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United Kingdom — England and Wales · 2026

England and Wales bank holidays 2026

Check dates in the scoped United Kingdom — England and Wales 2026 edition, filter a date range, and export the sourced entries as CSV or an all-day calendar.

Published calendar edition · 2026 only. Covered dates: 2026-01-01–2026-12-31. The table and checker use the named publication and its stated scope.

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The exact 2026 GOV.UK bank-holiday list for England and Wales. This division’s dates are kept separate from the other UK lists.

  • This calendar applies only to its named UK division; local and employer-specific holidays may differ.
  • The official page does not guarantee paid leave on every bank holiday. Actual opening hours and individual rosters are outside the tool.
  • No additional nominal date or future-year holiday is inferred.

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Full published source table

8 source entries. Dates remain on their published day; substitute dates are included only when explicitly sourced.

8 published entries

England and Wales bank holidays 2026 · 2026 published edition
DateDayPublished entryStatusSource notes
ThursdayNew Year’s DayPublished holidayAs listed in the cited publication.
FridayGood FridayPublished holidayAs listed in the cited publication.
MondayEaster MondayPublished holidayAs listed in the cited publication.
MondayEarly May bank holidayPublished holidayAs listed in the cited publication.
MondaySpring bank holidayPublished holidayAs listed in the cited publication.
MondaySummer bank holidayPublished holidayAs listed in the cited publication.
FridayChristmas DayPublished holidayAs listed in the cited publication.
MondayBoxing DayPublished holidayObserved in place of 2026-12-26. Substitute day in the official GOV.UK feed.

Sources and edition dates

This page is a reference to the following published 2026 schedule. It does not automatically create a future edition or incorporate an unpublished change.

  • GOV.UK: bank holiday dates by division — Complete 2026 lists for England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland; published substitute-day labels retained. Publication date not stated here. Source checked 2026-10-24.
  • GOV.UK: bank holiday JSON feed — Public structured feed fetched 24 October 2026; exact 2026 records retained. Publication date not stated here. Source checked 2026-10-24.

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