Bank Holidays in UK 2024

There are eight bank holidays in England and Wales, nine in Scotland and ten in Northern Ireland.

Bank Holiday in United Kingdom

There are eight bank holidays in England and Wales, nine in Scotland and ten in Northern Ireland. See them as highlighted in the table below:

Bank Holidays in the UK

Country	Bank Holidays
England & Wales (8)	New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Early May, Spring Bank Holiday, Summer Bank Holiday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Scotland (9)	New Year's Day, 2nd January (extra day), Good Friday, Early May (Last Monday of May for Scotland), Spring Bank Holiday (final Monday of May), Summer Bank Holiday (First Monday of August), Christmas Day, Boxing Day, St Andrew's Day
Northern Ireland (10)	New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Early May, Spring Bank Holiday, Summer Bank Holiday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, St Patrick's Day, Orangemen's Day

It's important to note that these are just the general bank holidays. There can be additional bank holidays declared for special occasions, such as royal weddings or jubilees. However, the next bank holiday in England and Wales is the "Summer Bank Holiday", which falls on Monday, August 26th, 2024.

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