2024 United Kingdom Bank Holidays Calendar


The Bank holidays include those for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. All bank holiday dates are accurate at the time of publishing.

 UK Bank Holidays

Please make sure you check any dates with your own countries Bank holidays before booking any holidays or arrangements.

 

United Kingdom Bank Holidays

Bank Holidays and Special Occasions – Their Meanings and Origins

New Years Day
(England , Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales )
New Years Day is celebrated all over the United Kingdom on 1 January each year.

Second of January
(Scotland)
Scotland also has a public holiday on the 2nd January each year.

St. Valentine’s Day
While St. Valentines Day is not a public holiday in the UK, it is celebrated throughout the country on February 14 each year by friends, lovers and secret admirers.

St David’s Day
(Wales)

St Davids Day celebrated on the 1st day of March each year and is the feast day of Saint David who was the patron saint of Wales. The 1st day of March was chosen to remember the death of Saint David because it holds that he died on that day in 589. In the 18th century, the date was declared a National Day of celebration within Wales. There is a great festival with children dressing in welsh costume for school and concerts being given all over Wales.

St Patricks Day
(Northern Ireland)
St Patricks Day is celebrated in Ireland each year on March 17.

Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday in the UK is the equivalent of Mother’s Day in many other countries.

Easter
People celebrate the Easter holiday period according to their beliefs and their religious denominations.

May Day Holiday
(England , Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales)
May Day is a public holiday in England, Ireland Scotland and Wales and is observed on the 1st Monday in May each year.

Spring Bank Holiday
(England , Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales)
Spring Bank Holiday is a public holiday in England, Ireland Scotland and Wales and is observed on the last Monday in May each year.

Father’s Day
Father’s Day in the UK is celebrated in a similar way to how it is celebrated in the US.

Orangeman’s Day
(Ireland)
Orangeman’s Day is observed in Ireland on July 12 each year and is also known as the “Battle of Boyne”. It is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland (I) to commemorate the Battle of the Boyne

Summer Bank Holiday
Summer Bank Holiday is a public holiday in England, Ireland and Wales and is observed on the last Monday in August  each year.*
The Summer Bank Holiday is observed in Scotland on the first Monday in August each year. (*Scotland)

Halloween
Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. On October 31st, children dressed in costumes knock on their neighbours’ doors and yell, “Trick or Treat” when the door opens.

St Andrews Day
(Scotland)
St Andrew’s Day is observed in Scotland as a public holiday on November 30 each year.

Christmas Day 
Christmas Day is celebrated in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales on December 25 each year.

New Years Eve
While New Years Eve is not a federal holiday in the UK it is a day to celebrate the end of one year and at the stroke of midnight, the beginning of a new year. To celebrate New Years Eve many British conduct parties and invite friends and family to them.

United Kingdom Bank Holidays

The holidays include those for England, Northern Ireland  Scotland and Wales. All bank holiday dates are accurate at the time of publishing. Please make sure you check any dates with your own countries Bank holidays before booking any holidays or arrangements.

 

When is the next Bank Holiday in 2023?

United Kingdom Bank Holidays2023 Bank Holidays and Special Occasions in the UK

Holiday/Occasion/Countries

Date Day Bank Holiday/Occasion Country
January
2 Jan  2023 Monday New Year’s Day (substitute day) National
3 Jan 2023 Tuesday 2nd January (substitute day) Scotland
February
14 Feb 2023 Tuesday Valentine’s Day Special Occasion
March
17 Mar 2023 Friday St Patrick’s Day Northern Ireland
19 March 2023 Sunday Mothering Sunday Special Occasion
April
7 Apr 2023 Friday Good Friday National
10 Apr 2023 Monday Easter Monday National except Scotland
23 Apr 2023 Saturday Saint George’s Day Special Occasion England
May
1 May 2023 Monday Early May Bank Holiday National
8 May 2023 Monday Coronation of King Charles III
29 May 2023 Monday Spring Bank Holiday National
June
18 June 2023 Sunday Father’s Day Special Occasion
July
12 Jul 2023 Wednesday Battle of the Boyne (Orangemans Day) Northern Ireland
August
7 Aug 2023 Monday Summer Bank Holiday Scotland
28 Aug 2023 Monday Summer Bank Holiday National except Scotland
October
31 Oct 2023 Tuesday Halloween Special Occasion
November
30 Nov 2023 Thursday St Andrew’s Day Scotland
December
25 Dec 2023 Monday Christmas Day  National
26 Dec 2023 Monday Boxing Day National

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