Update: Don’t miss the bank holidays for 2024.
When you’re planning your holiday do you like to use bank holidays to extend your break? Me too.
Extra long weekends are great, aren’t they? A mini-break at Easter, or just a way to use up less of your valuable holiday allowance, bank holidays can be very handy. Especially in 2023 because there is an extra bonus day in honour of the King’s Coronation.
Here you can find all the dates for you need to know for bank holidays in the UK for 2023.
England and Wales
| 2 January | Monday | New Year’s Day (substitute day) |
| 7 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 10 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Monday | Early May bank holiday |
| 8 May | Monday | Coronation of King Charles III |
| 29 May | Monday | Spring bank holiday |
| 28 August | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
| 25 December | Monday | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Tuesday | Boxing Day |
Scotland
| 2 January | Monday | New Year’s Day (substitute day) |
| 3 January | Tuesday | 2nd January (substitute day) |
| 7 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 1 May | Monday | Early May bank holiday |
| 8 May | Monday | Coronation of King Charles III |
| 29 May | Monday | Spring bank holiday |
| 7 August | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
| 30 November | Thursday | St Andrew’s Day |
| 25 December | Monday | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Tuesday | Boxing Day |
Northern Ireland
| 2 January | Monday | New Year’s Day (substitute day) |
| 17 March | Friday | St Patrick’s Day |
| 7 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 10 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Monday | Early May bank holiday |
| 8 May | Monday | Coronation of King Charles III |
| 29 May | Monday | Spring bank holiday |
| 12 July | Wednesday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) |
| 28 August | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
| 25 December | Monday | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Tuesday | Boxing Day |
Bank Holiday Calendars in SkyHR
In SkyHR you can decide which bank holiday calendar you want to use for your entire company, or choose a different calendar for each employee.
