Bank holiday

A bank holiday is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the Crown Dependencies. In the United Kingdom, the term refers to all public holidays, be they set out in statute, declared by royal proclamation, or held by convention under common law.[1][2]

This article is about the type of public holiday in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and the Crown dependencies. For other uses, see Bank holiday (disambiguation).

The term "bank holiday" refers to the fact that banking institutions typically close for business on such holidays, as they once used to do on certain saint's days.[3]

List of current holidays
See also: Public holidays in the United Kingdom, Public holidays in Scotland, Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland, Public holidays in the Isle of Man, Public holidays in Jersey, and Public holidays in Guernsey
Current bank and public holidays
DateNameEngland and
Wales[4] (8)		Scotland[4] (9)Northern
Ireland[5](10)		Republic of
Ireland[6] (10)		Isle of Man[7]
(10)		Jersey and
Guernsey (9)
1 JanuaryNew Year's DayGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY
2 January[note 1]2 JanuaryGreen tickY
First Monday in February, or 1 February if the date falls on a FridayImbolc / Saint Brigid's DayGreen tickY
17 March[note 1]Saint Patrick's DayGreen tickYGreen tickY
The Friday before Easter SundayGood FridayGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY
The Monday after Easter SundayEaster MondayGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY
First Monday in May[note 2][note 3]Early May bank holidayGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY
9 MayLiberation DayGreen tickY
Last Monday in May[note 4]Spring Bank Holiday / Late May Bank HolidayGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY
First Monday in JuneJune Bank HolidayGreen tickY
First Friday in JuneSenior Race DayGreen tickY
5 July[note 1]Tynwald DayGreen tickY
12 July[note 1]The Twelfth (Battle of the Boyne)Green tickY
First Monday in AugustSummer Bank HolidayGreen tickYGreen tickY
Last Monday in AugustAugust Bank HolidayGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY
Last Monday in OctoberOctober Bank HolidayGreen tickY
30 November[note 1]St Andrew's DayGreen tickY
25 December[note 1]Christmas DayGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY
26 December[note 1]Boxing Day / St Stephen's DayGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY

Notes
  1. When the stated date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is normally designated a bank holiday instead. When Christmas Day and New Year's Day fall on a Saturday (and thus 26 December and 2 January on a Sunday), the following Tuesday 28 December (and Tuesday 4 January in Scotland) are also bank holidays.
  2. In 1995 this holiday was moved to Monday 8 May and in 2020 to Friday 8 May – to commemorate the 50th and 75th anniversary of VE Day.
  3. In 2011 an additional public holiday was declared to ensure that most people would have a chance to celebrate the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, making a four-day weekend as May Day was on the following Monday.[8]
  4. In 2002, 2012, and 2022 this holiday was moved to early June to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Golden, Diamond, and Platinum Jubilees. All three were paired with a second extra holiday to create a four-day weekend.

See also

References
  1. Pyper, Doug (18 December 2015). "Briefing paper - Bank and public holidays" (PDF). House of Commons Library.
  2. "UK bank holidays – GOV.UK". gov.uk. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. "bank holiday | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. Bank holidays and British Summer Time, Directgov, 8 February 2012, retrieved 15 April 2012
  5. Bank holidays, NIDirect, 6 April 2012, retrieved 15 April 2012
  6. Public holidays, Citizens Information Board, 20 January 2020
  7. "Bank Holidays". Government of the Isle of Man. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  8. "Royal Wedding: Prince William and Kate set date". BBC. 23 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
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