UK Bank Holidays 2028
The full list of 2028bank holidays for England & Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland — sourced from gov.uk, with substitute days applied for weekend dates.
England & Wales
8 bank holidays
New Year’s Day
Mondaysubstitute day
Monday, 3 January 2028
Good Friday
Friday
Friday, 14 April 2028
Easter Monday
Monday
Monday, 17 April 2028
Early May bank holiday
Monday
Monday, 1 May 2028
Spring bank holiday
Monday
Monday, 29 May 2028
Summer bank holiday
Monday
Monday, 28 August 2028
Christmas Day
Monday
Monday, 25 December 2028
Boxing Day
Tuesday
Tuesday, 26 December 2028
Scotland
9 bank holidays
New Year’s Day
Mondaysubstitute day
Monday, 3 January 2028
2nd January
Tuesdaysubstitute day
Tuesday, 4 January 2028
Good Friday
Friday
Friday, 14 April 2028
Early May bank holiday
Monday
Monday, 1 May 2028
Spring bank holiday
Monday
Monday, 29 May 2028
Summer bank holiday
Monday
Monday, 7 August 2028
St Andrew’s Day
Thursday
Thursday, 30 November 2028
Christmas Day
Monday
Monday, 25 December 2028
Boxing Day
Tuesday
Tuesday, 26 December 2028
Northern Ireland
10 bank holidays
New Year’s Day
Mondaysubstitute day
Monday, 3 January 2028
St Patrick’s Day
Friday
Friday, 17 March 2028
Good Friday
Friday
Friday, 14 April 2028
Easter Monday
Monday
Monday, 17 April 2028
Early May bank holiday
Monday
Monday, 1 May 2028
Spring bank holiday
Monday
Monday, 29 May 2028
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
Wednesday
Wednesday, 12 July 2028
Summer bank holiday
Monday
Monday, 28 August 2028
Christmas Day
Monday
Monday, 25 December 2028
Boxing Day
Tuesday
Tuesday, 26 December 2028
What happens if a bank holiday falls on a weekend?
When a bank holiday lands on a Saturday or Sunday, the day off in lieu — the “substitute day” — moves to the next Monday (or Tuesday if the Monday is already a bank holiday). The substitute day, not the original date, is the bank holiday for legal and contractual purposes.
All substitute days on this page are flagged. The underlying data comes from the official gov.uk feed, which calculates substitutes authoritatively.
Long weekends in 2028
In England & Wales, 2028 has 7 three-day weekends: New Year’s Day (Mon 03/01), Good Friday (Fri 14/04), Easter Monday (Mon 17/04), Early May bank holiday (Mon 01/05), Spring bank holiday (Mon 29/05), Summer bank holiday (Mon 28/08), Christmas Day (Mon 25/12).
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