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St George’s Day 2026: When is St George’s Day 2026, flag laws and is it a bank holiday | UK | News

St George’s Day 2026: When is St George’s Day 2026, flag laws and is it a bank holiday | UK | News

St George’s Day will be celebrated again this week (Image: Getty) St George’s Day is back this Thursday for households in England to come together and celebrate. The annual day sees events held across England every year as English men and women honour the patron saint of England on the anniversary of his death in 303 AD. While it probably doesn’t get as much attention as St Patrick’s Day over in Ireland, St David’s Day in Wales or St Andrew’s Day in Scotland, each year services are held in churches for St George’s Day, and events are usually held in Trafalgar Square. These are the St George’s day events, rules and key dates as well as the call for a bank holiday. Read more: St George’s Cross flagpole laws for St George’s Day with ‘size limit’ warning Read more: St George’s Day England flag warning on Thursday with £250 a day charge When is St George’s Day 2026? St George’s Day will be held on April 23, 2026. However, the date is not always set …

UK bank holidays for 2026 with another four before August | UK | News

UK bank holidays for 2026 with another four before August | UK | News

The remaining bank holidays the UK will mark this year have been confirmed by the Government. While different UK nations often have differing bank holiday dates, some remain the same. For instance, the recent Easter weekend saw two bank holidays on Good Friday, April 3, and Easter Monday, April 6, for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, Scotland does not observe a bank holiday for Easter Monday. That said, the two May bank holidays – Early May bank holiday and Spring bank holiday, May 4 and May 25 respectively – will be recognised across all four parts of the UK. For England and Wales, the May bank holidays will be the last until August. However, other parts of the UK have additional dates to look forward to before the eighth month of the year. Scotland will observe a one-off bank holiday in June, to celebrate its team qualifying for the World Cup. Buckingham Palace said in February: “To mark the achievement of Scotland’s men’s football team competing at the Fifa World Cup for the first …