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UK bank holidays 2028

The United Kingdom has 6 nationwide bank holidays in 2028, and 8 to 10 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2028 has 254 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Bank holidays in the United Kingdom in 2028
DateHoliday
January
Jan 1SaturdayNew Year's DayNationwide
Jan 2SundayNew Year HolidayScotland
Jan 3MondayNew Year's Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Jan 4TuesdayNew Year Holiday Day off in lieuScotland
March
Mar 17FridaySaint Patrick's DayNorthern Ireland
April
Apr 14FridayGood FridayNationwide
Apr 17MondayEaster MondayEngland, Northern Ireland, Wales
May
May 1MondayMay DayNationwide
May 29MondaySpring Bank HolidayNationwide
July
Jul 12WednesdayBattle of the BoyneNorthern Ireland
August
Aug 7MondaySummer Bank HolidayScotland
Aug 28MondayLate Summer Bank HolidayEngland, Northern Ireland, Wales
November
Nov 30ThursdaySaint Andrew's DayScotland
December
Dec 25MondayChristmas DayNationwide
Dec 26TuesdayBoxing DayNationwide
Nationwide
6bank holidays
By region
8–10across 4 regions
Working days
254after nationwide days off
Long weekends
53 days or more

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2028

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend.

UK bank holidays by year

2028 holidays in other countries

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Frequently asked questions

How many bank holidays are there in the United Kingdom in 2028?

6 nationwide bank holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Good Friday (Apr 14); May Day (May 1); Spring Bank Holiday (May 29); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26). Regions add 8 more days between them.

How many working days are there in 2028?

254 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.