Holiday Overlap
🇺🇸 United States & 🇬🇧 United Kingdom — Overlapping Public Holidays 2026
Complete Holiday Calendar — United States vs. United Kingdom
Every national public holiday in United States and United Kingdom for 2026, sorted by date. Rows highlighted in green are observed in both countries.
Holiday data updated for 2026. Holiday data is primarily sourced from the Nager.Date open-source holiday database and supplemented with official government calendar references where available. Always verify critical dates with official sources before making business, legal, payroll, or travel decisions.
| Date | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1Thursday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | ✓ Overlap |
| Jan 19Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | — | |
| Feb 16Monday | Presidents Day (Washington's Birthday) | — | |
| Apr 3Friday | — | Good Friday | |
| Apr 6Monday | — | Easter Monday | |
| May 4Monday | — | Early May Bank Holiday | |
| May 25Monday | Memorial Day | Spring Bank Holiday | ✓ Overlap |
| Jun 19Friday | Juneteenth National Independence Day | — | |
| Jul 3Friday | Independence Day | — | |
| Aug 31Monday | — | Summer Bank Holiday | |
| Sep 7Monday | Labour Day (Labor Day) | — | |
| Nov 11Wednesday | Veterans Day | — | |
| Nov 26Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | — | |
| Dec 25Friday | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | ✓ Overlap |
| Dec 28Monday | — | St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) |
Overlapping Holidays: United States & United Kingdom in 2026
The following 3 dates are a public holiday in both United States and United Kingdom in 2026:
- Thursday, January 1, 2026🇺🇸 United States: New Year's Day · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: New Year's Day
- Monday, May 25, 2026🇺🇸 United States: Memorial Day · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Spring Bank Holiday
- Friday, December 25, 2026🇺🇸 United States: Christmas Day · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Christmas Day
Planning Around United States & United Kingdom Holidays
The US and UK share very few official holidays despite their close cultural ties, making overlapping days genuinely rare and worth planning around. New Year's Day and Christmas are the two dates both nations reliably observe together. Thanksgiving in the US has no UK equivalent, and UK Bank Holidays like Boxing Day are unknown in the American calendar.
For Travelers
If you are traveling between United States and United Kingdom, overlapping public holidays mean that services, attractions, and businesses on both ends of your trip may be closed or operating at reduced capacity. Knowing overlapping dates in advance helps you avoid unpleasant surprises — or lets you time your trip to experience a local holiday celebration.
Non-overlapping holidays matter just as much: a public holiday in your destination but not your home country may catch you off guard, with banks and government offices closed on what feels like an ordinary weekday.
For International Teams & Business
US–UK teams should flag that the UK observes significantly more bank holidays than the US, particularly around Easter and late August. Build a combined holiday calendar at the start of each year to avoid missed deadlines.
Overlapping public holidays are natural moments for system maintenance, team offsites, or no-deadline periods. Non-overlapping holidays require more care: one team is off while the other is working, which can create bottlenecks if not planned for in advance.
About Public Holidays in United States
United States observes 10 national public holidays in 2026, when most government offices, banks, and many businesses close nationwide. Use the year selector above to see exact dates for nearby years.
About Public Holidays in United Kingdom
United Kingdom observes 8 national public holidays in 2026. Precise observance dates may shift when holidays fall on weekends, and regional rules can vary, so always verify critical business or travel decisions with official local sources.
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