Christmas holidays 2026
Christmas holidays 2026: start dates range from Saturday 19 December to Thursday 24 December, depending on the area.
Dates by region
| Region | Period | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Bexley | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Bolton | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Bury | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Cumberland | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| Derbyshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Dudley | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| East Sussex | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Gloucestershire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Hackney | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Harrow | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Havering | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Herefordshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Hillingdon | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Hounslow | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Isle of Wight | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Kent | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Knowsley | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Lancashire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Leicestershire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Lewisham | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Lincolnshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| Merton | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| North Lincolnshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| North Somerset | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| North Tyneside | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Northumberland | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Nottingham | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Oldham | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Plymouth | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| Reading | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Redbridge | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Rotherham | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Rutland | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Salford | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Sandwell | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Sefton | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Shropshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| South Gloucestershire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Southwark | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| St Helens | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Stockport primary | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Stockport secondary | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Suffolk | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Surrey | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Sutton | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Swindon | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Walsall | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Wandsworth | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Warrington | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Warwickshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| West Sussex | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Westmorland and furness | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| Wigan | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| Wolverhampton | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Worcestershire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| York | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Anglesey | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Barnsley | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Bedford | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Birmingham | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Bournemouth christchurch and poole | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Bracknell Forest | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Bradford | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Brent | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Bridgend | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Brighton and Hove | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Bristol | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Bromley | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Buckinghamshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Caerphilly | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Calderdale | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Camden | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Cardiff | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Carmarthenshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| Ceredigion | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Cheshire East | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Conwy | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Cornwall | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Coventry | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Croydon | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Darlington | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Denbighshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Derby | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Doncaster | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Dorset | 21 – 31 Dec 2026 | 11 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 21 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| Ealing London | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| East Ayrshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| East Lothian | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| East Renfrewshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Edinburgh | 21 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Enfield | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Essex | 21 – 31 Dec 2026 | 11 |
| Flintshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Greenwich | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Gwynedd | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Halton | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Hampshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Hertfordshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Lambeth | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Leeds | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Leicester | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Liverpool | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Luton | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Manchester | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Medway | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Middlesbrough | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Milton Keynes | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Monmouthshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Newcastle | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Newham | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Newport | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Norfolk | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| North Ayrshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| North ayrshire arran | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| North Lanarkshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| North northamptonshire | 21 – 31 Dec 2026 | 11 |
| North Yorkshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Orkney | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | 21 – 31 Dec 2026 | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Peterborough | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Portsmouth | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Rochdale | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Sheffield | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Shetland | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| Slough | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Somerset | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Southampton | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Swansea | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Thurrock | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Torbay | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Torfaen | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Tower Hamlets | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Wakefield | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Waltham Forest | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| West Berkshire | 21 – 31 Dec 2026 | 11 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| West Lothian | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| West northamptonshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Wirral | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Wokingham | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Wrexham | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Aberdeenshire | 23 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 13 |
| Argyll and Bute | 23 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 13 |
| Clackmannanshire | 23 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 13 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 23 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 13 |
| Falkirk | 23 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 13 |
| Fife | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Highland | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Inverclyde | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Midlothian | 23 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| Moray | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Powys | 23 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 10 |
| Renfrewshire | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Scottish Borders | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| South Lanarkshire | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Angus | 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Dundee | 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Perth and Kinross | 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027 | 14 |
Dates are taken from official publications. Schools may have additional days off, so check with your school if in doubt.
Sources: Official source (Bexley), Official source (Blackburn with Darwen), Official source (Bolton), Official source (Bury) and 154 more. Last checked: 4 October 2026. More about our sources
See also
- Calendar 2026calendaruk.co.uk
- Public holidays 2026bankholidays-uk.co.uk
- Week numbers 2026weeknumbers-uk.co.uk
