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UK (United Kingdom) Public Holidays 2024

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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 official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone/iPad mobile apps. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

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

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

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Recent UK (United Kingdom) Public Holidays News and Updates

Below is a list of recent news and updates related to UK (United Kingdom) public holidays, national holidays, government holidays and bank holidays (note that this newsfeed is delayed by 30 days).

2019-08-10: UK Mulls November 1st Brexit Public Holiday
2019-07-20: Scotland 2020 Public Holidays Announced
2019-07-12: UK-NIR Public Sector Holiday July 15
2019-06-08: UK 2020 Public Holidays Amended
2019-02-22: UK Considering 2020 Public Holidays Changes
2018-07-06: Scotland 2019 Public Holidays Announced
2017-11-27: UK Rules-Out Royal Wedding Public Holiday
2017-04-23: UK To Get 4 New Public Holidays Under Labour
2017-03-08: UK Mulls Queen Sapphire Jubilee Public Holiday In 2017
2016-03-07: UK Mulls Wales Public Holidays Bill
2015-07-18: Scotland 2016-2018 Public Holidays Announced
2014-06-17: UK Rejects New Religious Public Holidays
2013-11-24: UK Mulls NI Peace Public Holiday
2013-07-09: UK Mulls Royal Baby Public Holiday
2013-02-27: Wales FM Favors March 1st Public Holiday
2012-05-08: UK Trafalgar Public Holiday Abandoned
2012-05-02: UK 10-Year Public Holidays Bill Abandoned
2011-12-11: UK 10-Year Public Holidays Bill Next Week
2011-10-22: UK Trafalgar Public Holiday Proposed
2011-09-09: UK Magna Carta Anniversary Public Holiday Bill
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Global Holidays Observed in UK (United Kingdom)

Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in UK (United Kingdom), with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2020-2030).

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.