United Kingdom
Bank holidays in United Kingdom in 2023
England and Wales had 9 bank holidays in 2023, Scotland 10 and Northern Ireland 11, 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 2023
- Fri 7 Apr – Sun 9 Apr3 days off · Good Friday
- Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May3 days off · Early May bank holiday
- Sat 6 May – Mon 8 May3 days off · King Charles III's Coronation
- Sat 27 May – Mon 29 May3 days off · Spring bank holiday
- Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 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 2023
| Date | Holiday | Type | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Janon a weekend | New Year's Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 2 Jan | New Year's Day (substitute day) | Bank holiday | England, Northern Ireland and Wales |
| Mon 2 Jan | January 2nd | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Tue 3 Jan | New Year's Day (substitute day) | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Fri 17 Mar | St Patrick’s Day | Bank holiday | Northern Ireland |
| Fri 7 Apr | Good Friday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 10 Apr | Easter Monday | Bank holiday | England, Northern Ireland and Wales |
| Mon 1 May | Early May bank holiday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 8 May | King Charles III's Coronation | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 29 May | Spring bank holiday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Wed 12 Jul | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) | Bank holiday | Northern Ireland |
| Mon 7 Aug | Summer bank holiday | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Mon 28 Aug | Summer bank holiday | Bank holiday | England, Northern Ireland and Wales |
| Thu 30 Nov | St Andrew’s Day | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Mon 25 Dec | Christmas Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Tue 26 Dec | Boxing 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.