Public holidays in Scotland 2026
Scotland has 10 public holidays in 2026. 9 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 251 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
10public holidays
10weekday days off, substitutes included
251working days in 2026
104weekend days
Scotland is one of the nations of the United Kingdom: see also public holidays in the United Kingdom 2026 (England and Wales).
Scotland has its own bank holidays: 2 January, the summer bank holiday on the first Monday of August and St Andrew's Day, and no Easter Monday. Many Scottish employers follow local holidays set by their council instead of the bank holidays listed here.
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | New Year Holiday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | May Day | |
| Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | World Cup Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | Saint Andrew's Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Boxing Day | |
| Monday | Boxing Day observed |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 10 | 251 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysThu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day, New Year Holiday
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 April 2026Good Friday
- 3 daysSat 2 to Mon 4 May 2026May Day
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 May 2026Spring Bank Holiday
- 3 daysSat 13 to Mon 15 June 2026World Cup Bank Holiday
- 3 daysSat 1 to Mon 3 August 2026Summer Bank Holiday
- 3 daysSat 28 to Mon 30 November 2026Saint Andrew's Day
- 4 daysFri 25 to Mon 28 December 2026Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2026 in Scotland
- How many working days are there in Scotland in 2026?
- 251 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Scotland have in 2026?
- 10 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Boxing Day (26 December 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Scotland?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Scotland 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Scotland has 10 public holidays and 251 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/united-kingdom/scotland/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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