Public & school holidays United Kingdom 2026

When are the public and school holidays in United Kingdom in 2026? The calendar highlights every date. The full list follows below.

Public and school holidays in January 2026
DateHoliday or school break
1 January 2026New Year's Day
2 January 20262 January
3 January 2026Christmas holidays
4 January 2026Christmas holidays

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Public and school holidays in February 2026
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16 February 2026February half term
17 February 2026February half term
18 February 2026February half term
19 February 2026February half term
20 February 2026February half term

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Public and school holidays in March 2026
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17 March 2026Saint Patrick's Day
30 March 2026Easter holidays
31 March 2026Easter holidays

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Public and school holidays in April 2026
DateHoliday or school break
1 April 2026Easter holidays
2 April 2026Easter holidays
3 April 2026Good Friday
4 April 2026Easter holidays
5 April 2026Easter holidays
6 April 2026Easter Monday
7 April 2026Easter holidays
8 April 2026Easter holidays
9 April 2026Easter holidays
10 April 2026Easter holidays

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Public and school holidays in May 2026
DateHoliday or school break
4 May 2026Early May Bank Holiday
25 May 2026Spring Bank Holiday
26 May 2026May half term
27 May 2026May half term
28 May 2026May half term
29 May 2026May half term

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Public and school holidays in June 2026
DateHoliday or school break
15 June 2026World Cup Bank Holiday

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Public and school holidays in July 2026
DateHoliday or school break
13 July 2026Battle of the Boyne
22 July 2026Summer holidays
23 July 2026Summer holidays
24 July 2026Summer holidays
25 July 2026Summer holidays
26 July 2026Summer holidays
27 July 2026Summer holidays
28 July 2026Summer holidays
29 July 2026Summer holidays
30 July 2026Summer holidays
31 July 2026Summer holidays

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Public and school holidays in August 2026
DateHoliday or school break
1 August 2026Summer holidays
2 August 2026Summer holidays
3 August 2026Summer Bank Holiday
4 August 2026Summer holidays
5 August 2026Summer holidays
6 August 2026Summer holidays
7 August 2026Summer holidays
8 August 2026Summer holidays
9 August 2026Summer holidays
10 August 2026Summer holidays
11 August 2026Summer holidays
12 August 2026Summer holidays
13 August 2026Summer holidays
14 August 2026Summer holidays
15 August 2026Summer holidays
16 August 2026Summer holidays
17 August 2026Summer holidays
18 August 2026Summer holidays
19 August 2026Summer holidays
20 August 2026Summer holidays
21 August 2026Summer holidays
22 August 2026Summer holidays
23 August 2026Summer holidays
24 August 2026Summer holidays
25 August 2026Summer holidays
26 August 2026Summer holidays
27 August 2026Summer holidays
28 August 2026Summer holidays
29 August 2026Summer holidays
30 August 2026Summer holidays
31 August 2026Summer Bank Holiday

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Public and school holidays in September 2026
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1 September 2026Summer holidays

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Public and school holidays in October 2026
DateHoliday or school break
26 October 2026Autumn half term
27 October 2026Autumn half term
28 October 2026Autumn half term
29 October 2026Autumn half term
30 October 2026Autumn half term

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Public and school holidays in November 2026
DateHoliday or school break
30 November 2026Saint Andrew's Day

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Public and school holidays in December 2026
DateHoliday or school break
21 December 2026Christmas holidays
22 December 2026Christmas holidays
23 December 2026Christmas holidays
24 December 2026Christmas holidays
25 December 2026Christmas Day
26 December 2026Christmas holidays
27 December 2026Christmas holidays
28 December 2026Boxing Day
29 December 2026Christmas holidays
30 December 2026Christmas holidays
31 December 2026Christmas holidays

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Public holidays 2026

  • New Year's Day· GB-ENG, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, GB-WLS
  • 2 January· GB-SCT
  • Saint Patrick's Day· GB-NIR
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Monday· GB-ENG, GB-NIR, GB-WLS
  • Early May Bank Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday
  • World Cup Bank Holiday· GB-SCT
  • Battle of the Boyne· GB-NIR
  • Summer Bank Holiday· GB-SCT
  • Summer Bank Holiday· GB-ENG, GB-NIR, GB-WLS
  • Saint Andrew's Day· GB-SCT
  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day

School holidays 2026

  • Christmas holidays20/12/2025 – 04/01/2026· nationwide
  • February half term16/02/2026 – 20/02/2026· nationwide
  • Easter holidays30/03/2026 – 10/04/2026· nationwide
  • May half term25/05/2026 – 29/05/2026· nationwide
  • Summer holidays22/07/2026 – 01/09/2026· nationwide
  • Autumn half term26/10/2026 – 30/10/2026· nationwide
  • Christmas holidays21/12/2026 – 01/01/2027· nationwide

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