Public holidays in Scotland, United Kingdom: the next dates
Scotland, United Kingdom · 2026-10-12
Next public holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov 2026
- Today is Mon 12 Oct 2026 in the time zone Europe/London.
- The public holiday is in 49 days.
- The public holiday falls on a Monday, next to the weekend.
This page lists public holidays (bank holidays) only. School holidays are not listed; they are set by each council and school.
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Scotland compared with the rest of United Kingdom
- St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov 2026: none of the 2 other places has this date.
- 2nd January [Substitute day], Mon 4 Jan 2027: none of the 2 other places has this date.
- Summer bank holiday, Mon 2 Aug 2027: none of the 2 other places has this date.
Public holidays ahead
| Holiday | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| St Andrew’s Day | Mon 30 Nov 2026 | |
| Christmas Day | Fri 25 Dec 2026 | |
| Boxing Day | Mon 28 Dec 2026 | Substitute day |
| New Year’s Day | Fri 1 Jan 2027 | |
| 2nd January | Mon 4 Jan 2027 | Substitute day |
| Good Friday | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | |
| Early May bank holiday | Mon 3 May 2027 | |
| Spring bank holiday | Mon 31 May 2027 | |
| Summer bank holiday | Mon 2 Aug 2027 |
Data fetched from GOV.UK on 2026-10-12 (UTC). This page answers from that table until 2026-11-26, then stops until the data is fetched again.
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The dates are the UK bank holidays published by GOV.UK.