FREE bank holiday baseline

United Kingdom Bank and National Holidays 2026 and 2027

View the FREE United Kingdom bank holiday baseline used by CalculateMyShift for working-day, annual leave, notice, and deadline calculations.

Advice for this situation

This UK view uses a country-level bank holiday baseline so deadline, notice, and leave calculations can skip the same public dates consistently.

Bank holiday treatment can still vary by contract and by whether you work England and Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland patterns.

Bookmark this page if you regularly count working days, annual leave, or notice windows. It shows the bank holiday baseline behind the app, which makes holiday-aware results easier to understand and reuse.

The calculators do not replace contract wording, HR policy, or local advice, but they do make the first pass much faster. That is especially helpful when you need a reliable working-day answer before you write an email, plan cover, or confirm a finish date.

Holiday-aware calculators

Bank holidays in 2026

  • New Year’s Day - 1 January 2026
  • Good Friday - 3 April 2026
  • Easter Monday - 6 April 2026
  • Early May Bank Holiday - 4 May 2026
  • Spring Bank Holiday - 25 May 2026
  • Summer Bank Holiday - 31 August 2026
  • Christmas Day - 25 December 2026
  • Boxing Day (substitute day) - 28 December 2026

Bank holidays in 2027

  • New Year’s Day - 1 January 2027
  • Good Friday - 26 March 2027
  • Easter Monday - 29 March 2027
  • Early May Bank Holiday - 3 May 2027
  • Spring Bank Holiday - 31 May 2027
  • Summer Bank Holiday - 30 August 2027
  • Christmas Day (substitute day) - 27 December 2027
  • Boxing Day (substitute day) - 28 December 2027