Public holidays and working days: Scotland, 2026
- Working days
- 251
- Public holidays
- 10
Next public holidaySt Andrew’s Day30/11/2026, Monday
2026 calendar
- Public holiday
- Weekend
January
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 New Year’s Day | 2 2nd January | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
20 Working days
- 1 New Year’s Day
- 2 2nd January
February
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |
20 Working days
March
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
22 Working days
April
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 Good Friday | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||
21 Working days
- 3 Good Friday
May
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 Early May bank holiday | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 Spring bank holiday | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
19 Working days
- 4 Early May bank holiday
- 25 Spring bank holiday
June
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 World Cup bank holiday | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | |||||
21 Working days
- 15 World Cup bank holiday
July
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
23 Working days
August
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 Summer bank holiday | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
20 Working days
- 3 Summer bank holiday
September
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | ||||
22 Working days
October
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
22 Working days
November
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 St Andrew’s Day |
20 Working days
- 30 St Andrew’s Day
December
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 Christmas Day | 26 | 27 |
| 28 Boxing Day | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||
21 Working days
- 25 Christmas Day
- 28 Boxing Day
Legal basis and source: GOV.UK: UK bank holidays (Open Government Licence v3.0). Data obtained on 2026-11-01.
Long weekends
2nd January
02/01/2026 (Friday): 4-day weekendGood Friday
03/04/2026 (Friday): 3-day weekendEarly May bank holiday
04/05/2026 (Monday): 3-day weekendSpring bank holiday
25/05/2026 (Monday): 3-day weekendWorld Cup bank holiday
15/06/2026 (Monday): 3-day weekendSummer bank holiday
03/08/2026 (Monday): 3-day weekendSt Andrew’s Day
30/11/2026 (Monday): 3-day weekendChristmas Day
25/12/2026 (Friday): 4-day weekend
Calculated by us from the published holidays.
Working days by month
| Month | Working days |
|---|---|
| January | 20 |
| February | 20 |
| March | 22 |
| April | 21 |
| May | 19 |
| June | 21 |
| July | 23 |
| August | 20 |
| September | 22 |
| October | 22 |
| November | 20 |
| December | 21 |
| Year total | 251 |
| Date | Day | Name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2026 | Thursday | New Year’s Day | National |
| 02/01/2026 | Friday | 2nd January | Regional |
| 03/04/2026 | Friday | Good Friday | National |
| 04/05/2026 | Monday | Early May bank holiday | National |
| 25/05/2026 | Monday | Spring bank holiday | National |
| 15/06/2026 | Monday | World Cup bank holiday | Regional |
| 03/08/2026 | Monday | Summer bank holiday | Regional |
| 30/11/2026 | Monday | St Andrew’s Day | Regional |
| 25/12/2026 | Friday | Christmas Day | National |
| 28/12/2026 | Monday | Boxing Day | National |