What are the bank holidays in the UK?

What are the bank holidays in the UK?

In the United Kingdom, the calendar has 8 bank holidays.

If a bank holiday falls on a weekend, it is substituted for the following Monday.

Year 2023

  1. Monday, January 2 (New Year's Day)
  2. Friday, April 7 (Good Friday)
  3. Monday, April 10 (Easter Monday)
  4. Monday May 1 (Early May Bank Holiday)
  5. Monday, May 29 (Spring Bank Holiday)
  6. Monday August 28 (Summer Bank Holiday)
  7. Monday, December 25 (Christmas Day)
  8. Tuesday, December 26 (Boxing Day)

Year 2022

  1. Monday, January 3 (New Year's Day)
  2. Friday, April 15 (Good Friday)
  3. Monday, April 18 (Easter Monday)
  4. Monday May 2 (Early May Bank Holiday)
  5. Thursday, June 2 (Spring Bank Holiday)
  6. Friday 3 June (Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday)
  7. Monday August 29 (Summer Bank Holiday)
  8. Monday, December 26 (Christmas Day)
  9. Tuesday, December 27 (Boxing Day)

Year 2021

  1. Friday, January 1 (New Year's Day)
  2. Friday, April 2 (Good Friday)
  3. Monday, April 5 (Easter Monday)
  4. Monday May 3 (Early May Bank Holiday)
  5. Monday 31 May (Spring Bank Holiday)
  6. Monday 30 August (Summer Bank Holiday)
  7. Monday, December 27 (Christmas Day)
  8. Tuesday, December 28 (Boxing Day)

Year 2020

  1. Wednesday, January 1 (New Year's Day)
  2. Friday, April 10 (Good Friday)
  3. Monday, April 13 (Easter Monday)
  4. Friday 8 May (Early May Bank Holiday)
  5. Monday May 25 (Spring Bank Holiday)
  6. Monday 31 August (Summer Bank Holiday)
  7. Friday, December 25 (Christmas Day)
  8. Monday, December 28 (Boxing Day)

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