Brits have already enjoyed their first bank holiday of 2025 with New Year’s Day falling on Wednesday.
It was the first of eight public holidays that will be happening this year in England and Wales with others to be enjoyed in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Contrary to previous reports, these standard dates are the only ones that will be given. It had been suggested back in November that extra dates were being put aside to mark 80 years since Victory in Europe (VE) Day and Victory over Japan (VJ) Day in 1945.
This idea had been put forward in an article in the Express that said that bank holidays in May and August were being considered. Instead the government has put aside £10m to celebrate the anniversary on existing days off.
“We are committed to commemorating these nationally important occasions appropriately which is why we have announced more than £10m to mark them.”
Here is everything we know:
When are the bank holidays for the UK in 2025?
For the upcoming year, England and Wales is currently down to enjoy a total of eight scheduled public holidays.
- Good Friday – April 18
- Easter Monday – April 21
- Early May Bank Holiday (May Day) – May 5
- Spring Bank Holiday – May 26
- Summer Bank Holiday – August 25
- Christmas Day – December 25
- Boxing Day – December 26
When are the bank holidays for Scotland in 2025?
- 2nd January: January 2
- Good Friday: April 18
- Easter Monday: April 21
- Early May Bank Holiday: May 5
- Spring Bank Holiday: May 26th
- Summer Bank Holiday: August 4
- St. Andrew’s Day (substitute day): December 1
- Christmas Day: December 25
- Boxing Day: December 26
St Andrew’s Day (November 30) falls on a Sunday in 2025, so the substitute bank holiday is observed on the following Monday, December 1.
What are the bank holidays in Northern Ireland in 2025?
- St. Patrick’s Day: March 17
- Good Friday: April 18
- Easter Monday: April 21
- Early May Bank Holiday: May 5
- Spring Bank Holiday: May 26
- Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day): July 14 (substitute day)
- Summer Bank Holiday: August 25
- Christmas Day: December 25
- Boxing Day: December 26