Cultural, economic and sporting calendar in the United Kingdom in 2026

April 4, 2026: Oxford Cambridge Boat Race, on the Thames in London (England)

April 9 to 11, 2026: Grand National Festival, Aintree near Liverpool (England)

April 26, 2026: London Marathon (Great Britain)

May 16, 2026: Football, FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (England)

June 16 to 20, 2026: Royal Ascot, major horse racing event, Ascot (England)

June 24 and 25, 2026: The Meetings Show, ExCeL London (England)

June 29 to July 12, 2026: Wimbledon tennis tournament, London (England)

July 3 to 5, 2026: British Formula 1 Grand Prix, Silverstone (England)

July 12 to 19, 2026: The Open Championship, Royal Birkdale, Southport (England)

August 7 to 31, 2026: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, arts and culture, Edinburgh (Scotland)

August 7 to 30, 2026: Edinburgh International Festival, multidisciplinary programme, Edinburgh (Scotland)

September 20 to 27, 2026: UCI Road World Championships, Montreal (outside the United Kingdom)

October 7 to 18, 2026: BFI London Film Festival, London and across the United Kingdom

November 10 to 12, 2026: The London Book Fair, Olympia London (England)

January 1, 2026: New Year's Day

April 3, 2026: Good Friday

April 6, 2026: Easter Monday

May 4, 2026: Early May bank holiday

May 25, 2026: Spring bank holiday

August 31, 2026: Summer bank holiday

December 25, 2026: Christmas Day

December 28, 2026: Boxing Day, substitute day

Scotland: January 2, 2026 is a public holiday, St Andrew's Day is celebrated on November 30

Northern Ireland: St Patrick's Day on March 17, Battle of the Boyne on July 13, in addition to the days above