Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in the United Kingdom 2027
The United Kingdom has 5 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 5 of them on a working day. 8 more holidays apply only in some regions.
United Kingdom 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 5
- Of those, on a working day
- 5
- Of those, on a weekend
- 0
- Regional only
- 8
- Longest break
- 4 days (25 December to 28 December)
- Bridge days
- 0
- Most nationwide holidays in
- May (2)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in the United Kingdom, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Some regions: GB-ENG, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, GB-WLS | |
| Saturdayweekend | 2 January | 2 January | Some regions: GB-SCT | |
| Wednesday | Saint Patrick's Day | Saint Patrick's Day | Some regions: GB-NIR | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Some regions: GB-ENG, GB-NIR, GB-WLS | |
| Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Early May Bank Holiday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Spring Bank Holiday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Battle of the Boyne | Battle of the Boyne | Some regions: GB-NIR | |
| Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Summer Bank Holiday | Some regions: GB-SCT | |
| Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Summer Bank Holiday | Some regions: GB-ENG, GB-NIR, GB-WLS | |
| Tuesday | Saint Andrew's Day | Saint Andrew's Day | Some regions: GB-SCT | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | St. Stephen's Day | Boxing Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in the United Kingdom
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (4)
- Friday 26 March to Sunday 28 March 2027: 3 days off, with Good Friday.
- Saturday 1 May to Monday 3 May 2027: 3 days off, with Early May Bank Holiday.
- Saturday 29 May to Monday 31 May 2027: 3 days off, with Spring Bank Holiday.
- Saturday 25 December to Tuesday 28 December 2027: 4 days off, with Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day.
Bridge days (0)
No working day in 2027 sits between two days off, so there is no bridge day by this rule.
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
8 of the public holidays in the United Kingdom apply only in the regions named in the table. Whether one applies to an employee depends on where they work, so a company with people in several regions has a different list for each.
Add the United Kingdom to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/united-kingdom/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with the United Kingdom's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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