UK Bank Holidays 2020 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.
Public Holidays in UK. UK Bank Holidays 2020 in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Bank holidays 2020 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.
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1st January | Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
10th April | Friday | Good Friday |
13th April | Monday | Easter Monday |
4th May | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday |
25th May | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday |
31st August | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday |
25th December | Friday | Christmas Day |
26th December | Saturday | Boxing Day |
28th December | Monday | Substitute day (for Boxing Day) |
Bank holidays 2020 in Scotland
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1st January | Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
2nd January | Thursday | 2nd January |
10th April | Friday | Good Friday |
4th May | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday |
25th May | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday |
3rd August | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday |
30th November | Monday | St Andrew’s Day |
25th December | Friday | Christmas Day |
26th December | Saturday | Boxing Day |
28th December | Monday | Substitute day (for Boxing Day) |
Bank Holidays 2020 in Northern Ireland
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1st January | Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
17th March | Tuesday | St Patrick’s Day |
10th April | Friday | Good Friday |
13th April | Monday | Easter Monday |
4th May | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday |
25th May | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday |
12th July | Sunday | Battle of the Boyne (The Twelfth/Orangemen’s Day) |
13th July | Monday | Substitute day (for Battle of the Boyne) |
31st August | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday |
25th December | Friday | Christmas Day |
26th December | Saturday | Boxing Day |
28th December | Monday | Substitute day (for Boxing Day) |
If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.