2024 UK bank holidays: Make the most of your days off with this full list

As we come into the new year everyone is settling back into work and the memories of time off over the festive season already seem distant. Rain and wind are battering the UK today, on Tuesday 2 January, and everyone could do with a bit of cheering up.

Well, what better way to turn that frown upside down than by checking when you’ll next be on holiday? Here we’ll give you a complete list of the bank holiday dates for 2024. If you are savvy about it, you can time the days you take off for holidays to join up with them, making the most of your time off. Be sure to check for where you live, as there are slight differences between the four nations of the UK.

You can also keep an eye on the Gov.uk site on bank holidays to stay up-to-date on upcoming bank holidays.

England and Wales

England and Wales have the same number of bank holidays in 2024: a very pleasing eight in total. Here are the days to look out for:

• Monday, January 1 – New Year’s Day
• Friday, March 29 – Good Friday
• Monday, April 1 – Easter Monday
• Monday, May 6 – Early May bank holiday
• Monday, May 27 – Spring bank holiday
• Monday, August 26 – Summer bank holiday
• Wednesday, December 25 – Christmas Day
• Thursday, December 26 – Boxing Day

Scotland

In Scotland, things are looking even better with a whole nine bank holidays this year. This includes a substitute day off for St Andrew’s Day (November 30). This year, the holiday celebrating the patron Saint of Scotland falls on a Saturday, so the following Monday will be a bank holiday instead:

• Monday, January 1 – New Year’s Day
• Tuesday, January 2 – January 2
• Friday, March 29 – Good Friday
• Monday, May 6 – Early May bank holiday
• Monday, May 27 – Spring bank holiday
• Monday, August 5 – Summer bank holiday
• Monday, December 2 – St Andrew’s Day (substitute day)
• Wednesday, December 25 – Christmas Day
• Thursday, December 26 – Boxing Day

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is storming ahead in 2024 with a whopping 10 bank holidays! This includes a substituted day for the iconic St Patrick’s Day (March 17), as it falls on a Sunday this year. Here’s the full list:

• Monday, January 1 – New Year’s Day
• Monday, March 18 – St Patrick’s Day (substitute day)
• Friday, March 29 – Good Friday
• Monday, April 1 – Easter Monday
• Monday, May 6 – Early May bank holiday
• Monday, May 27 – Spring bank holiday
• Friday, July 12 – Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
• Monday, August 26 – Summer bank holiday
• Wednesday, December 25 – Christmas Day
• Thursday, December 26 – Boxing Day

This is all the information you need to make the most of 2024’s days off, now it is up to you to decide what you do with them!

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Sources used:

Metro: Full list of UK bank holiday dates in 2024 – from Good Friday to Early May and more

mygov.scot: Public and bank holidays