UK Bank Holidays & Year Planner for 2026
Your complete guide to United Kingdom bank holidays for 2026. This interactive wallplanner provides a comprehensive overview of all official statutory bank holidays and significant cultural dates so you can plan professional and personal commitments with confidence.
Key Information & Features:
- Comprehensive Bank Holiday Data: Displays official United Kingdom bank holidays for all three jurisdictions (England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland), with jurisdiction badges showing which regions observe jurisdiction-specific holidays.
- Substitution Days Included: Automatically shows substitute bank holidays when statutory dates fall on weekends, so you can plan accurately.
- Interactive Calendar: Navigate by year and month, with clear visual indicators for bank holidays and significant dates.
- Flexible Views: Choose between a traditional calendar grid or a chronological list of all events for detailed planning.
- Print & Share: Download a high-quality PDF or ICS (iCalendar) file of the current wallplanner view for offline reference, team sharing, or import into your personal calendar application.
- Accurate & Up-to-Date: Bank holiday information is sourced from official UK government data and regularly reviewed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Statutory holidays (United Kingdom bank holidays such as Christmas, Easter Monday, or the Early May Bank Holiday) are official non-working days. Dates of Significance (like Valentine's Day or Halloween) are culturally relevant markers included for context but remain normal working days.
The wallplanner displays bank holidays for all three UK jurisdictions (England & Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland). When holidays differ by jurisdiction, such as the Spring Bank Holiday or St. Andrew's Day, jurisdiction codes are shown in the calendar to indicate which regions observe each holiday.
The wallplanner displays all statutory bank holidays. The Christmas Courts & Solicitors closure (typically 24 December to 2 January) is not shown as a separate category in the wallplanner because it's an industry-specific convention rather than a statutory holiday. However, when calculating working day deadlines in the main calculator, the closure is handled automatically if you enable Court Rules Mode (which applies the jurisdiction-specific closure as part of CPR/SCTS/court rules). Outside of Court Rules Mode, you can optionally select the Christmas closure as a 'Shutdown Period' when calculating manually.
School holiday data is not currently included in the UK wallplanner as term dates vary significantly across the United Kingdom. The wallplanner focuses on bank holidays and significant dates that apply nationally.
Yes! Use the 'Export to PDF' button to generate a high-quality PDF version suitable for printing. You can also use the 'Export to ICS' button to download an iCalendar file that can be imported into calendar applications like Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Microsoft Outlook.
When a bank holiday falls on a weekend, a substitute day is usually given on the following weekday. For example, if Christmas Day falls on a Saturday, the following Monday becomes a substitute bank holiday. Our calculator handles these rules automatically. You can learn more about UK bank holiday rules here.
There is no automatic right to time off on bank holidays in the UK. Whether you get bank holidays off depends on your employment contract. Most full-time employees are entitled to 5.6 weeks (28 days) of paid annual leave, which employers may choose to include the 8 bank holidays within, or offer them in addition. Employers can require staff to work on bank holidays if the contract allows.