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UK (United Kingdom) Public Holidays 2024

See also: 2024 public holidays in EMEA, Europe, Ireland, OECD and worldwide.

UK (United Kingdom) public holidays by region: England and Wales (EAW), Northern Ireland (NIR), Scotland (SCT).

This page contains the list of UK (United Kingdom) 2024 public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The data on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone mobile apps, whose data feed is also updated nightly. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of UK (United Kingdom) public holidays in 2024 is:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
Monday New Year's Day
Tuesday New Year Holiday (SCT) regional
Sunday Saint Patrick's Day (NIR) regional
Monday Saint Patrick's Day Holiday (NIR) regional
Friday Good Friday
Monday Easter Monday (EAW NIR) regional
Monday May Day Bank Holiday
Monday Spring Bank Holiday
Friday Battle of the Boyne / Orangemen's Day (NIR) regional
Monday Summer Bank Holiday (SCT*) (banks are open) regional
Monday Summer Bank Holiday (EAW NIR) regional
Monday Summer Bank Holiday (SCT*) (banks only) regional banks
Wednesday Christmas Day
Thursday Boxing Day

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Global Holidays Observed in the UK (United Kingdom)


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in the UK (United Kingdom), with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2024-2034).

UK (United Kingdom) Background Information and Links



UK (United Kingdom) Regional Abbreviations


Below is a list of the UK (United Kingdom) regional abbreviations, used for regional public holidays, in the table above.