Public holidays and business days in England, 2026
England (GB-ENG) has 253 business days in 2026 out of 365 calendar days, with 104 weekend days. The holiday list has 8 rows. Both figures come from the Business Days tools, read 2026-10-04.
The count used count_business_days for GB and region GB-ENG from 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31. Both ends are included. Weekend days are Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fell on a working day: 2026-01-01 New Year's Day; 2026-04-03 Good Friday; 2026-04-06 Easter Monday; 2026-05-04 Early May Bank Holiday; 2026-05-25 Spring Bank Holiday; 2026-08-31 Summer Bank Holiday; 2026-12-25 Christmas Day; 2026-12-28 St. Stephen's Day.
A 10 business-day turnaround that starts on 2026-03-02 lands on 2026-03-16 (monday). That call was add_business_days with days 10. Holidays skipped on that span: none. The start date is day 0 and is not counted.
This count uses the region named above, so a holiday of that region is included when the calendar lists it.
Public holidays
Source: Public holidays: Nager.Date (date.nager.at). School holidays: OpenHolidays (openholidaysapi.org). The call was list_holidays on https://businessdays.openkrill.app/mcp. A day off is a holiday the calendar marks as Public. Bank, optional and observance days stay working days in the count. This is not a legal deadline, a company closure list, or a stock-exchange trading calendar.
| Date | Weekday | Name | Local name | Where it applies | Day off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | thursday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | GB-ENG, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, GB-WLS | yes |
| 2026-04-03 | friday | Good Friday | Good Friday | nationwide | yes |
| 2026-04-06 | monday | Easter Monday | Easter Monday | GB-ENG, GB-WLS, GB-NIR | yes |
| 2026-05-04 | monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Early May Bank Holiday | nationwide | yes |
| 2026-05-25 | monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Spring Bank Holiday | nationwide | yes |
| 2026-08-31 | monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Summer Bank Holiday | GB-ENG, GB-WLS, GB-NIR | yes |
| 2026-12-25 | friday | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | nationwide | yes |
| 2026-12-28 | monday | St. Stephen's Day | Boxing Day | nationwide | yes |
How the count was made
- Both startDate and endDate are counted when they are working days.
- Working days are every day except Saturday and Sunday and public holidays.
- Only holidays Nager.Date marks as Public are days off. Bank, optional and observance days, and half days such as Christmas Eve, count as working days.
- Holidays are those of GB-ENG plus the nationwide ones.
Other 2026 calendars from the same tool: Germany 2026, United States 2026, France 2026, Vietnam 2026, Ontario, Canada 2026. The app page, with the other names people use for this server, is Business Days and Workday Calculator. Install steps: ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Pi.