UK bank holidays 2025

Official bank holidays in the United Kingdom for 2025

• 1 January (Wednesday): New Year’s Day (UK)
• 2 January (Friday): 2^nd January (Scotland)
• 17 March (Monday): St Patrick’s Day (Northern Ireland)
• 18 April (Friday): Good Friday (UK)
• 21 April (Monday): Easter Monday (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
• 5 May (Monday): Early May bank holiday (UK)
• 26 May (Monday): Spring bank holiday (UK)
• 14 July (Monday): Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) (substitute day, Northern Ireland)
• 4 August (Monday): Summer bank holiday (Scotland)
• 25 August (Monday): Summer bank holiday (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
• 1 December (Monday): St Andrew’s Day (substitute day, Scotland)
• 25 December (Thursday): Christmas Day (UK)
• 26 December (Friday): Boxing Day (UK)

Useful links:

• UK bank holidays (GOV.UK, official government page): https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays
• Add bank holidays to your calendar (ICS format for iCal/Outlook, via GOV.UK):
  • England and Wales: https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays/england-and-wales.ics
  • Scotland: https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays/scotland.ics
  • Northern Ireland: https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays/northern-ireland.ics
• Download our “UK bank holidays – 2025” calendar in PDF format here: https://www.bizuking.com/bizuking-uk-bank-holidays-2025-pdf

Did you know…?

• In the United Kingdom, there is no automatic right to time off on bank holidays, but banks close, and most of the working population is granted time off work or extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contracts.
• Each nation in the UK defines its own bank holidays:
  • England and Wales share the same bank holidays (8 per year).
  • Scotland defines 9 bank holidays per year.
  • Northern Ireland defines 10 bank holidays per year.
• Some bank holidays don’t have defined a specific day of the week: E.g. New Year’s Day, St Patrick’s Day, St Andrew’s Day, Christmas Day or Boxing Day. If any of these days fall on a weekend, it will be moved to the next Monday (substitute day).
• Good Friday and Easter Monday are set yearly according to the Western Christianity tradition.
• For practical reasons, the rest of the bank holidays are set to be on Mondays. For example, the Early May bank holiday is set for the first Monday of May.
• Other important days for Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Jews, and people from other religions and traditions are not official bank holidays but are also celebrated in their respective communities. It is common to congratulate people of other faiths on their festivities and get invited to participate in some of these celebrations.