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We’ve only just started 2021, and many people are already looking forward to their next days off work. But workers may have to wait a few months until their next bank holiday day after New Year’s Day.
Bank holidays are national public holidays in the United Kingdom.
The name originally comes from banks closing for business on certain days of the year.
Most years, the UK has eight bank holiday days, including Christmas Day, Easter Monday and New Year’s Day.
2021 won’t be any different, with the first bank holiday taking place on January 1.
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Bank Holidays 2021 (England and Wales)
- January 1 – New Year’s Day
- April 2 – Good Friday
- April 5 – Easter Monday
- May 3 – Early May bank holiday
- May 31 – Spring bank holiday
- August 30 – Summer bank holiday
- December 27 – Christmas Day (substitute)
- December 28 – Boxing Day (substitute)
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It’ll be three months until the next bank holiday, after New Year’s Day.
This year, Christmas Day and Boxing Day will fall on a Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
That means the bank holidays will be carried over into the following week, as the public already have weekend’s off work.
But there are a few slight tweak’s to Scotland and Northern Ireland’s bank holidays, as there are each year.
Bank Holidays 2021 (Scotland)
- January 1 – New Year’s Day
- January 4 – January 2 (substitute)
- April 2 – Good Friday
- May 3 – Early May bank holiday
- May 31 – Spring bank holiday
- August 2 – Summer bank holiday
- November 30 – St Andrew’s Day
- December 27 – Christmas Day (substitute)
- December 28 – Boxing Day (substitute)
Bank Holidays 2021 (Northern Ireland)
- January 1 – New Year’s Day
- March 17 – St Patrick’s Day
- April 2 – Good Friday
- April 5 – Easter Monday
- May 3 – Early May bank holiday
- May 31 – Spring bank holiday
- July 12 – Battle of the Boyne
- August 30 – Summer bank holiday
- December 27 – Christmas Day (substitute)
- December 28 – Boxing Day (substitute)
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