Overview

• The confirmed 2026 list sets New Year on Thursday, January 1; Good Friday on April 3; Easter Monday on April 6; Early May on Monday, May 4; Spring on Monday, May 25; Summer on Monday, August 31; Christmas on Friday, December 25; and Boxing Day observed on Monday, December 28.
• Easter falls earlier than in 2025, placing the long weekend in the first week of April.
• Outlets note that in 2027 both Christmas Day and Boxing Day fall on a weekend, so substitute weekdays will be used.
• Employers do not have to provide paid leave on bank holidays, and some benefit payments may be rescheduled around these dates.
• Reports indicate no extra one-off bank holidays are planned for 2026 beyond the standard eight.