2026 Holidays

2026 Calendar of Holidays and Celebrations in the United Kingdom.

2026 Holiday Calendar

January May
  • 25 Mon
    Spring bank holiday
August
  • 31 Mon
    Summer bank holiday
November December
Holiday Holiday
Other Celebrations

Calendar with All Celebrations for 2026

January
  • 18 Sun
    National Thesaurus Day
  • 18 Sun
    World Snow Day
  • 19 Mon
  • 19 Mon
    Brew Monday
  • 21 Wed
    Museum Selfie Day
  • 21 Wed
    National Squirrel Appreciation Day
  • 23 Fri
  • 23 Fri
    National Fun at Work Day
  • 24 Sat
    National Peanut Butter Day
  • 24 Sat
    International Day of Education
  • 25 Sun
  • 25 Sun
    st dwynwen's day
  • 25 Sun
    National Irish Coffee Day
  • 26 Mon
    International Customs Day
  • 27 Tue
  • 27 Tue
    National Chocolate Cake Day
  • 28 Wed
    National Lego Day
  • 29 Thu
    National Puzzle Day
  • 30 Fri
    National Croissant Day
  • 31 Sat
    National Hot Chocolate Day
February
  • 01 Sun
  • 01 Sun
    World Interfaith Harmony Week
  • 01 Sun
    British Yorkshire Pudding Day
  • 01 Sun
    Kick Day
  • 02 Mon
  • 02 Mon
  • 04 Wed
  • 04 Wed
    International Day of Human Fraternity
  • 06 Fri
    National Chopsticks Day
  • 07 Sat
    Safer Internet Day
  • 07 Sat
    Rose Day
  • 08 Sun
    Propose Day
  • 09 Mon
    National Toothache Day
  • 09 Mon
  • 09 Mon
    Chocolate Day
  • 10 Tue
    Teddy Day
  • 11 Wed
    International Day of Women and Girls in Science
  • 11 Wed
    Promise Day
  • 12 Thu
  • 12 Thu
    Hug Day
  • 13 Fri
  • 13 Fri
    World Radio Day
  • 13 Fri
    Kiss Day
  • 14 Sat
  • 14 Sat
    International Book Giving Day
March
April
  • 14 Tue
    International Moment of Laughter Day
  • 14 Tue
  • 15 Wed
  • 16 Thu
    World Voice Day
  • 17 Fri
    World Hemophilia Day
  • 17 Fri
    International Bat Appreciation Day
  • 17 Fri
    Blah Blah Blah Day
  • 18 Sat
    International Day for Monuments and Sites
  • 18 Sat
    National Haiku Poetry Day
  • 18 Sat
    World Amateur Radio Day
  • 20 Mon
    Chinese Language Day
  • 21 Tue
    International Creativity and Innovation Day
  • 21 Tue
    National Tea Day
  • 22 Wed
  • 22 Wed
  • 22 Wed
    International Mother Earth Day
  • 23 Thu
  • 23 Thu
    English Language Day
  • 23 Thu
    Spanish Language Day
  • 23 Thu
    Saint George's Day
  • 23 Thu
    Great British Beef Week
  • 24 Fri
    World Immunization Week
  • 25 Sat
  • 25 Sat
  • 25 Sat
    World Malaria Day
  • 25 Sat
    International Sculpture Day
  • 26 Sun
    World Intellectual Property Day
  • 26 Sun
    International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
  • 26 Sun
    Drive It Day
  • 26 Sun
    Hug An Australian Day
  • 28 Tue
    World Day for Safety and Health at Work
  • 29 Wed
  • 29 Wed
    International Guide Dog Day
  • 30 Thu
May
  • 16 Sat
    World Whisky (Whiskey) Day
  • 17 Sun
    World Baking Day
  • 17 Sun
    World Hypertension Day
  • 18 Mon
  • 20 Wed
  • 20 Wed
    World Bee Day
  • 21 Thu
  • 21 Thu
    World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
  • 22 Fri
    International Day for Biological Diversity
  • 23 Sat
    World Turtle Day
  • 24 Sun
  • 24 Sun
    World Schizophrenia Day
  • 25 Mon
    Spring bank holiday Holiday
  • 25 Mon
  • 25 Mon
  • 25 Mon
    International Missing Children’s Day
  • 25 Mon
    Ganga Dussehra
  • 26 Tue
  • 28 Thu
    World Blood Cancer Day
  • 29 Fri
    International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
  • 30 Sat
    National Creativity Day
  • 30 Sat
    World Multiple Sclerosis Day
  • 31 Sun
  • 31 Sun
June
July
  • 01 Wed
    World Bronchiectasis Day
  • 01 Wed
    International Joke Day
  • 02 Thu
  • 04 Sat
    International Day of Cooperatives
  • 11 Sat
  • 12 Sun
    Malala Day
  • 12 Sun
    Orangemen's Day (The Twelfth)
  • 14 Tue
  • 15 Wed
    National Give Something Away Day
  • 16 Thu
  • 16 Thu
    National Cherry Day
  • 16 Thu
    World Snake Day
August
  • 15 Sat
  • 15 Sat
  • 15 Sat
    International Geocaching Day
  • 16 Sun
    Tell a Joke Day
  • 16 Sun
    National Roller Coaster Day
  • 16 Sun
    National Rum Day
  • 18 Tue
    National Fajita Day
  • 19 Wed
  • 20 Thu
  • 20 Thu
    World Mosquito Day
  • 21 Fri
    International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
  • 22 Sat
    World Plant Milk Day
  • 23 Sun
    International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
  • 26 Wed
  • 29 Sat
    International Day Against Nuclear Tests
  • 30 Sun
  • 30 Sun
    International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance
  • 31 Mon
    Summer bank holiday Holiday
  • 31 Mon
    International Overdose Awareness Day
September
  • 01 Tue
    World Letter Writing Day
  • 02 Wed
    World Coconut Day
  • 04 Fri
  • 04 Fri
    National Food Bank Day
  • 04 Fri
    World Sexual Health Day
  • 05 Sat
    World Beard Day
  • 05 Sat
    International Day of Charity
  • 06 Sun
  • 07 Mon
    Organ Donation Week
  • 08 Tue
    World Physiotherapy (PT) Day
  • 08 Tue
  • 09 Wed
    Emergency Services Day (999 Day)
  • 09 Wed
    International Day to Protect Education from Attack
  • 10 Thu
    World Suicide Prevention Day
  • 12 Sat
    European Migraine Day of Action
  • 13 Sun
    Positive Thinking Day
  • 13 Sun
    Roald Dahl Day
  • 14 Mon
  • 15 Tue
    World Lymphoma Awareness Day
  • 15 Tue
    International Day of Democracy
  • 15 Tue
    International Dot Day
  • 16 Wed
  • 16 Wed
    International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
  • 17 Thu
    International Country Music Day
  • 17 Thu
    World Patient Safety Day
  • 18 Fri
  • 18 Fri
    International Equal Pay Day
  • 19 Sat
  • 19 Sat
    World Cleanup Day
October
  • 11 Sun
    International Day of the Girl Child
  • 12 Mon
    World Arthritis Day
  • 13 Tue
    Ada Lovelace Day
  • 13 Tue
    International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
  • 14 Wed
    World Standards Day
  • 15 Thu
    Global Handwashing Day
  • 15 Thu
    International Day of Rural Women
  • 16 Fri
    World Spine Day
  • 17 Sat
    National Album Day
  • 17 Sat
    International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
  • 17 Sat
  • 17 Sat
    National Fetch Day
  • 20 Tue
    World Osteoporosis Day
  • 20 Tue
    International Sloth Day
  • 20 Tue
    National Pharmacy Technician Day
  • 20 Tue
    International Chefs Day
  • 21 Wed
    National Reptile Day
  • 21 Wed
    National Apple Day
  • 21 Wed
    Back to the Future Day
  • 21 Wed
    Global Dignity Day
  • 21 Wed
    Trafalgar Day
  • 22 Thu
    International Stuttering Awareness Day
  • 24 Sat
  • 24 Sat
    World Development Information Day
  • 25 Sun
    International Dwarfism Awareness Day
  • 25 Sun
    World Opera Day
  • 25 Sun
    International Artist Day
  • 25 Sun
    World Pasta Day
  • 26 Mon
  • 27 Tue
    National Mentoring Day
  • 29 Thu
  • 29 Thu
    World Psoriasis Day
  • 29 Thu
    World Stroke Day
  • 31 Sat
  • 31 Sat
    World Cities Day
  • 31 Sat
    World Savings Day
  • 31 Sat
    Samhain
November
December
  • 10 Thu
    Nobel Prize Day
  • 10 Thu
    International Animal Rights Day
  • 11 Fri
    International Mountain Day
  • 11 Fri
    UNICEF Birthday
  • 12 Sat
    International Day of Neutrality
  • 12 Sat
    International Universal Health Coverage Day
  • 14 Mon
  • 14 Mon
    Monkey Day
  • 18 Fri
    Arabic Language Day
  • 18 Fri
    International Migrants Day
  • 20 Sun
    International Human Solidarity Day
  • 21 Mon
  • 21 Mon
  • 23 Wed
  • 24 Thu
  • 25 Fri
    Christmas Day Holiday
  • 26 Sat
  • 27 Sun
    International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
  • 31 Thu
Holiday Holiday
Other Celebrations