🇬🇧 Holiday countdown

Summer Bank Holiday England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2026 Countdown

A UK summer bank holiday countdown for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, using the last Monday in August.

Target

2026-08-30T23:00:00.000Z

Event timezone: Europe/London

Countdown

Summer Bank Holiday England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2026 Countdown

Running

Days

Hours

Minutes

Seconds

Target: Aug 30, 2026, 23:00:00

Local target

Aug 30, 2026, 23:00:00

UTC target

30/08/2026 23:00:00 UTC

Unix seconds

1788130800

Unix milliseconds

1788130800000

When is Summer Bank Holiday England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2026?

Summer Bank Holiday England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2026 is counted down to Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC. The canonical URL keeps the year in the path, so Summer Bank Holiday England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2026 and Summer Bank Holiday England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2027 are separate target-date pages.

UTC date

2026-08-30

Rule

Last Monday in August for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Use case

Share this fixed holiday page when the date is public; use the custom countdown for private launches and deadlines.

Plan across time zones

This page applies to England, Wales and Northern Ireland, where the summer bank holiday is normally the last Monday in August.
Scotland uses a different August bank holiday timing and has a separate page.
Confirm official notices and local schedules before final staffing or travel decisions.