UK1 Apr–31 Mar2026/27
This April-to-March window contains two Easters. Count the full national set for your region, separate the dates that were still ahead when checked, then see which ones meet the weekdays you normally work.
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These counts cover 1 April 2026–31 March 2027. They are dates, not a promise of paid leave.
The full-window answer
Those are the numbers of national bank holidays whose dates fall from 1 April 2026 through 31 March 2027, inclusive. England and Wales reach ten because both Easter 2026 and Easter 2027 sit inside the same leave year. Scotland has its own calendar, including the one-off World Cup bank holiday on 15 June 2026. Northern Ireland also includes St Patrick’s Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Full totals never discard elapsed dates. A date that has passed still belongs to the 2026/27 leave year. The smaller “still ahead” figure is a separate snapshot: when this content was checked on 29 August 2026, six dates remained ahead in England and Wales, six in Scotland and seven in Northern Ireland.
A bank or public holiday does not automatically mean paid leave or workplace closure. Your contract and employer rules control whether you work, receive a day off, use annual leave, or receive another arrangement.
Date and workday check
Select the national calendar that applies and the fixed weekdays you normally work. The result counts calendar collisions across the full leave year and separately shows the subset on or after its visible Europe/London snapshot date.
This is a date/workday collision checker, not an entitlement calculator or legal advice.
Your date comparison
Crawlable official-date reference
The state column is a fixed snapshot checked on 29 August 2026. “Elapsed” does not remove a date from its region’s full leave-year total.
England & Wales
6 were still ahead when checked
| Date | Day | Bank holiday | 29 Aug 2026 snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Good Friday | Elapsed | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Elapsed | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | Elapsed | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | Elapsed | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | Still ahead | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | Still ahead | |
| Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) | Still ahead | |
| Friday | New Year’s Day | Still ahead | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Still ahead | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Still ahead |
Scotland
6 were still ahead when checked
| Date | Day | Bank holiday | 29 Aug 2026 snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Good Friday | Elapsed | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | Elapsed | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | Elapsed | |
| Monday | World Cup bank holiday | Elapsed | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | Elapsed | |
| Monday | St Andrew’s Day | Still ahead | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | Still ahead | |
| Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) | Still ahead | |
| Friday | New Year’s Day | Still ahead | |
| Monday | 2nd January (substitute day) | Still ahead | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Still ahead |
One-off date: the Scottish Government says 15 June 2026 was officially confirmed as a national bank holiday for Scotland’s participation in the men’s World Cup. That status did not by itself guarantee paid leave or require every employer, council or workplace to close. Local public holidays can also differ and are not included here.
Northern Ireland
7 were still ahead when checked
| Date | Day | Bank holiday | 29 Aug 2026 snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Good Friday | Elapsed | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Elapsed | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | Elapsed | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | Elapsed | |
| Monday | Battle of the Boyne (substitute day) | Elapsed | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | Still ahead | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | Still ahead | |
| Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) | Still ahead | |
| Friday | New Year’s Day | Still ahead | |
| Wednesday | St Patrick’s Day | Still ahead | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Still ahead | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Still ahead |
Why this leave year is unusual
Acas explains that an employer can set a fixed leave year and gives 1 April to 31 March as an example. In this particular window, Easter 2026 lands immediately after it starts and Easter 2027 lands immediately before it ends. That produces two Good Fridays and, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, two Easter Mondays inside one leave year.
The higher count does not by itself add paid days to every allowance. GOV.UK says an employer can include bank holidays within the statutory 5.6 weeks, while Acas says the contract should explain whether bank holidays are included, additional or normally worked. Check the exact wording used by your employer.
This checker compares dates with fixed normal weekdays only. It does not model rotating shifts, irregular hours, part-year work, local public holidays, joining or leaving part-way through the year, contractual closure rules or days in lieu.
Questions before using the count
No. These are counts of national bank-holiday dates inside the leave-year boundary. GOV.UK says bank holidays do not have to be paid leave and can be included within statutory annual leave. Your contract and employer policy determine the effect.
That is the subset that had not elapsed when the content was checked on 29 August 2026: six for England and Wales, six for Scotland and seven for Northern Ireland. The full 10, 11 and 12 totals still include every official date since 1 April.
Scotland’s national calendar differs from the other regions and includes the one-off World Cup bank holiday on 15 June 2026. It does not include Easter Monday, while it does include St Andrew’s Day and the substitute holiday for 2 January.
The window contains both Easters, plus Northern Ireland’s St Patrick’s Day and Battle of the Boyne dates. The exact 12-date table above comes from the national calendar published by GOV.UK.
Not as an entitlement result. Selecting weekdays gives a simple collision count for fixed normal workdays. A live rota, hours-based balance, local agreement or part-year calculation needs different evidence.
This route stops being a current-period guide after that date. It should be reviewed after 31 March 2027, remain clearly labelled as a historical 2026/27 reference, and point to a separately verified replacement rather than silently changing its date window.