UK Bank Holidays 2019 in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

UK Bank Holidays 2019 in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
England and Wales have eight bank holidays a year and are thus the countries with the lowest number of bank holidays in Europe and in the G20 group of leading economies.

Bank holidays 2019 in England and Wales

Unlike in Scotland and Northern Ireland, neither England’s national saint’s day St. George’s Day, celebrated on April 23rd, nor Wales’ national saint’s day St. David’s Day, celebrated on March 1st, are bank holidays.

2019
1 January	Tuesday	New Year’s Day
19 April	Friday	Good Friday
22 April	Monday	Easter Monday
6 May	Monday	Early May bank holiday
27 May	Monday	Spring bank holiday
26 August	Monday	Summer bank holiday
25 December	Wednesday	Christmas Day
26 December	Thursday	Boxing Day

Bank holidays 2019 in Scotland

2019
1 January	Tuesday	New Year’s Day
2 January	Wednesday	2nd January
19 April	Friday	Good Friday
6 May	Monday	Early May bank holiday
27 May	Monday	Spring bank holiday
5 August	Monday	Summer bank holiday
2 December	Monday	St Andrew’s Day (substitute day)
25 December	Wednesday	Christmas Day
26 December	Thursday	Boxing Day

Bank Holidays 2019 in Northern Ireland

2019
1 January	Tuesday	New Year’s Day
18 March	Monday	St Patrick’s Day (substitute day)
19 April	Friday	Good Friday
22 April	Monday	Easter Monday
6 May	Monday	Early May bank holiday
27 May	Monday	Spring bank holiday
12 July	Friday	Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
26 August	Monday	Summer bank holiday
25 December	Wednesday	Christmas Day
26 December	Thursday	Boxing Day

If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.

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