You just can't beat the feeling of opening a brand new planner; those lovely fresh pages just waiting to be filled in with all the exciting dates to look forward to!
I've put together a handy reference of UK bank holidays and other notable dates for the coming year, so you can start filling your planner with those that are relevant to you.
I've also created a downloadable A5 page that you can simply print out and add to your 2026 organiser.
January 2026
1st - New years day bank holiday
2nd - Bank holiday (Scotland)
25th - Burn’s Night (Scotland)
February 2026
14th - Valentine’s Day
17th - Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)
18th - Ash Wednesday, first day of Lent
March 2026
15th - Mother’s Day
17th - St. Patrick’s Day Bank holiday (N. Ireland)
20th - Spring Equinox, first day of Spring
29th - Clock change (1am moves to 2am), British Summertime begins
April 2026
3rd - Good Friday bank holiday
5th - Easter Sunday
6th - Easter Monday bank holiday (exc. Scotland)
May 2026
4th - Early May bank holiday
25th - Spring bank holiday
June 2026
21st - Father’s Day
21st - Summer solstice, longest day
July 2026
13th - Battle of the Boyne bank holiday (N. Ireland)
August 2026
3rd - Summer Bank holiday (Scotland)
31st - Summer bank holiday (exc. Scotland)
September 2026
23rd - Autumn Equinox
October 2026
25th - Clock change (2am moves to 1am), British Summertime ends
31st - Hallowe’en
November 2026
5th - Guy Fawkes Day
8th - Remembrance Sunday
11th - Armistice Day
30th - St. Andrew’s Day bank holiday (Scotland)
December 2026
21st - Winter solstice, shortest day
25th - Christmas day bank holiday
28th - Boxing day (substitute) bank holiday
31st - New Year’s Eve
(If there are any other occasions / religious holidays that you'd like to see added to the list in the future, please let me know by adding a comment below).
Wishing you a most wonderful year ahead!
Elizabeth x
