United Kingdom
Bank holidays in United Kingdom in 2024
England and Wales had 8 bank holidays in 2024, 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 2024
- Sat, 30 Dec 2023 – Mon, 1 Jan 20243 days off · New Year's Day
- Fri 29 Mar – Sun 31 Mar3 days off · Good Friday
- Sat 4 May – Mon 6 May3 days off · Early May bank holiday
- Sat 25 May – Mon 27 May3 days off · Spring bank holiday
- Bridge day: take Fri 27 Dec off, and Wed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec is 5 days off in a row (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 2024
| Date | Holiday | Type | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Jan | New Year's Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Tue 2 Jan | January 2nd | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Sun 17 Maron a weekend | St Patrick’s Day | Bank holiday | Northern Ireland |
| Mon 18 Mar | St Patrick’s Day (substitute day) | Bank holiday | Northern Ireland |
| Fri 29 Mar | Good Friday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 1 Apr | Easter Monday | Bank holiday | England, Northern Ireland and Wales |
| Mon 6 May | Early May bank holiday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Mon 27 May | Spring bank holiday | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Fri 12 Jul | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) | Bank holiday | Northern Ireland |
| Mon 5 Aug | Summer bank holiday | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Mon 26 Aug | Summer bank holiday | Bank holiday | England, Northern Ireland and Wales |
| Sat 30 Novon a weekend | St Andrew’s Day | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Mon 2 Dec | St Andrew’s Day (substitute day) | Bank holiday | Scotland |
| Wed 25 Dec | Christmas Day | Bank holiday | Nationwide |
| Thu 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.