Bank holidays 1977
There were 8 in England and Wales, 8 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 1977. Below were the bank holidays 1977 dates for every nation, with weekdays, substitute days and long weekends.
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's DaySubstitute day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holidayMovedMoved to June for the Silver Jubilee | |
| Tuesday | Silver Jubilee bank holidayOne-offSilver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Monday | Boxing Day | |
| Tuesday | Christmas DaySubstitute day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's DaySubstitute day | |
| Tuesday | 2nd JanuarySubstitute day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Tuesday | Silver Jubilee bank holidayOne-offSilver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Monday | Boxing Day | |
| Tuesday | Christmas DaySubstitute day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's DaySubstitute day | |
| Thursday | St Patrick's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holidayMovedMoved to June for the Silver Jubilee | |
| Tuesday | Silver Jubilee bank holidayOne-offSilver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II | |
| Tuesday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Monday | Boxing Day | |
| Tuesday | Christmas 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 1977, and any one-off extras.
Substitute day
New Year's Day: the usual date fell on a weekend.
All of the UK
Substitute day
2nd January: the usual date fell on a weekend.
Scotland
Moved for one year
Spring bank holiday. Moved to June for the Silver Jubilee.
England & WalesN. Ireland
One-off bank holiday
Silver Jubilee bank holiday. Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
All of the UK
Substitute day
Christmas Day: the usual date fell on a weekend.
All of the UK
Easter Sunday was 10 April 1977. Good Friday was Friday 8 April 1977, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 11 April 1977, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 1977 ran from 8 April to 11 April.
There was no Early May bank holiday in England and Wales in 1977. The Spring bank holiday was Monday 6 June 1977.
The August bank holiday was Monday 29 August 1977 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 1 August 1977 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Tuesday 27 December 1977 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Monday 26 December 1977, giving 4 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Monday 2 January 1978, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Tuesday 3 January 1978.
Every 1977 bank holiday in date order and which parts of the UK had it.
| Date | Bank holiday | England & Wales | Scotland | N. Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DaySubstitute day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2nd JanuarySubstitute day | 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 holidayMoved | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Silver Jubilee bank holidayOne-off | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) | No | No | Yes | |
| Summer bank holiday | No | Yes | No | |
| Summer bank holiday | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Boxing Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Christmas DaySubstitute day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Total bank holidays in 1977 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
The 1977 bank holidays grouped by month.
· New Year's Day (substitute)
All of the UK
· 2nd January (substitute)
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
· Silver Jubilee bank holiday
All of the UK
· 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.
· Boxing Day
All of the UK
· Christmas Day (substitute)
All of the UK
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How the 1977 bank holidays joined up with weekends in England and Wales.
3days off
Sat 1 Jan – Mon 3 Jan
New Year's Day
4days off
Fri 8 Apr – Mon 11 Apr
Good Friday + Easter Monday
4days off
Sat 4 Jun – Tue 7 Jun
Spring bank holiday + Silver Jubilee bank holiday
3days off
Sat 27 Aug – Mon 29 Aug
Summer bank holiday
4days off
Sat 24 Dec – Tue 27 Dec
Boxing Day + Christmas Day
If your holiday year runs from 1 April 1977 to 31 March 1978, these were the bank holidays that fall inside it.
There were 8 in England and Wales, 8 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 1977.
Easter Sunday was 10 April 1977. Good Friday was Friday 8 April 1977 and Easter Monday was Monday 11 April 1977. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 1977 was Friday 8 April 1977. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
In 1977 the only May bank holiday in England and Wales was the Spring bank holiday on Monday 6 June 1977. The Early May bank holiday was introduced there in 1978.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 29 August 1977 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 1 August 1977 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Tuesday 27 December 1977 (a substitute day) and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Monday 26 December 1977.
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 1977 was Monday 26 December 1977.
Yes. In England and Wales the Christmas bank holidays and the weekend gave 4 days off in a row, from Saturday 24 December 1977 to Tuesday 27 December 1977.
Yes. New Year's Day was observed on Monday 3 January 1977 in the whole UK; 2nd January was observed on Tuesday 4 January 1977 in Scotland; Christmas Day was observed on Tuesday 27 December 1977 in the whole UK.
Yes, in the whole UK. Monday 3 January 1977 was the substitute day for New Year's Day, which fell on a weekend.
Yes, in Scotland. Tuesday 4 January 1977 was the substitute day for 2nd January, which fell on a weekend.
Yes. Silver Jubilee bank holiday on Tuesday 7 June 1977 in the whole UK (Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II).
In the leave year from 1 April 1977 to 31 March 1978 there were 10 in England and Wales, 9 in Scotland and 12 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.