61 official holiday-and-year guides
UK bank holiday dates, 2024–2028
Choose a named holiday and year to compare the exact dates published for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Each guide keeps the source's substitute-day note and makes clear when a holiday is not listed for a division.
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2024 bank holiday guides
New Year’s Day Mon, 1 January 2024 · all three divisions 2nd January Tue, 2 January 2024 · 1 official division St Patrick’s Day Mon, 18 March 2024 · 1 official division Good Friday Fri, 29 March 2024 · all three divisions Easter Monday Mon, 1 April 2024 · 2 official divisions Early May bank holiday Mon, 6 May 2024 · all three divisions Spring bank holiday Mon, 27 May 2024 · all three divisions Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) Fri, 12 July 2024 · 1 official division Summer bank holiday Mon, 5 August 2024 · all three divisions St Andrew’s Day Mon, 2 December 2024 · 1 official division Christmas Day Wed, 25 December 2024 · all three divisions Boxing Day Thu, 26 December 2024 · all three divisions
2025 bank holiday guides
New Year’s Day Wed, 1 January 2025 · all three divisions 2nd January Thu, 2 January 2025 · 1 official division St Patrick’s Day Mon, 17 March 2025 · 1 official division Good Friday Fri, 18 April 2025 · all three divisions Easter Monday Mon, 21 April 2025 · 2 official divisions Early May bank holiday Mon, 5 May 2025 · all three divisions Spring bank holiday Mon, 26 May 2025 · all three divisions Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) Mon, 14 July 2025 · 1 official division Summer bank holiday Mon, 4 August 2025 · all three divisions St Andrew’s Day Mon, 1 December 2025 · 1 official division Christmas Day Thu, 25 December 2025 · all three divisions Boxing Day Fri, 26 December 2025 · all three divisions
2026 bank holiday guides
New Year’s Day Thu, 1 January 2026 · all three divisions 2nd January Fri, 2 January 2026 · 1 official division St Patrick’s Day Tue, 17 March 2026 · 1 official division Good Friday Fri, 3 April 2026 · all three divisions Easter Monday Mon, 6 April 2026 · 2 official divisions Early May bank holiday Mon, 4 May 2026 · all three divisions Spring bank holiday Mon, 25 May 2026 · all three divisions World Cup bank holiday Mon, 15 June 2026 · 1 official division Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) Mon, 13 July 2026 · 1 official division Summer bank holiday Mon, 3 August 2026 · all three divisions St Andrew’s Day Mon, 30 November 2026 · 1 official division Christmas Day Fri, 25 December 2026 · all three divisions Boxing Day Mon, 28 December 2026 · all three divisions
2027 bank holiday guides
New Year’s Day Fri, 1 January 2027 · all three divisions 2nd January Mon, 4 January 2027 · 1 official division St Patrick’s Day Wed, 17 March 2027 · 1 official division Good Friday Fri, 26 March 2027 · all three divisions Easter Monday Mon, 29 March 2027 · 2 official divisions Early May bank holiday Mon, 3 May 2027 · all three divisions Spring bank holiday Mon, 31 May 2027 · all three divisions Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) Mon, 12 July 2027 · 1 official division Summer bank holiday Mon, 2 August 2027 · all three divisions St Andrew’s Day Tue, 30 November 2027 · 1 official division Christmas Day Mon, 27 December 2027 · all three divisions Boxing Day Tue, 28 December 2027 · all three divisions
2028 bank holiday guides
New Year’s Day Mon, 3 January 2028 · all three divisions 2nd January Tue, 4 January 2028 · 1 official division St Patrick’s Day Fri, 17 March 2028 · 1 official division Good Friday Fri, 14 April 2028 · all three divisions Easter Monday Mon, 17 April 2028 · 2 official divisions Early May bank holiday Mon, 1 May 2028 · all three divisions Spring bank holiday Mon, 29 May 2028 · all three divisions Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) Wed, 12 July 2028 · 1 official division Summer bank holiday Mon, 7 August 2028 · all three divisions St Andrew’s Day Thu, 30 November 2028 · 1 official division Christmas Day Mon, 25 December 2028 · all three divisions Boxing Day Tue, 26 December 2028 · all three divisions
Data was checked against the official GOV.UK bank-holidays dataset on 2026-08-14. One-off holidays can be added, so confirm current arrangements before relying on a date.
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