Public holidays in Scotland
In 2026, Scotland has 10 public holidays, 10 weekday days off, and 251 working days. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Every year from 2024 to 2030 is available below, each with its own calendar file and JSON, or as one calendar feed to subscribe to once.
Next public holiday in Scotland: countdown, upcoming dates, holidays and working days left this year.
Scotland is one of the nations of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom page shows the national calendar (England and Wales).
Public holidays in Scotland 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | New Year Holiday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | May Day | |
| Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | World Cup Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | Saint Andrew's Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Boxing Day | |
| Monday | Boxing Day observed |
Full 2026 page: working days per month, long weekends and bridge days
To keep the holidays of Scotland in Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar without importing a file every year, subscribe to https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/gb-sct.ics: it holds every year from 2024 to 2030 and your calendar refreshes it by itself.
Working days per year in Scotland
| Year | Public holidays | Weekday days off | Working days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 253 | ICS · JSON · CSV |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 252 | ICS · JSON · CSV |
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 251 | ICS · JSON · CSV |
| 2027 | 9 | 9 | 252 | ICS · JSON · CSV |
| 2028 | 9 | 9 | 251 | ICS · JSON · CSV |
| 2029 | 9 | 9 | 252 | ICS · JSON · CSV |
| 2030 | 9 | 9 | 252 | ICS · JSON · CSV |