Great British Bake Off 2026: Free-From Week on Tuesday 3 November and the Episode Schedule

The next Great British Bake Off episode, Free-From Party Week (Episode 7 of Series 17), is on Channel 4 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, according to Channel 4’s programme page. The page lists it as a new episode “from Tue 3 Nov”. Channel 4 has not announced the themes or dates of Episodes 8 to 10, or the date of the final.

Our table below sets all ten episodes side by side, and a one-page printable tracker follows it.

What is the Bake Off 2026 episode schedule?

Channel 4’s page gives a “first shown” date for each of the first six episodes, and every one is a Tuesday. The series has aired every Tuesday since 22 September. The Netflix column shows the weekly Friday pattern Netflix states for Collection 14, not a per-episode date.

Episode	Theme	Channel 4 date	Netflix United States	Status
1	Cake Week	Tue 22 Sep 2026	Weekly on Fridays	Aired
2	Biscuit Week	Tue 29 Sep 2026	Weekly on Fridays	Aired
3	Audience Choice Week	Tue 6 Oct 2026	Weekly on Fridays	Aired
4	Bread Week	Tue 13 Oct 2026	Weekly on Fridays	Aired
5	Dessert Week	Tue 20 Oct 2026	Weekly on Fridays	Aired
6	Pastry Week	Tue 27 Oct 2026	Weekly on Fridays	Aired
7	Free-From Party Week	Tue 3 Nov 2026	Weekly on Fridays	Next on Channel 4
8	Not yet announced	Not yet announced	Weekly on Fridays	Not yet announced
9	Not yet announced	Not yet announced	Weekly on Fridays	Not yet announced
10	Not yet announced	Not yet announced	Weekly on Fridays	Not yet announced

The weekdays are our calculation and match Channel 4’s listing. Channel 4’s runtimes are 70 minutes for Episode 1, 68 minutes for Episodes 2 and 3, and 58 minutes for Episodes 4 to 6.

What is Free-From Party Week?

Channel 4’s summary starts: “It’s Free-From Week! Gluten-free, dairy-free or…” and the page names the episode Free-From Party Week. For context, Channel 4 described earlier weeks this way: Audience Choice Week had “wearable bakes”, Dessert Week had “self-saucing Signatures and multiple classic retro puddings”, and Pastry Week had a “decorative pie”.

What time is Bake Off on Channel 4?

Channel 4’s programme page gives no start time. PinkNews and The Scotsman both reported that the series returned at 8 p.m. on 22 September. Neither report covers 3 November, so treat 8 p.m. as the reported opening-night time and check your listings.

Where	8 p.m. in the United Kingdom on Tuesday 3 November 2026
United Kingdom	8 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
US East Coast	3 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)

The United Kingdom has been on GMT since 25 October and the United States on standard time since 1 November, which is why the gap is five hours. That is our calculation.

When is the Bake Off 2026 final?

Channel 4 has not announced it. Its press release of 21 October 2026 says the series follows 12 bakers through thirty brand new challenges “in ten episodes”. With Episode 7 on 3 November, three episodes remain. If the Tuesday pattern holds they would follow weekly, but Channel 4 has not confirmed that, so we give no final date.

The same release names presenters Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond and judges Paul Hollywood and Nigella Lawson.

When is Great British Baking Show Collection 14 on Netflix?

Netflix Tudum, on 16 September 2026, says Collection 14 “premieres on Sept. 25 with new episodes served up every Friday until the finale”. The post names no time of day. The next Friday after 3 November is 6 November, and Netflix’s page does not say which episode that week brings, so check the title page on Netflix. Our new Netflix shows for November story covers other titles arriving this month.

What happened in the Bake Off 2025 final?

In 2025, Channel 4 said Jasmine, 23, from London won Series 16, which had 12 bakers and 30 challenges over 10 episodes. That is last year’s result and does not hint at this year’s.

Print the Bake Off 2026 viewing tracker

The one-page sheet lists weeks 1 to 7 with their Channel 4 dates and leaves three lines for weeks 8 to 10, marked “date to be announced”. Add the dates to a November 2026 printable calendar and a December 2026 printable calendar once Channel 4 confirms them. Another British TV show has its own date list in our Strictly Come Dancing 2026 story, and charity night is covered in our Children in Need 2026 story.

Which Bake Off 2026 details has Channel 4 not announced?

As of Channel 4’s page on 1 November 2026: the themes and dates of Episodes 8 to 10, the date of the final, and any start time for 3 November. Netflix gives no time of day. Recheck Channel 4’s programme page for changes.