United Kingdom
Bank holidays in United Kingdom in 2020
England and Wales had 8 bank holidays in 2020, Scotland 9 and Northern Ireland 10, counting the substitute days for those that fall on a weekend.
January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2020
- Fri 10 Apr – Sun 12 Apr3 days off · Good Friday
- Fri 8 May – Sun 10 May3 days off · Early May bank holiday (VE day)
- Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May3 days off · Spring bank holiday
- Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec4 days off · Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Counted with the weekend in United Kingdom (Saturday and Sunday) and the holidays that apply everywhere: a long weekend is three or more days off in a row, and a bridge day is a single working day between a holiday and a weekend or another holiday.
All bank holidays in United Kingdom in 2020
| Date | Holiday | Type | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Jan | New Year's Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Thu 2 Jan | January 2nd | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Tue 17 Mar | St Patrick’s Day | Bank holiday | Northern Ireland |
| Fri 10 Apr | Good Friday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 13 Apr | Easter Monday | Bank holiday | England, Northern Ireland and Wales |
| Fri 8 May | Early May bank holiday (VE day) | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 25 May | Spring bank holiday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Sun 12 Julon a weekend | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) | Bank holiday | Northern Ireland |
| Mon 13 Jul | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) (substitute day) | Bank holiday | Northern Ireland |
| Mon 3 Aug | Summer bank holiday | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Mon 31 Aug | Summer bank holiday | Bank holiday | England, Northern Ireland and Wales |
| Mon 30 Nov | St Andrew’s Day | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Sat 26 Decon a weekend | Boxing Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 28 Dec | Boxing Day (substitute day) | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
Good to know
- Dates worked out from the date-holidays rules, version 3.37.0, and checked against the official list from GOV.UK.
- Where a holiday falls on a weekend and the law gives the day off on another day, that day is listed as a substitute day.
- A holiday declared at short notice, for an event or an election, may be missing.