England and Wales have 8 bank holidays in 2028, from New Year's Day on Monday 3 January to Boxing Day on Tuesday 26 December; Scotland has 9 and Northern Ireland 10. New Year's Day falls at a weekend, so the substitute day is Monday 3 January.
Scotland or Northern Ireland only, or the weekend date of a moved holiday
Weekend
2028 Calendar – United Kingdom (bank holidays in England and Wales)
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UK bank holidays 2028
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
Saturday
All of the UK
(substitute day)
2nd January
Sunday
Scotland
(substitute day)
St Patrick's Day
Friday
Northern Ireland
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Good Friday
Friday
All of the UK
—
Easter Monday
Monday
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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Early May bank holiday
Monday
All of the UK
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Spring bank holiday
Monday
All of the UK
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Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)
Wednesday
Northern Ireland
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Summer bank holiday
Monday
Scotland
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Summer bank holiday
Monday
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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St Andrew's Day
Thursday
Scotland
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Christmas Day
Monday
All of the UK
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Boxing Day
Tuesday
All of the UK
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Bank holidays by nation
England and Wales: eight bank holidays
Date
Bank holiday
New Year's Day (substitute 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 (substitute day)
2nd January (substitute day)
Good Friday
Early May bank holiday
Spring bank holiday
Summer bank holiday
St Andrew's Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Northern Ireland: ten bank holidays
Date
Bank holiday
New Year's Day (substitute day)
St Patrick's 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 2028
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
Summer bank holiday
Scotland
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3 days
Summer bank holiday
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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4 days
Christmas Day and Boxing Day
All of the UK
When the clocks change in 2028
British Summer Time (BST) starts on , when clocks go forward one hour at 1:00 am GMT, and ends on , when clocks go 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.
2028 at a glance
8bank holidays (England & Wales)
9bank holidays (Scotland)
10bank holidays (N. Ireland)
252working days (England & Wales)
10long weekends (any nation)
52ISO weeks
Saturday1 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 2028?
There are 8 bank holidays in England and Wales, 9 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 2028.
When are the Christmas bank holidays in 2028?
Christmas Day is on Monday 25 December; Boxing Day is on Tuesday 26 December. New Year's Day 2029 is a bank holiday on Monday 1 January.
When is Easter 2028 in the UK?
Easter Sunday is Sunday 16 April. Good Friday (Friday 14 April) is a bank holiday in all of the UK; Easter Monday (Monday 17 April) is a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland.
When is the August bank holiday in 2028?
The summer bank holiday is on Monday 28 August in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (last Monday in August) and on Monday 7 August in Scotland (first Monday in August).
When do the clocks change in 2028?
Clocks go forward on Sunday 26 March (start of British Summer Time) and back on Sunday 29 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.