Bank Holidays in United Kingdom in 2024

When are the next Bank holidays in United Kingdom?

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Monday	Jan 01	New Year's Day	Bank Holiday
Tuesday	Jan 02	Day after New Year's Day	Regional Holiday	Scotland
Friday	Mar 01	St. David's Day	Not A Public Holiday	Wales Only. Not a public holiday
Sunday	Mar 10	Mothering Sunday	Not A Public Holiday	Not a National Holiday
Monday	Mar 18	St. Patrick's Day (in lieu)	Regional Holiday	Northern Ireland
Friday	Mar 29	Good Friday	Bank Holiday
Sunday	Mar 31	Easter Sunday	Not A Public Holiday
Monday	Apr 01	Easter Monday	Regional Holiday	Except Scotland
Tuesday	Apr 23	St. George's Day	Not A Public Holiday	England. Not a public holiday
Monday	May 06	Early May Bank Holiday	Bank Holiday	First Monday in May
Monday	May 27	Spring Bank Holiday	Bank Holiday	Last Monday in May
Sunday	Jun 16	Father's Day	Not A Public Holiday	3rd Sunday in June. Not a public holiday
Friday	Jul 12	Battle of the Boyne	Regional Holiday	Northern Ireland Only
Monday	Aug 05	Summer bank holiday	Regional Holiday	First Monday in August (Scotland)
Monday	Aug 26	August Bank Holiday	Regional Holiday	Last Monday in August (except Scotland)
Sunday	Nov 10	Remembrance Sunday	Not A Public Holiday	Not a public holiday
Saturday	Nov 30	St. Andrew's Day	Regional Holiday	Scotland Only
Wednesday	Dec 25	Christmas Day	Bank Holiday
Thursday	Dec 26	Boxing Day	Bank Holiday
Friday	Dec 27	Bank Holiday	Not A Public Holiday	Northern Ireland. Banks closed

Key

Within the United Kingdom, there is no legal definition of what constitutes a public holiday in and it is debatable whether public holidays technically exist in Scotland. The term public holiday is often confused with bank holidays.