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Public holidays in Scotland, United Kingdom in 2026
Scotland, United Kingdom has 10 public holidays in 2026, 9 of them on working days, leaving 252 working days. 8 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2 Jan 2026 | Friday | January 2nd |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 4 May 2026 | Monday | Early May bank holiday |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Spring bank holiday |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
| 30 Nov 2026 | Monday | St Andrew’s Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
| 28 Dec 2026 | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
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Long weekends in Scotland, United Kingdom, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 5 Jan 2026: book Monday 5 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day, January 2nd)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday)
- 1 May 2026 – 4 May 2026: book Friday 1 May 2026 (Early May bank holiday)
- 22 May 2026 – 25 May 2026: book Friday 22 May 2026 (Spring bank holiday)
- 31 Jul 2026 – 3 Aug 2026: book Friday 31 Jul 2026 (Summer bank holiday)
- 27 Nov 2026 – 30 Nov 2026: book Friday 27 Nov 2026 (St Andrew’s Day)
- 24 Dec 2026 – 28 Dec 2026: book Thursday 24 Dec 2026 (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (substitute day))
- 31 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027: book Thursday 31 Dec 2026 (New Year's Day, January 2nd, January 2nd (substitute day))
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