Bank holidays 1976
There were 7 in England and Wales, 7 in Scotland and 9 in Northern Ireland in 1976. Below were the bank holidays 1976 dates for every nation, with weekdays, substitute days and long weekends.
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Monday | Christmas DaySubstitute day | |
| Tuesday | Boxing DaySubstitute day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | 2nd January | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Monday | Christmas DaySubstitute day | |
| Tuesday | Boxing DaySubstitute day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | St Patrick's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Monday | Christmas DaySubstitute day | |
| Tuesday | Boxing DaySubstitute 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 1976, and any one-off extras.
Substitute day
Christmas Day: the usual date fell on a weekend.
All of the UK
Substitute day
Boxing Day: the usual date fell on a weekend.
All of the UK
Easter Sunday was 18 April 1976. Good Friday was Friday 16 April 1976, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 19 April 1976, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 1976 ran from 16 April to 19 April.
There was no Early May bank holiday in England and Wales in 1976. The Spring bank holiday was Monday 31 May 1976.
The August bank holiday was Monday 30 August 1976 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 2 August 1976 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Monday 27 December 1976 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Tuesday 28 December 1976, giving 4 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Monday 3 January 1977, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Tuesday 4 January 1977.
Every 1976 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2nd January | No | Yes | No | |
| St Patrick's 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 | |
| Christmas DaySubstitute day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Boxing DaySubstitute day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Total bank holidays in 1976 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
The 1976 bank holidays grouped by month.
· New Year's Day
All of the UK
· 2nd January
Scotland
No bank holidays.
· St Patrick's Day
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.
No bank holidays.
· Christmas Day (substitute)
All of the UK
· Boxing Day (substitute)
All of the UK
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How the 1976 bank holidays joined up with weekends in England and Wales.
1days off
Thu 1 Jan
New Year's Day
4days off
Fri 16 Apr – Mon 19 Apr
Good Friday + Easter Monday
3days off
Sat 29 May – Mon 31 May
Spring bank holiday
3days off
Sat 28 Aug – Mon 30 Aug
Summer bank holiday
4days off
Sat 25 Dec – Tue 28 Dec
Christmas Day + Boxing Day
If your holiday year runs from 1 April 1976 to 31 March 1977, 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 1976.
Easter Sunday was 18 April 1976. Good Friday was Friday 16 April 1976 and Easter Monday was Monday 19 April 1976. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 1976 was Friday 16 April 1976. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
In 1976 the only May bank holiday in England and Wales was the Spring bank holiday on Monday 31 May 1976. The Early May bank holiday was introduced there in 1978.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 30 August 1976 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 2 August 1976 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Monday 27 December 1976 (a substitute day) and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Tuesday 28 December 1976 (a substitute day).
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 1976 was Tuesday 28 December 1976, a substitute day because 26 December falls on a weekend.
Yes. In England and Wales the Christmas bank holidays and the weekend gave 4 days off in a row, from Saturday 25 December 1976 to Tuesday 28 December 1976.
Yes. Christmas Day was observed on Monday 27 December 1976 in the whole UK; Boxing Day was observed on Tuesday 28 December 1976 in the whole UK.
Yes, in the whole UK. Monday 27 December 1976 was the substitute day for Christmas Day, which fell on a weekend.
Yes, in the whole UK. Tuesday 28 December 1976 was the substitute day for Boxing Day, which fell on a weekend.
No. There was no one-off bank holiday in 1976.
In the leave year from 1 April 1976 to 31 March 1977 there were 7 in England and Wales, 7 in Scotland and 9 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.