# LME holidays 2026: 8 closures

> London Metal Exchange (LME) is closed on 8 weekday dates in 2026 across 8 holidays: New Year’s Day (1 Jan); Good Friday (3 Apr); Easter Monday (6 Apr); Early May bank holiday (4 May); Spring bank holiday (25 May); Summer bank holiday (31 Aug); Christmas Day (25 Dec); Boxing Day (observed) (28 Dec). Basis: LME holiday notice, source-checked 27 Sept 2026, human-verified 29 Sept 2026.

London Metal Exchange closes for 8 holidays in 2026, from New Year’s Day (1 Jan) to Boxing Day (observed) (28 Dec). Each date links to the exchange notice.

- Canonical: https://marketsopen.today/lme/holidays/2026
- English: https://marketsopen.today/lme/holidays/2026 · Chinese: https://marketsopen.today/zh/lme/holidays/2026
- data_version: 2026.09.28-rc.6 · ui_version: 1.4.2 · verified_at: 2026-09-29

## Holiday closures

| Holiday | From | To | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New Year’s Day | 2026-01-01 | 2026-01-01 | https://www.lme.com/Trading/Trading-venues/Trading-times |
| Good Friday | 2026-04-03 | 2026-04-03 | https://www.lme.com/Trading/Trading-venues/Trading-times |
| Easter Monday | 2026-04-06 | 2026-04-06 | https://www.lme.com/Trading/Trading-venues/Trading-times |
| Early May bank holiday | 2026-05-04 | 2026-05-04 | https://www.lme.com/Trading/Trading-venues/Trading-times |
| Spring bank holiday | 2026-05-25 | 2026-05-25 | https://www.lme.com/Trading/Trading-venues/Trading-times |
| Summer bank holiday | 2026-08-31 | 2026-08-31 | https://www.lme.com/Trading/Trading-venues/Trading-times |
| Christmas Day | 2026-12-25 | 2026-12-25 | https://www.lme.com/Trading/Trading-venues/Trading-times |
| Boxing Day (observed) | 2026-12-28 | 2026-12-28 | https://www.lme.com/Trading/Trading-venues/Trading-times |

## Sources

- LME: https://www.lme.com/Trading/Trading-venues/Trading-times

## Cite

Markets Open, “LME holidays 2026: 8 closures”, https://marketsopen.today/lme/holidays/2026, data version 2026.09.28-rc.6, human-verified 2026-09-29.

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