Is 1st January 2023 a bank holiday?

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  • England and Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland

The next bank holiday in England and Wales is 26 December Boxing Day

Upcoming bank holidays in England and Wales

Upcoming bank holidays in England and Wales 2022

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
26 DecemberMonday Boxing Day
27 DecemberTuesday Christmas Day (substitute day)

Upcoming bank holidays in England and Wales 2023

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
2 JanuaryMonday New Year’s Day (substitute day)
7 AprilFriday Good Friday
10 AprilMonday Easter Monday
1 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
8 MayMonday Bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III
29 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
28 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
25 DecemberMonday Christmas Day
26 DecemberTuesday Boxing Day

Upcoming bank holidays in England and Wales 2024

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
1 JanuaryMonday New Year’s Day
29 MarchFriday Good Friday
1 AprilMonday Easter Monday
6 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
27 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
26 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
25 DecemberWednesday Christmas Day
26 DecemberThursday Boxing Day

Upcoming bank holidays in England and Wales 2025

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
1 JanuaryWednesday New Year’s Day
18 AprilFriday Good Friday
21 AprilMonday Easter Monday
5 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
26 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
25 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
25 DecemberThursday Christmas Day
26 DecemberFriday Boxing Day

If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.

Your employer does not have to give you paid leave on bank or public holidays.

Bank holidays might affect how and when your benefits are paid.

This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

Past bank holidays in England and Wales

Past bank holidays in England and Wales 2022

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
19 SeptemberMonday Bank Holiday for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
29 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
3 JuneFriday Platinum Jubilee bank holiday
2 JuneThursday Spring bank holiday
2 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
18 AprilMonday Easter Monday
15 AprilFriday Good Friday
3 JanuaryMonday New Year’s Day (substitute day)

Past bank holidays in England and Wales 2021

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
28 DecemberTuesday Boxing Day (substitute day)
27 DecemberMonday Christmas Day (substitute day)
30 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
31 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
3 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
5 AprilMonday Easter Monday
2 AprilFriday Good Friday
1 JanuaryFriday New Year’s Day

Past bank holidays in England and Wales 2020

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
28 DecemberMonday Boxing Day (substitute day)
25 DecemberFriday Christmas Day
31 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
25 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
8 MayFriday Early May bank holiday (VE day)
13 AprilMonday Easter Monday
10 AprilFriday Good Friday
1 JanuaryWednesday New Year’s Day

Past bank holidays in England and Wales 2019

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
26 DecemberThursday Boxing Day
25 DecemberWednesday Christmas Day
26 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
27 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
6 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
22 AprilMonday Easter Monday
19 AprilFriday Good Friday
1 JanuaryTuesday New Year’s Day

Past bank holidays in England and Wales 2018

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
26 DecemberWednesday Boxing Day
25 DecemberTuesday Christmas Day
27 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
28 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
7 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
2 AprilMonday Easter Monday
30 MarchFriday Good Friday
1 JanuaryMonday New Year’s Day

The next bank holiday in Scotland is 30 November St Andrew’s Day

Upcoming bank holidays in Scotland

Upcoming bank holidays in Scotland 2022

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
30 NovemberWednesday St Andrew’s Day
26 DecemberMonday Boxing Day
27 DecemberTuesday Christmas Day (substitute day)

Upcoming bank holidays in Scotland 2023

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
2 JanuaryMonday New Year’s Day (substitute day)
3 JanuaryTuesday 2nd January (substitute day)
7 AprilFriday Good Friday
1 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
8 MayMonday Bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III
29 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
7 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
30 NovemberThursday St Andrew’s Day
25 DecemberMonday Christmas Day
26 DecemberTuesday Boxing Day

Upcoming bank holidays in Scotland 2024

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
1 JanuaryMonday New Year’s Day
2 JanuaryTuesday 2nd January
29 MarchFriday Good Friday
6 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
27 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
5 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
2 DecemberMonday St Andrew’s Day (substitute day)
25 DecemberWednesday Christmas Day
26 DecemberThursday Boxing Day

Upcoming bank holidays in Scotland 2025

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
1 JanuaryWednesday New Year’s Day
2 JanuaryThursday 2nd January
18 AprilFriday Good Friday
5 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
26 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
4 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
1 DecemberMonday St Andrew’s Day (substitute day)
25 DecemberThursday Christmas Day
26 DecemberFriday Boxing Day

If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.

Your employer does not have to give you paid leave on bank or public holidays.

Bank holidays might affect how and when your benefits are paid.

This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

Past bank holidays in Scotland

Past bank holidays in Scotland 2022

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
19 SeptemberMonday Bank Holiday for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
1 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
3 JuneFriday Platinum Jubilee bank holiday
2 JuneThursday Spring bank holiday
2 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
15 AprilFriday Good Friday
4 JanuaryTuesday 2nd January (substitute day)
3 JanuaryMonday New Year’s Day (substitute day)

Past bank holidays in Scotland 2021

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
28 DecemberTuesday Boxing Day (substitute day)
27 DecemberMonday Christmas Day (substitute day)
30 NovemberTuesday St Andrew’s Day
2 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
31 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
3 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
2 AprilFriday Good Friday
4 JanuaryMonday 2nd January (substitute day)
1 JanuaryFriday New Year’s Day

Past bank holidays in Scotland 2020

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
28 DecemberMonday Boxing Day (substitute day)
25 DecemberFriday Christmas Day
30 NovemberMonday St Andrew’s Day
3 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
25 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
8 MayFriday Early May bank holiday (VE day)
10 AprilFriday Good Friday
2 JanuaryThursday 2nd January
1 JanuaryWednesday New Year’s Day

Past bank holidays in Scotland 2019

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
26 DecemberThursday Boxing Day
25 DecemberWednesday Christmas Day
2 DecemberMonday St Andrew’s Day (substitute day)
5 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
27 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
6 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
19 AprilFriday Good Friday
2 JanuaryWednesday 2nd January
1 JanuaryTuesday New Year’s Day

Past bank holidays in Scotland 2018

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
26 DecemberWednesday Boxing Day
25 DecemberTuesday Christmas Day
30 NovemberFriday St Andrew’s Day
6 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
28 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
7 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
30 MarchFriday Good Friday
2 JanuaryTuesday 2nd January
1 JanuaryMonday New Year’s Day

The next bank holiday in Northern Ireland is 26 December Boxing Day

Upcoming bank holidays in Northern Ireland

Upcoming bank holidays in Northern Ireland 2022

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
26 DecemberMonday Boxing Day
27 DecemberTuesday Christmas Day (substitute day)

Upcoming bank holidays in Northern Ireland 2023

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
2 JanuaryMonday New Year’s Day (substitute day)
17 MarchFriday St Patrick’s Day
7 AprilFriday Good Friday
10 AprilMonday Easter Monday
1 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
8 MayMonday Bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III
29 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
12 JulyWednesday Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
28 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
25 DecemberMonday Christmas Day
26 DecemberTuesday Boxing Day

Upcoming bank holidays in Northern Ireland 2024

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
1 JanuaryMonday New Year’s Day
18 MarchMonday St Patrick’s Day (substitute day)
29 MarchFriday Good Friday
1 AprilMonday Easter Monday
6 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
27 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
12 JulyFriday Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
26 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
25 DecemberWednesday Christmas Day
26 DecemberThursday Boxing Day

Upcoming bank holidays in Northern Ireland 2025

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
1 JanuaryWednesday New Year’s Day
17 MarchMonday St Patrick’s Day
18 AprilFriday Good Friday
21 AprilMonday Easter Monday
5 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
26 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
14 JulyMonday Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) (substitute day)
25 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
25 DecemberThursday Christmas Day
26 DecemberFriday Boxing Day

If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.

Your employer does not have to give you paid leave on bank or public holidays.

Bank holidays might affect how and when your benefits are paid.

This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

Past bank holidays in Northern Ireland

Past bank holidays in Northern Ireland 2022

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
19 SeptemberMonday Bank Holiday for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
29 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
12 JulyTuesday Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
3 JuneFriday Platinum Jubilee bank holiday
2 JuneThursday Spring bank holiday
2 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
18 AprilMonday Easter Monday
15 AprilFriday Good Friday
17 MarchThursday St Patrick’s Day
3 JanuaryMonday New Year’s Day (substitute day)

Past bank holidays in Northern Ireland 2021

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
28 DecemberTuesday Boxing Day (substitute day)
27 DecemberMonday Christmas Day (substitute day)
30 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
12 JulyMonday Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
31 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
3 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
5 AprilMonday Easter Monday
2 AprilFriday Good Friday
17 MarchWednesday St Patrick’s Day
1 JanuaryFriday New Year’s Day

Past bank holidays in Northern Ireland 2020

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
28 DecemberMonday Boxing Day (substitute day)
25 DecemberFriday Christmas Day
31 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
13 JulyMonday Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) (substitute day)
25 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
8 MayFriday Early May bank holiday (VE day)
13 AprilMonday Easter Monday
10 AprilFriday Good Friday
17 MarchTuesday St Patrick’s Day
1 JanuaryWednesday New Year’s Day

Past bank holidays in Northern Ireland 2019

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
26 DecemberThursday Boxing Day
25 DecemberWednesday Christmas Day
26 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
12 JulyFriday Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
27 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
6 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
22 AprilMonday Easter Monday
19 AprilFriday Good Friday
18 MarchMonday St Patrick’s Day (substitute day)
1 JanuaryTuesday New Year’s Day

Past bank holidays in Northern Ireland 2018

DateDay of the weekBank holiday
26 DecemberWednesday Boxing Day
25 DecemberTuesday Christmas Day
27 AugustMonday Summer bank holiday
12 JulyThursday Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
28 MayMonday Spring bank holiday
7 MayMonday Early May bank holiday
2 AprilMonday Easter Monday
30 MarchFriday Good Friday
19 MarchMonday St Patrick’s Day (substitute day)
1 JanuaryMonday New Year’s Day

Last updated: 10 November 2022

Sunday, January 1, 2023 – New Year's Day | Monday, January 2 (observed). Beginning on January 1, 2023 New Year's Day will be a federal holiday honoring new years.

Is Monday 1st Jan 2023 a bank holiday?

The first Bank Holiday in 2023 will be on Monday January 2 - a substitute day for New Year's Day, which also falls on a Sunday. There will then be no Bank Holiday until Good Friday, which falls on April 7.

Is 2nd January 2023 a bank holiday?

Which bank holidays are changing next year? New Year's Day 2023 falls on a Sunday, therefore the New Year's Day bank holiday will be on Monday, January 2 in 2023. Good Friday fell late in 2022, on April 15, but in 2023 it will return to the first week of April, on April 7.

Are we getting an extra bank holiday 2023?

The government has announced an additional bank holiday to mark the coronation of King Charles III next year.