2026 in the United Kingdom
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Events predicted and scheduled for the year 2026 in the United Kingdom.
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
- 8 January – Tougher rules for people applying to come to the UK on skilled worker or scale-up visas are scheduled to begin.[1]
- February – Topshop is scheduled to return to the high street, with branches opening in 32 John Lewis & Partners stores. The Topman brand is also scheduled to return in six stores.[2]
- 28 February – The 2026 Brit Awards are scheduled to be held at the Co-op Live arena in Manchester, the first time in the ceremony's history that it will be held outside London.[3]
- 6 April
- The State Pension age begins its transition from 66 to 67 under the Pensions Act 2014.[4]
- A new law comes into force in England banning the keeping of all primate species as pets in domestic settings.[5]
- 7 May – 2026 United Kingdom local elections
- 3 June – The trial of Russell Brand is scheduled to begin.[6]
- 12 June to 5 July – England will host the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup in cricket.[7][8]
- 27 June to 1 July – A new music festival, the Blenheim Palace Festival, is scheduled to be held in Oxfordshire.[9]
- 23 to 26 July – The WOMAD Festival returns after a year's hiatus with the festival now based at Neston Park Estate near Corsham, Wiltshire.[10]
- 23 July to 2 August – The 2026 Commonwealth Games will be held in Glasgow.[11][12]
- 10 to 16 August – The 2026 European Athletics Championships will be held at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.[13]
- 12 to 16 August – The 2026 Boomtown Festival is scheduled to take place in Hampshire. Acts include Kneecap, Madness, Scissor Sisters, Faithless, The Vengaboys and Groove Armada.[14]
- 21 August – The first annual national day "to honour and remember" the victims of terrorism in the UK is scheduled to take place.[15]
- Summer – Wales will host the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in football.[16][17]
- 7 to 31 August The annual Edinburgh Fringe festival takes takes place in the Scottish Capital.[18]
See also
References
- ^ Mulligan, Euan O'Byrne (14 October 2025). "Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ Simpson, Emma (3 September 2025). "Topshop will return to High Street in John Lewis stores". BBC News. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ Paterson, Colin (8 June 2025). "Brit Awards to leave London for Manchester after 48 years". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "State Pension age timetable". Department for Work & Pensions. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Keeping primates as pets banned". Gov.uk. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Russell Brand pleads not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault in London court". AP News. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "India set to host 2025 Women's ODI World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "England to host 2026 T20 Women's World Cup". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Gudge, Ethan (10 November 2025). "Katy Perry, Teddy Swims and Pete Tong to headline Blenheim Palace Festival". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ Crane, Ross (30 October 2025). "WOMAD: Popular Wiltshire music festival reveals new home for 2026". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ Brooks, Libby (17 September 2024). "Glasgow to host 2026 Commonwealth Games after rescue deal agreed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Scotland agrees to host Commonwealth Games in 2026, after Bangkok bid withdrawal". BBC News. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "UK Athletics and Birmingham to host European Athletics Championships in 2026". UK Athletics. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Waple, Katie (28 October 2025). "Boomtown festival 2026 line-up announced". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Somerville, Ewan (24 November 2025). "UK to hold new national day to remember terror victims". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Wales and Israel to stage U19 EURO in 2026 and 2027". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Wales to host UEFA U19 Euro Championship 2026". faw.cymru. FAW. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Edinburgh Festival Fringe". www.edfringe.com. Retrieved 19 December 2025.