New Year's Day 2027 — what day?
Friday, January 1, 2027 — New Year's Day 2027 in the UK is Friday, January 1, 2027 — a public / bank holiday on 1 January.
New Year's Day 2027
New Year's Day is a UK public holiday on 1 January. In 2027 it falls on a Friday. When 1 January lands on a weekend, a substitute weekday bank holiday is commonly designated — this page shows the calendar date of New Year’s Day itself.
Scotland’s Hogmanay celebrations make 1–2 January especially significant; 2 January is also a bank holiday in Scotland. England, Wales, and Northern Ireland focus the statutory holiday on the 1st (plus substitutes when needed).
Fresh Calendars rolls this evergreen page to the next upcoming 1 January after the date passes — the same next-occurrence logic as monthly calendars.
Evergreen page: we always show the next upcoming New Year's Day. After 2027 passes, this URL rolls forward automatically.
How the date is calculated
Fixed-date rule: 1 January. For 2027 that is Friday, Friday, January 1, 2027. Substitute bank holidays for weekend New Year’s dates are published separately by the government and may add an extra weekday off.
The same holiday engine powers our UK holidays list.
First public holiday of the civil year
New Year’s Day closes Hogmanay night and opens the civil year. Travel, hospitality, and healthcare staffing plans should treat Dec 31–Jan 1 as a single peak period.
Resolutions and return-to-work emails can wait until January 2 on the printable — keep the 1st visually marked as a holiday cell.
Print this month
Open the January 2027 printable and mark New Year's Day on the grid (UK bank holidays are listed on our UK holidays hub). Prefer a wall overview? Grab the 2027 yearly poster.
Plan around New Year's Day
- Mark 1 January on the January 2027 printable and note any substitute weekday if the 1st is a weekend.
- Scotland: also block 2 January when building staff rotas.
- Transport: last-train and night-Tube/Night Tube plans belong on a Dec 31 weekly planner page.
- Pair with UK New Year’s Eve when-is for the full year-end block.
- Use the weekly planner pack for the days around Friday, January 1, 2027.
Nearby 2027 holidays
FAQ
What date is New Year's Day in 2027?
New Year's Day 2027 falls on Friday, January 1, 2027.
How is New Year's Day calculated?
Fixed-date rule: 1 January. For 2027 that is Friday, Friday, January 1, 2027. Substitute bank holidays for weekend New Year’s dates are published separately by the government and may add an extra weekday off.
Which printable calendar should I use for New Year's Day 2027?
Download the January 2027 printable and mark New Year's Day by hand (or note it beside the bank-holiday cluster). UK dates live on our UK holidays hub and this when-is page.
Does this page change every year?
Yes. /when-is/uk-new-years-day/ is evergreen: after New Year's Day 2027 passes, the page rolls to the next occurrence (same rolling logic as our monthly calendar URLs).
Is 2 January a holiday across the UK in 2027?
2 January is a bank holiday in Scotland. England, Wales, and Northern Ireland do not universally observe it. New Year’s Day itself is Friday, January 1, 2027.
What if New Year's Day falls on a Sunday?
1 January remains New Year’s Day; governments typically add a substitute bank holiday on the following weekday. Confirm the official list for 2027.