Bank holidays 2026 in Scotland

GOV.UK lists 10 bank holidays in Scotland for 2026, counting substitute days. The last ones of the year are:

  • Scotland: St Andrew’s Day on Monday 30 November 2026; Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026; Boxing Day (substitute day) on Monday 28 December 2026.

The dates are copied from GOV.UK's data as retrieved on 7 November 2026. GOV.UK's data also lists the following years; see bank holidays 2027 in Scotland and bank holidays 2028 in Scotland.

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Bank holidays 2026 in Scotland

2026 bank holidays in Scotland, from GOV.UK
DateDayBank holidayGOV.UK note
1 January 2026ThursdayNew Year’s Day
2 January 2026Friday2nd January
3 April 2026FridayGood Friday
4 May 2026MondayEarly May bank holiday
25 May 2026MondaySpring bank holiday
15 June 2026MondayWorld Cup bank holiday
3 August 2026MondaySummer bank holiday
30 November 2026MondaySt Andrew’s Day
25 December 2026FridayChristmas Day
28 December 2026MondayBoxing DaySubstitute day

All 2026 dates in the three lists are on the UK bank holidays 2026 page.

Substitute days

“If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.”

GOV.UK, UK bank holidays (gov.uk/bank-holidays), retrieved 7 November 2026

GOV.UK marks these 2026 entries for Scotland as substitute days: Boxing Day on Monday 28 December 2026.

For 26 December in particular, see is Boxing Day a bank holiday?

How Scotland differs from the other two lists

In GOV.UK's 2026 data, 2 January 2026 (2nd January); 15 June 2026 (World Cup bank holiday); 3 August 2026 (Summer bank holiday); 30 November 2026 (St Andrew’s Day) appear for Scotland on dates where neither of the other two lists has a bank holiday.

Other regions: England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

Pay and checking a date

“Your employer does not have to give you paid leave on bank or public holidays.”

GOV.UK, UK bank holidays (gov.uk/bank-holidays), retrieved 7 November 2026

GOV.UK's page and data give dates and substitute days only; they do not give branch opening hours. To check a date, or to see the next bank holiday, use the bank holiday checker.

Frequently asked questions

What are the 2026 bank holidays in Scotland?

GOV.UK’s bank holidays data (bank-holidays.json) lists 10 bank holidays in Scotland for 2026: 1 January 2026 (New Year’s Day), 2 January 2026 (2nd January), 3 April 2026 (Good Friday), 4 May 2026 (Early May bank holiday), 25 May 2026 (Spring bank holiday), 15 June 2026 (World Cup bank holiday), 3 August 2026 (Summer bank holiday), 30 November 2026 (St Andrew’s Day), 25 December 2026 (Christmas Day) and 28 December 2026 (Boxing Day (substitute day)).

What are the last bank holidays of 2026 in Scotland?

In GOV.UK’s bank holidays data (bank-holidays.json), retrieved on 7 November 2026, the last entries of 2026 for Scotland are: St Andrew’s Day on Monday 30 November 2026, Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and Boxing Day (substitute day) on Monday 28 December 2026.

Which 2026 bank holidays in Scotland are substitute days?

GOV.UK’s bank holidays data (bank-holidays.json) marks these 2026 entries for Scotland as substitute days: Boxing Day (substitute day) on Monday 28 December 2026. GOV.UK’s bank holidays page says: “If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.”

Does Scotland have 2026 bank holidays that the other two GOV.UK lists do not?

Yes. In GOV.UK’s bank holidays data (bank-holidays.json) for 2026, 2 January 2026 (2nd January), 15 June 2026 (World Cup bank holiday), 3 August 2026 (Summer bank holiday) and 30 November 2026 (St Andrew’s Day) appear for Scotland on dates where neither of the other two lists has a bank holiday.

Does an employer have to give paid leave on a bank holiday in Scotland?

GOV.UK’s bank holidays page says: “Your employer does not have to give you paid leave on bank or public holidays.” It covers England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland together and does not give a different rule for Scotland.

Where does the Scotland list come from?

The dates are copied from GOV.UK’s bank holidays data (bank-holidays.json), retrieved on 7 November 2026, for the Scotland division. GOV.UK is the official source and may add or change dates after that day.

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Reviewed 7 November 2026 against the GOV.UK page and data in the sources list. FedRateCalc is not affiliated with GOV.UK or the UK Government; GOV.UK is the official source, and any later change it publishes overrides this site.