National Holidays in UK
In this short articles we are going to collect all the National holidays in UK Latest .This article will have the separate holidays list of englend, wales, Ireland and Scotland . We have created a table of all the data which have the column DATE, NAME OF THE HOLIDAY and NOTE .
Some of the important Regional variations in National holidays in UK latest
- In Scotland the holiday on 1 January (or 2 January if 1 January is Sunday) is statutory. If New Year’s Day is Saturday a substitute holiday is given on 4 January by Royal Proclamation. 2 January is given by Royal Proclamation, with a substitute holiday on 4 January if it is Saturday and 3 January if it is Sunday or Monday. Outside Scotland, 1 January is given by Royal Proclamation, or 3 January if it is Saturday and 2 January if it is Sunday
- In Scotland, while New Year’s Day and Christmas Day are national holidays, other bank holidays are not necessarily public holidays, since the Scots instead observe traditional local custom and practice for their public holidays.
- In Northern Ireland, once again, bank holidays other than New Year’s Day and Christmas Day are not necessarily public holidays.
- Good Friday and Christmas Day are common law holidays, except in Scotland, where they are bank holidays.
- In Scotland, 25 December is a statutory holiday (or 26 December if Christmas Day falls on a Sunday). 26 December is given by Royal Proclamation if it is neither, Saturday, Sunday nor Monday. 27 and 28 December are given by Royal Proclamation if Christmas Day is Saturday. 28 December only is given if Boxing Day is Saturday.
- Outside Scotland, if Christmas Day is a Sunday there is an additional statutory holiday on 27 December. By Royal Proclamation, if Christmas Day is a Saturday there is a substitute holiday on 28 December. If Boxing Day is a Sunday there is again a statutory holiday on 27 December, and if Boxing Day is a Saturday there is a substitute holiday by Royal Proclamation on 28 December. Effectively what happens is that if a holiday falls at the weekend a substitute day is given in lieu.
National holidays in UK – Latest
(England, Northern Ireland and Wales)
| Date | Name | Notes |
| 1 January | New Year’s Day | From 1974, by Royal Proclamation. Currently not proclaimed if 1 January falls on Saturday or Sunday. |
| 2 January | not named | By Royal Proclamation, only in a year in which 1 January is Sunday. |
| 3 January | name | By Royal Proclamation, only in a year in which 1 January is Saturday. |
| 17 March | St. Patrick’s Day | Northern Ireland only (this was not an officially recognized public holiday in Northern Ireland until the peace process was signed and from thereon was recognized) |
| variable | Good Friday | Traditional common law holiday |
| Easter Monday | Statutory bank holiday, defined by name | |
| First Monday in May | May Day Bank Holiday | from 1978, by Royal Proclamation annually |
| Last Monday in May | Spring Bank Holiday | Statutory bank holiday from 1971 following a trial period from 1965 to 1970. Replaced Whit Monday, which was formerly a public holiday whose date varied according to the date of Easter.[12][13][14] The legislation does not specify a name for the holiday, merely when it occurs. |
| 12 July | Battle of the Boyne (Orangeman’s Day) | Northern Ireland only |
| Last Monday in August | Late Summer Bank Holiday | Statutory bank holiday from 1971,[12] following a trial period from 1965 to 1970. Presumably reflecting the definition used, in 1968 and 1969 it actually fell in September but this has not happened since. Replaced the first Monday in August (formerly commonly known as “August Bank Holiday”. The legislation does not specify a name for the holiday, merely when it occurs. |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Traditional common law holiday |
| 26 December (see Notes) | Boxing Day | Statutory bank holiday. Legislation does not name the holiday, but states that it falls on “26th December, if it be not a Sunday.” |
| 27 December | not named | Statutory bank holiday only in a year in which 25 December is either on a Saturday or Sunday. This has the effect of adding an extra holiday when Christmas Day falls on a Sunday. |
| 28 December | not named | By Royal Proclamation (example for 2015). This is an extra holiday added when either Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a Saturday. |
| Total | 8 (England & Wales) | Notes |
SCOTLAND – (National holidays in UK)
Since Easter 1996 the Scottish clearing banks have harmonized the days on which they are closed with those in England and Wales and are therefore closed on Easter Monday and the last Monday in August (rather than the first). This has resulted in a number of local authorities creating a public holiday on Easter Monday. Previously Easter Monday had not been a public holiday in Scotland.
| Date | Name | Major towns/cities (not an exhaustive list) |
| 1 January | New Year’s Day | all |
| 2 January | ||
| 1st Monday in February | Winter Holiday | Inverness |
| 1st Monday in March | Inverness | |
| Last Monday in March | Lochaber | |
| Easter holiday (variable) | Good Friday | Ayr, Dumfries and Galloway, East Dunbartonshire, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Inverclyde,Kilmarnock, Paisley, Stirling, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire |
| Easter Monday | Ayr, Edinburgh, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, Kilmarnock,North Lanarkshire, Paisley, Stirling, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire | |
| 1st Monday in April | Spring Holiday | Carnoustie and Monifieth area, Dundee, Fife, Scottish Borders, Inverness, Perth, |
| 2nd Monday in April | Angus, expect Carnoustie and Monifieth area, Elgin | |
| 3rd Monday in April, or preceding week if would otherwise coincide with Easter Monday | Edinburgh | |
| Monday in April; date varies from year to year | Aberdeen | |
| Last Monday in April | Inverclyde | |
| 1st Monday in May | Labour Day or Early May Bank Holiday | all |
| Tuesday after 1st Monday in May | Victoria Day (*)/Spring Holiday | Clydebank, Stirling |
| Last Monday strictly before 24 May | Edinburgh* | |
| 4th Monday in May | Perth* | |
| Last Monday in May | Ayr, Dundee*, East Dunbartonshire, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Paisley*, South Lanarkshire | |
| 1st Monday in June | Galashiels, Inverclyde, Fife | |
| Tuesday after 2nd Thursday in June | Linlithgow Marches | Linlithgow |
| Second Thursday in June | Lanimer Day | Lanark area only |
| Last Monday in June | Fair Holiday | Elgin |
| Saturday preceding 1st Monday in July | Edinburgh | |
| 1st Monday in July | Falkirk, Inverness | |
| 1st Friday in July | Braw Lads Gathering | Galashiels |
| 2nd Monday in July | Fair Holiday | Aberdeen |
| 3rd Monday in July | Arbroath, Fife, East Dunbartonshire, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire except Lanark | |
| 4th Friday in July | Scottish Borders | |
| Last Monday in July | Dundee | |
| 1st Monday in August | Paisley | |
| 1st Monday in September | Late Summer Holiday | Elgin, Inverclyde |
| 2nd Monday in September | Battle of Stirling Bridge | Falkirk, Perth, Stirling |
| 3rd Friday in September | Ayr Gold Cup | Ayr, Kilmarnock |
| Monday after 3rd Friday in September | Ayr, Kilmarnock | |
| 3rd Monday in September | Autumn Holiday | Edinburgh |
| Last Monday in September | Aberdeen, Angus except Carnoustie and Monifieth area, East Dunbartonshire,Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Paisley, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire | |
| 1st Monday in October | Carnoustie and Monifieth area, Dundee, Inverness, Perth | |
| 2nd Monday in October | Scottish Borders | |
| 3rd Monday in October | Elgin, Fife | |
| 1st Monday in November | Samhain holiday | Inverness |
| 30 November | St. Andrew’s Day To be taken in lieu | an official holiday in Angus, Fife, Scottish Borders |
| 25 December | of one of the other statutory holidays at discretion of individual companies/authorities. | all |
| 26 December | Christmas Day | all |
Official National holidays in UK are:
| Date | Name |
| 1 January | New Year’s Day |
| 2 January | New Year Holiday |
| variable | Good Friday |
| 1st Monday in May | May Day |
| Last Monday in May | Spring Holiday |
| 1st Monday in August | Summer Holiday |
| 30 November | St. Andrew’s Day |
| 25 December | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Boxing Day |
