Annual Leave Calculator

Make the most of your annual leave in 2026

Get longer breaks by taking annual leave around weekends and bank holidays. Enter your allowance to see which dates to request.

Include bank holidays. If you get 25 days plus 10 bank holidays, enter 35.

For Monday to Friday workers who get bank holidays off.
Need to check your NHS allowance? Use the NHS leave calculator.

Here’s when to take it

23 days of annual leave → 66 days off across 16 breaks in 2026.

Request all the yellow dates to get this full plan. Each month shows the dates to request and trips for your time off.

This example uses 23 days of annual leave plus 10 bank holidays. Change your allowance to see your own plan.

January 2026

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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 1

    New Year

    Thu 1 → Sun 4 January

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 2 January.

  2. Long weekend 2

    Fri 16 → Mon 19 January

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 16 January and Mon 19 January.

February 2026

  • Annual leave
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  1. Long weekend 3

    Fri 6 → Mon 9 February

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 6 February and Mon 9 February.

March 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
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  1. Long weekend 4

    St Patrick’s Day

    Sat 14 → Tue 17 March

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Mon 16 March.

April 2026

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  • Weekend
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  1. Long weekend 5

    Easter

    Fri 3 → Tue 7 April

    1 day annual leave → 5 days off

    Request Tue 7 April.

May 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
  • Weekend
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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 6

    Early May bank holiday

    Fri 1 → Mon 4 May

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 1 May.

  2. Long weekend 7

    Spring bank holiday

    Sat 23 → Tue 26 May

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Tue 26 May.

June 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
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  1. Long weekend 8

    Fri 19 → Mon 22 June

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 19 June and Mon 22 June.

July 2026

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  • Bank holiday
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  1. Long weekend 9

    Battle of the Boyne

    Sat 11 → Tue 14 July

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Tue 14 July.

August 2026

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  • Bank holiday
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  • 1Sep

2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 10

    Fri 7 → Mon 10 August

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 7 August and Mon 10 August.

  2. Long weekend 11

    August bank holiday

    Sat 29 August → Tue 1 September

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Tue 1 September.

September 2026

  • Annual leave
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  1. Long weekend 11

    Starts in August. Also shown here so you can see the full break.

    August bank holiday

    Sat 29 August → Tue 1 September

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Tue 1 September.

October 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 12

    Fri 2 → Mon 5 October

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 2 October and Mon 5 October.

  2. Long weekend 13

    Fri 30 October → Mon 2 November

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 30 October and Mon 2 November.

November 2026

  • Annual leave
  • Bank holiday
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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 13

    Starts in October. Also shown here so you can see the full break.

    Fri 30 October → Mon 2 November

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 30 October and Mon 2 November.

  2. Long weekend 14

    Fri 27 → Mon 30 November

    2 days annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Fri 27 November and Mon 30 November.

December 2026

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  • Bank holiday
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2 breaks this month. Swipe to see them all →

  1. Long weekend 15

    Christmas

    Fri 25 → Tue 29 December

    1 day annual leave → 5 days off

    Request Tue 29 December.

  2. Long weekend 16

    New Year 2027

    Thu 31 December 2026 → Sun 3 January 2027

    1 day annual leave → 4 days off

    Request Thu 31 December.