Calendar 2026

What's on this calendar?

This calendar shows 2026 month by month, with the public holidays of the United Kingdom highlighted. Every week has its week number, so you can see which week a date falls in. Well-known days that are not days off, such as Mother's Day or Halloween, are marked separately.

The sections above also cover the school holidays by region, all week numbers by year and a moon calendar with the phases of the moon.

Week numbers on the calendar

The week numbers follow the international standard ISO 8601, which is used in the UK and the rest of Europe: weeks start on Monday, and week 1 is the week containing the first Thursday of January. 2026 has 53 weeks. That means the first days of January can still belong to the last week of the previous year, or the last days of December to week 1 of the next year.

Holidays on the calendar

Some holidays have a fixed date, such as New Year's Day and Christmas Day. Others fall on a particular weekday, such as the first or last Monday of a month, or depend on Easter, which falls on Sunday 5 April in 2026.

Because of Easter, Good Friday and Easter Monday also move every year.

Do you get bank holidays off?

There is no statutory right to a day off on a bank holiday in the UK: it depends on your employment contract, and employers can count bank holidays towards your statutory annual leave. Not every bank holiday applies everywhere, either. Scotland has 2 January and St Andrew's Day, Northern Ireland has St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne, and Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland. When a bank holiday falls on a weekend, a substitute day is usually given on the following Monday.

Is 2026 a leap year?

No, 2026 has 365 days. The next leap year is 2028.

The year starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.

School holidays and moon phases

The school holidays section shows the term dates by council, including half terms. Scottish schools break up for the summer weeks earlier than schools in England and Wales, so it's worth checking the dates for your area before you plan a trip.

The moon calendar shows the new moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarter for every year, with the date and time in UK time.

Printing the calendar

To print the calendar, open the yearly calendar and use the Print button; it is laid out to fit on a single page. You can also save a PDF or download the holidays as an Excel file.