There is no single “UK bank holiday”. England and Wales share a list; Scotland and Northern Ireland each add their own days. Dates can still change by proclamation.
Who sets the dates
Bank holidays are a matter for government, not for this website. The public list is published on GOV.UK bank holidays, including a machine-readable JSON feed. We store those dates per nation, with a source URL and a last-verified stamp. If GOV.UK and this site ever disagree, use GOV.UK.
Open the UK bank holidays hub for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, or a year view such as 2026 with bank holidays.
What differs by nation
Scotland observes 2 January and St Andrew’s Day (30 November, or a substitute weekday). Northern Ireland observes St Patrick’s Day (17 March, or a substitute) and the Battle of the Boyne / Orangemen’s Day (12 July, or a substitute). England and Wales do not. Early May, Spring and Summer bank holidays are common, but the Summer date in Scotland is on a different weekday pattern from the rest of the UK.
When Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a weekend, a substitute weekday is given. Those substitutes are in the GOV.UK feed. We do not invent extra days for local fairs or royal events unless they appear on that feed.
Payroll, schools and travel
A bank holiday is not automatically a paid day off. Contracts, school term dates and transport timetables can differ. Count weekdays with the working days calculator (optionally skipping stored England and Wales holidays) and still confirm with your employer or the operator.
Import the year’s holidays into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook with an .ics file from any year page.
Limits of this site
We are not a government service. Read the disclaimer and sources before you rely on a date. Corrections are welcome via the contact form.