Can I get this in my calendar?
- Yes: subscribe to
https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/gb-nir.icsin Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar. It holds every year from 2024 to 2030 and refreshes by itself.
Cite or reuse this data
The next public holiday in Northern Ireland after 19 October 2026 is Christmas Day on 25 December 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/united-kingdom/northern-ireland/next-public-holiday/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0).
Machine readable: JSON, with the reference date, all years as JSON.