Bank holidays 1973
There were 7 in England and Wales, 7 in Scotland and 9 in Northern Ireland in 1973. Below were the bank holidays 1973 dates for every nation, with weekdays, substitute days and long weekends.
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Wednesday | Royal Wedding bank holidayOne-offWedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Day | |
| Wednesday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | 2nd January | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Wednesday | Royal Wedding bank holidayOne-offWedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | St Patrick's DaySubstitute day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Thursday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Wednesday | Royal Wedding bank holidayOne-offWedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Day | |
| Wednesday | Boxing Day |
Dates follow the official GOV.UK bank holiday list where published. Later years are calculated from the statutory rules and can change if a holiday is added or moved by royal proclamation.
Bank holidays that did not fall on their usual date in 1973, and any one-off extras.
Substitute day
St Patrick's Day: the usual date fell on a weekend.
N. Ireland
One-off bank holiday
Royal Wedding bank holiday. Wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips.
All of the UK
Easter Sunday was 22 April 1973. Good Friday was Friday 20 April 1973, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 23 April 1973, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 1973 ran from 20 April to 23 April.
There was no Early May bank holiday in England and Wales in 1973. The Spring bank holiday was Monday 28 May 1973.
The August bank holiday was Monday 27 August 1973 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 6 August 1973 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Tuesday 25 December 1973 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Wednesday 26 December 1973, giving 2 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Tuesday 1 January 1974, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Wednesday 2 January 1974.
Every 1973 bank holiday in date order and which parts of the UK had it.
| Date | Bank holiday | England & Wales | Scotland | N. Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | No | Yes | No | |
| 2nd January | No | Yes | No | |
| St Patrick's DaySubstitute day | No | No | Yes | |
| Good Friday | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Easter Monday | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Early May bank holiday | No | Yes | No | |
| Spring bank holiday | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) | No | No | Yes | |
| Summer bank holiday | No | Yes | No | |
| Summer bank holiday | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Royal Wedding bank holidayOne-off | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Christmas Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Boxing Day | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Total bank holidays in 1973 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
The 1973 bank holidays grouped by month.
· New Year's Day
Scotland
· 2nd January
Scotland
No bank holidays.
· St Patrick's Day (substitute)
N. Ireland
· Good Friday
All of the UK
· Easter Monday
England & WalesN. Ireland
· Early May bank holiday
Scotland
· Spring bank holiday
England & WalesN. Ireland
No bank holidays.
· Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)
N. Ireland
· Summer bank holiday
Scotland
· Summer bank holiday
England & WalesN. Ireland
No bank holidays.
No bank holidays.
· Royal Wedding bank holiday
All of the UK
· Christmas Day
All of the UK
· Boxing Day
England & WalesN. Ireland
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How the 1973 bank holidays joined up with weekends in England and Wales.
4days off
Fri 20 Apr – Mon 23 Apr
Good Friday + Easter Monday
3days off
Sat 26 May – Mon 28 May
Spring bank holiday
3days off
Sat 25 Aug – Mon 27 Aug
Summer bank holiday
1days off
Wed 14 Nov
Royal Wedding bank holiday
2days off
Tue 25 Dec – Wed 26 Dec
Christmas Day + Boxing Day
If your holiday year runs from 1 April 1973 to 31 March 1974, these were the bank holidays that fall inside it.
There were 7 in England and Wales, 7 in Scotland and 9 in Northern Ireland in 1973.
Easter Sunday was 22 April 1973. Good Friday was Friday 20 April 1973 and Easter Monday was Monday 23 April 1973. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 1973 was Friday 20 April 1973. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
In 1973 the only May bank holiday in England and Wales was the Spring bank holiday on Monday 28 May 1973. The Early May bank holiday was introduced there in 1978.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 27 August 1973 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 6 August 1973 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Tuesday 25 December 1973 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Wednesday 26 December 1973.
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 1973 was Wednesday 26 December 1973.
Yes. In England and Wales the Christmas bank holidays and the weekend gave 2 days off in a row, from Tuesday 25 December 1973 to Wednesday 26 December 1973.
Yes. St Patrick's Day was observed on Monday 19 March 1973 in Northern Ireland.
Yes, in Northern Ireland. Monday 19 March 1973 was the substitute day for St Patrick's Day, which fell on a weekend.
Yes. Royal Wedding bank holiday on Wednesday 14 November 1973 in the whole UK (Wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips).
In the leave year from 1 April 1973 to 31 March 1974 there were 8 in England and Wales, 7 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland.
Some do. Easter moves by up to five weeks, and the May and August bank holidays are tied to a Monday rather than a date. Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are fixed, but the day off moves to a weekday when they fall on a weekend.