{"id":938544,"date":"2026-05-05T04:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T04:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/938544\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T04:26:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T04:26:26","slug":"northern-ireland-bank-holiday-dates-remaining-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/938544\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Ireland Bank Holiday dates remaining for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thankfully, we don&#8217;t have to wait too long for the next one!<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A sunny April day at Belfast City Hall\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Belfast-City-Hall-Sunny-Day-03_JK.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"A sunny day at Belfast City Hall\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">A sunny day at Belfast City Hall(Image: Justin Kernoghan\/Belfast Live)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">We hope everyone made the most of their May Day Bank Holiday weekend!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Whether you were taking part or watching the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/belfast-city-marathon\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Belfast City Marathon<\/a> on Sunday, enjoying a day out with the kids or however you spent your day, it is hard not to already look ahead to the next day off when heading into work this morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">If you are the type to keep on top of your <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/in-the-news\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Bank Holidays <\/a>to maximise your annual leave, we have rounded up the remaining <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/in-the-news\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Bank Holidays in Northern Ireland<\/a> for the rest of the year so you don&#8217;t have to.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33886199\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/news\/northern-ireland\/brothers-set-smash-1m-dementia-33886199\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brothers set to smash \u00a31m dementia fundraising goal during marathon challenge<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33883485\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/news\/northern-ireland\/community-rallies-save-ballymenas-celebrity-33883485\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community rallies to save Ballymena&#8217;s &#8216;celebrity carpark cat&#8217; in critical condition<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There are five Bank Holidays left this year to work with &#8211; including two substitute days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Here is the list of the remaining Bank Holidays in Northern Ireland for 2026:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">25 May &#8211; Spring bank holiday<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">13 July &#8211; Battle of the Boyne (substitute day)<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">31 August &#8211; Summer bank holiday<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">25 December &#8211; <a aria-label=\"ChristmasLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/christmas\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas<\/a> Day<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">28 December &#8211; Boxing Day (substitute day)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage<\/strong> <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a aria-label=\"hereLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and <a aria-label=\"sign up to our daily newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=1342b3be-3db3-461a-a6b4-c60bfcaa13da&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">sign up to our daily newsletter<\/a> here.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thankfully, we don&#8217;t have to wait too long for the next one! 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