Overview
- Officials have set the remaining 2026 dates, including UK‑wide holidays on Monday 25 May for the Spring bank holiday and Friday 25 December for Christmas Day.
- Boxing Day falls on Saturday in 2026, so a substitute bank holiday will take place on Monday 28 December under the standard weekend rule.
- Buckingham Palace approved a one‑off bank holiday in Scotland on Monday 15 June to mark the men’s national team competing at the FIFA World Cup.
- Northern Ireland will observe the Battle of the Boyne bank holiday on Monday 13 July, which does not apply elsewhere in the UK.
- Coverage conflicts on Scotland’s summer bank holiday, with the Mirror listing Monday 3 August and the Manchester Evening News listing Monday 31 August, so workers should check official government listings for confirmation.