Official dates from GOV.UK

Bank holidays 2025

England and Wales have 8 bank holidays in 2025, Scotland has 9 and Northern Ireland has 10. Every date below includes substitute days.

Official dates from GOV.UK · checked 17 September 2026

All UK bank holidays 2025 at a glance

Holiday	England & Wales	Scotland	NI	Ireland
New Year's Day	Wed 1 Jan	Wed 1 Jan	Wed 1 Jan	Wed 1 Jan
2nd January	–	Thu 2 Jan	–	–
St Brigid's Day	–	–	–	Mon 3 Feb
St Patrick's Day	–	–	Mon 17 Mar	Mon 17 Mar
Good Friday	Fri 18 Apr	Fri 18 Apr	Fri 18 Apr	–
Easter Monday	Mon 21 Apr	–	Mon 21 Apr	Mon 21 Apr
Early May bank holiday	Mon 5 May	Mon 5 May	Mon 5 May	Mon 5 May
Spring bank holiday	Mon 26 May	Mon 26 May	Mon 26 May	–
June bank holiday	–	–	–	Mon 2 Jun
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)	–	–	Mon 14 Jul sub	–
Summer bank holiday	Mon 25 Aug	Mon 4 Aug	Mon 25 Aug	Mon 4 Aug
October bank holiday	–	–	–	Mon 27 Oct
St Andrew's Day	–	Mon 1 Dec sub	–	–
Christmas Day	Thu 25 Dec	Thu 25 Dec	Thu 25 Dec	Thu 25 Dec
Boxing Day	Fri 26 Dec	Fri 26 Dec	Fri 26 Dec	Fri 26 Dec
Total	8	9	10	10

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England & Wales bank holidays 2025

8 bank holidays – Wales has the same dates as England.

England & Wales 2025 calendar

Scotland bank holidays 2025

9 bank holidays.

Scotland 2025 calendar

Northern Ireland bank holidays 2025

10 bank holidays.

NI 2025 calendar

Republic of Ireland public holidays 2025

10 public holidays.

Ireland 2025 calendar

Bank holidays by month in 2025

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Frequently asked questions

How many bank holidays are there in 2025?

England and Wales have 8 bank holidays in 2025, Scotland has 9 and Northern Ireland has 10. The Republic of Ireland has 10 public holidays.

When is Easter 2025?

Easter Sunday is Sunday 20 April 2025. Good Friday is Friday 18 April 2025 (a bank holiday across the UK) and Easter Monday is Monday 21 April 2025 (a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but not Scotland).

Is 25 August 2025 a bank holiday?

Yes, Monday 25 August 2025 is the summer bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland's summer bank holiday is earlier, on Monday 4 August 2025.

Is there an extra bank holiday in 2025?

No extra bank holidays have been announced for 2025. We check GOV.UK every day, so if one is announced it will appear here and on our extra bank holidays page.

What are the 8 UK bank holidays?

England and Wales have eight regular bank holidays: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, the early May bank holiday, the spring bank holiday, the summer bank holiday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Scotland swaps Easter Monday for 2 January and St Andrew's Day, and Northern Ireland adds St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.

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