England and Wales had 8 bank holidays in 2024, from New Year's Day on Monday 1 January to Boxing Day on Thursday 26 December; Scotland had 9 and Northern Ireland 10.
Scotland or Northern Ireland only, or the weekend date of a moved holiday
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2024 Calendar – United Kingdom (bank holidays in England and Wales)
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UK bank holidays 2024
All bank holidays of the year in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. When a bank holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, a substitute weekday (usually the following Monday) becomes the bank holiday.
Holiday
Date
Day
Where
Bank holiday if at a weekend
New Year's Day
Monday
All of the UK
—
2nd January
Tuesday
Scotland
—
St Patrick's Day
Sunday
Northern Ireland
(substitute day)
Good Friday
Friday
All of the UK
—
Easter Monday
Monday
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
—
Early May bank holiday
Monday
All of the UK
—
Spring bank holiday
Monday
All of the UK
—
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)
Friday
Northern Ireland
—
Summer bank holiday
Monday
Scotland
—
Summer bank holiday
Monday
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
—
St Andrew's Day
Saturday
Scotland
(substitute day)
Christmas Day
Wednesday
All of the UK
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Boxing Day
Thursday
All of the UK
—
Bank holidays by nation
England and Wales: eight bank holidays
Date
Bank holiday
New Year's Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Early May bank holiday
Spring bank holiday
Summer bank holiday
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Scotland: nine bank holidays
Date
Bank holiday
New Year's Day
2nd January
Good Friday
Early May bank holiday
Spring bank holiday
Summer bank holiday
St Andrew's Day (substitute day)
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Northern Ireland: ten bank holidays
Date
Bank holiday
New Year's Day
St Patrick's Day (substitute day)
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Early May bank holiday
Spring bank holiday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)
Summer bank holiday
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Long weekends in 2024
Weekends extended by a bank holiday (Saturday and Sunday included).
Dates
Length
Bank holidays
Where
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3 days
New Year's Day
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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4 days
New Year's Day and 2nd January
Scotland
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3 days
St Patrick's Day
Northern Ireland
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3 days
Good Friday
Scotland
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4 days
Good Friday and Easter Monday
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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3 days
Early May bank holiday
All of the UK
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3 days
Spring bank holiday
All of the UK
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3 days
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)
Northern Ireland
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3 days
Summer bank holiday
Scotland
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3 days
Summer bank holiday
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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3 days
St Andrew's Day
Scotland
When the clocks change in 2024
British Summer Time (BST) started on , when clocks went forward one hour at 1:00 am GMT, and ended on , when clocks went back one hour at 2:00 am BST. The rest of the year the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The same dates apply in all four nations.
2024 at a glance
8bank holidays (England & Wales)
9bank holidays (Scotland)
10bank holidays (N. Ireland)
254working days (England & Wales)
11long weekends (any nation)
52ISO weeks
Monday1 January
Mondayfirst day of the week
How UK bank holidays work
Substitute days. When New Year's Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day or a nation's own fixed-date holiday (2 January, St Andrew's Day, St Patrick's Day, Battle of the Boyne) falls at a weekend, the bank holiday moves to the next weekday that is not already a bank holiday.
Scotland has no Easter Monday bank holiday but adds 2 January and St Andrew's Day (30 November), and its summer bank holiday is on the first Monday of August. Northern Ireland adds St Patrick's Day (17 March) and the Battle of the Boyne (12 July).
Paid leave. Banks and many offices close, but employers do not have to give bank holidays as paid leave; check your contract.
Frequently asked questions
How many bank holidays are there in 2024?
There were 8 bank holidays in England and Wales, 9 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 2024.
When are the Christmas bank holidays in 2024?
Christmas Day was on Wednesday 25 December; Boxing Day was on Thursday 26 December. New Year's Day 2025 was a bank holiday on Wednesday 1 January.
When is Easter 2024 in the UK?
Easter Sunday was Sunday 31 March. Good Friday (Friday 29 March) was a bank holiday in all of the UK; Easter Monday (Monday 1 April) was a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland.
When is the August bank holiday in 2024?
The summer bank holiday was on Monday 26 August in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (last Monday in August) and on Monday 5 August in Scotland (first Monday in August).
When do the clocks change in 2024?
Clocks went forward on Sunday 31 March (start of British Summer Time) and back on Sunday 27 October.
Do employers have to give bank holidays off?
No. GOV.UK says bank or public holidays do not have to be given as paid leave, and an employer can choose to include bank holidays in a worker's statutory annual leave (5.6 weeks). Check your employment contract.