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Public holidays in Wales, United Kingdom in 2026
Wales, United Kingdom has 9 public holidays in 2026, 8 of them on working days, leaving 253 working days. 7 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 4 May 2026 | Monday | Early May bank holiday |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Spring bank holiday |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
| 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 Wales, United Kingdom, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- 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)
- 28 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2026: book Friday 28 Aug 2026 (Summer bank holiday)
- 24 Dec 2026 – 28 Dec 2026: book Thursday 24 Dec 2026 (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (substitute day))
- 31 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027: book Thursday 31 Dec 2026 (New Year's Day)
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