UK Bank Holidays 2024: List for next year with exact dates, days and significance
Boxing Day.
After that, citizens will have to twiddle their thumbs until the first New Year 2024 bank holiday, which will be New Year's Day. This happens almost every year. However, in 2024, there will be two bank holidays in the month of May, so that’s the good part. There will be no bank holiday in February 2024.
Here's the 2024 List of Bank Holidays in the UK
The UK government has published a list of bank holidays of 2024. Here’s the list of UK holidays for next year, the exact date, month and day, and the significance of the day.
UK Bank Holidays 2024 List:
Monday, January 1, 2024 – New Year's Day.
Friday, March 29, 2024 – Good Friday.
Monday, April 1, 2024 – Easter Monday.
Monday, May 6, 2024 – Early May Bank Holiday.
Monday, May 27, 2024 – Spring Bank Holiday.
Monday, August 26, 2024 – Summer Bank Holiday.
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 – Christmas Day.
Thursday, December 26, 2024 – Boxing Day.
The year 2024 will have the fewest bank holidays since 2021.
FAQs
How many bank holidays are there in the UK in 2024?
There are eight bank holidays in the UK in 2024, starting from New Year’s Day in the month of January to Boxing Day in December 2024.
What are the weekend rules for bank holidays in the UK?
The government website in the UK mentions that if a bank holiday falls on a weekend, a 'substitute' weekday automatically becomes a bank holiday, which is normally the following Monday.
