What bank holidays will there be in 2023?

In 2023, the UK will observe a list of holidays including Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday, Summer Bank Holiday, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. These UK bank holidays offer a chance to relax, engage in festivities, and spend quality time with loved ones.

How many bank holidays will there be in 2023?

In England and Wales, you can count on nine bank holidays taking place in 2023. In Scotland, add an extra for a total of ten bank holidays, with the highest being eleven holidays in Northern Ireland.

What dates are the next bank holidays?

Is May 1st a bank holiday this year?

Early May Bank Holiday is celebrated on the first Monday of May in the UK. This year the bank holiday falls on the 6th of May 2024.

How many bank holidays from April 2023 to March 2024?

In 2024, Good Friday — which is normally in April — falls on 29 March. As a result, there will be nine bank holidays in the leave year 2023/34, but only seven in 2024/25.

List of bank holidays in December, 2023

Will there be 3 bank holidays in May 2024?

May is a great month to take advantage of as there are two bank holidays.

Are there 3 May bank holidays in 2023?

There is a total of three bank holidays in May 2023, thanks to there being an additional day off for the coronation of King Charles III.

Why is May 30th not a bank holiday?

It normally falls on the last Monday in May, but in 2002, 2012 and 2022 it was moved a few days into June and was followed by an extra bank holiday, in order to create a four-day jubilee weekend in celebration of Elizabeth II's 50, 60 and 70 years of reign. Falls on 27 May in 2024.

Why is May 31 a bank holiday UK?

Background. The spring bank holiday started as the Monday after Pentecost. This is known as Whitsun or Whit Monday in the United Kingdom. The Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, moved this bank holiday to the last Monday in May, following a trial period of this arrangement from 1965 to 1970.

Is May 5th 2023 a bank holiday?

This means that there are three bank holidays in May next year: Monday 1 May, Monday 8 May and Monday 29 May.

Why do we have 2 bank holidays in May?

The second bank holiday in the month of May exists because it used to be held on the day-off in the Christian calendar after Whit Sunday or Pentecost. Whit Sunday always falls seven Sundays past Easter Sunday. Since 1971 however, this bank holiday has always been held on the last Monday of the month.

Is there an August bank holiday in 2023?

There's not long to wait as the date falls on August 28th for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, if you live in Scotland, you get to enjoy the day off on the slightly earlier date of August 7th.

Are there any bank holidays in June?

Easter Monday – April 1st (Monday) May Day – May 6th (Monday) June Bank Holiday – June 3rd (Monday) August Bank Holiday – August 5th (Monday)

How many bank holidays are there in 2023 in the UK?

There are 8 permanent UK bank holidays each year. And for 2023, there is one extra bank holiday: New Year's Day. Good Friday.

Is 8th May a bank holiday?

In January 2023, the Government announced that there would be an additional bank holiday to mark the Coronation of King Charles III. The coronation itself is taking place on Saturday 6th May but the bank holiday will be on Monday 8th May and will take effect across the United Kingdom.

Is May 8th 2023 a bank holiday?

The King's Coronation is taking place on 6 May 2023 however the bank holiday will fall on 8 May 2023 for England and Wales. This is an additional bank holiday to 1 May 2023.

Why is May 29th a holiday?

This Bank Holiday used to be known as Whit Monday which was the day after Whit Sunday, otherwise known as the Feast of Pentecost. In the 1970s this was changed to the Late May Bank holiday partly to secularise it, and partly to fix it in the calendar as Pentecost is a movable feast being 50 days after Easter.

Is there a bank holiday at the end of May?

Late Spring Bank Holiday is always on the last Monday in May. There are two bank holidays in May which have distinctly different origins: the Early May Bank Holiday, occasionally referred to as May Day, and the later Spring Bank Holiday. Scroll down to see more on May traditions and events.

Why is first Monday in May a bank holiday?

In 1890 the May Bank Holiday became associated with International Workers' Day as the Second International organised a day of protests in support of an eight-hour working day. After that the 1st May was linked with protests and became an official holiday in 1978.

Why is May 6th a bank holiday?

King Charles will be crowned on May 6. The UK will get a bank holiday on Monday, May 8, to celebrate King Charles III's coronation, which will take place on Saturday, May 6. Schools, businesses, and government offices will be allowed to closed, allowing workers to celebrate the occasion with a long weekend.

Is New Year's day a bank holiday 2024?

Monday, January 1 - New Year's Day. Friday, March 29 - Good Friday. Monday, April 1 - Easter Monday. Monday, May 6 - Early May bank holiday.

Who invented bank holidays?

The statutory bank holidays we know and love today were introduced in 1871 by banker and politician John Lubbock, the first Baron of Avebury, who it's fair to say was a bit of a character.

Is 3rd June 2023 a bank holiday?

For the jubilee, the spring bank holiday at the end of May was moved to Thursday 2 June and Friday 3 June became an additional bank holiday, creating a four-day weekend.

What bank holidays did we have in May?

Is Monday 8th a bank holiday?

Do we get an extra bank holiday for the Coronation? Yes, to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III on Saturday 6th May, an extra bank holiday will take place on Monday the 8th May. However, this does not mean employees are automatically entitled to paid time off for this day.