Every 2025 UK bank holiday date left including long weekend coming up very soon
There are only three more bank holidays left to enjoy in England, Wales and Northern Ireland this year, and one is fast approaching. Meanwhile, Scotland has an extra day off to look forward to, with four bank holidays left for 2025.
Bank holidays are national public holidays, with eight recognised each year in England and Wales, nine in Scotland and ten in Northern Ireland. There are occasional exceptions, such as the additional bank holiday on 8 May 2023 to mark the coronation of King Charles.
Two extra bank holidays were also added in 2022 for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee on 3 June and her state funeral on 19 September. The next bank holiday for England, Wales and Northern Ireland is the Summer bank holiday, which falls on Monday, 25 August.
Scotland, however, does not mark the Summer bank holiday at the end of August, but celebrates it today, Monday, 4 August instead. It comes after an exciting heatwave forecast with maps revealing the exact date a 39C heat plume will scorch the UK.
After the Summer bank holiday, those in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland will have just over 17 weeks until the next bank holiday, which is Christmas Day, Thursday, 25 December. All parts of the UK - England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - will observe the Christmas bank holiday, as well as the Boxing Day bank holiday on Friday, 26 December.
While the rest of the UK will have to wait until Christmas for their next bank holiday, Scotland has St Andrew's Day on Monday, 1 December, to look forward to. So far in 2025, England, Wales, and Scotland have all enjoyed five bank holidays, the most recent being the Spring bank holiday on Monday, 26 May.
Northern Ireland, however, has had seven bank holidays this year, the last of which was on Monday, 14 July, to commemorate the Battle of the Boyne. Here are all the bank holidays you need to know about...
Remaining bank holidays in 2025 (England and Wales)
Monday, 25 August - Summer bank holiday
Thursday, 25 December - Christmas Day
Friday, 26 December - Boxing Day
These bank holidays have already passed:
Monday, 26 May - Spring bank holiday
Monday, 5 May - Early May bank holiday
Monday, 21 April - Easter Monday
Friday, 18 April - Good Friday
Wednesday, 1 January - New Year's Day
Remaining bank holidays in 2025 (Scotland)
Monday 4 August - Summer bank holiday
Monday 1 December - St Andrew's Day (substitute day)
Thursday 25 December - Christmas Day
Friday 26 December - Boxing Day
These bank holidays have already passed:
Monday 26 May - Spring bank holiday
Monday 5 May - Early May bank holiday
Friday 18 April - Good Friday
Thursday 2 January - 2nd January
Wednesday 1 January - New Year's Day
Remaining bank holidays in 2025 (Northern Ireland)
Monday 25 August - Summer bank holiday
Thursday 25 December - Christmas Day
Friday 26 December - Boxing Day
These bank holidays have already passed:
Monday 14 July - Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) (substitute day)
Monday 26 May - Spring bank holiday
Monday 5 May - Early May bank holiday
Monday 21 April - Easter Monday
Friday 18 April - Good Friday
Monday 17 March - St Patrick's Day
Wednesday 1 January - New Year's Day
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