Public holidays 2025

The United Kingdom has 6 nationwide public holidays in 2025, plus 7 that apply only in part of the country. The first is New Year's Day on Wednesday 1 January and the last is Boxing Day on Friday 26 December.

All public holidays in the United Kingdom in 2025.

Public holidays 2025
HolidayDateObserved in
New Year's DayWednesday, 1 January 2025Nationwide
2nd JanuaryThursday, 2 January 2025Scotland
St Patrick's DayMonday, 17 March 2025Northern Ireland
Good FridayFriday, 18 April 2025Nationwide
Easter MondayMonday, 21 April 2025All except Scotland
Early May bank holidayMonday, 5 May 2025Nationwide
Spring bank holidayMonday, 26 May 2025Nationwide
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)Saturday, 12 July 2025Day off: Monday, 14 July 2025Northern Ireland
Summer bank holiday (Scotland)Monday, 4 August 2025Scotland
Summer bank holidayMonday, 25 August 2025All except Scotland
St Andrew's DaySunday, 30 November 2025Day off: Monday, 1 December 2025Scotland
Christmas DayThursday, 25 December 2025Nationwide
Boxing DayFriday, 26 December 2025Nationwide

Dates calculated from the statutory rules. Source: GOV.UK: UK bank holidays. More about our sources

Other notable days

Other notable days 2025
HolidayDate
EpiphanyMonday, 6 January 2025
Valentine's DayFriday, 14 February 2025
Pancake DayTuesday, 4 March 2025
Mother's DaySunday, 30 March 2025
Easter SundaySunday, 20 April 2025
Ascension DayThursday, 29 May 2025
Whit SundaySunday, 8 June 2025
Whit MondayMonday, 9 June 2025
Father's DaySunday, 15 June 2025
World Animal DaySaturday, 4 October 2025
HalloweenFriday, 31 October 2025
Bonfire NightWednesday, 5 November 2025
Remembrance SundaySunday, 9 November 2025
Remembrance DayTuesday, 11 November 2025
Black FridayFriday, 28 November 2025
Christmas EveWednesday, 24 December 2025
New Year's EveWednesday, 31 December 2025