Bank holidays 1978
There were 8 in England and Wales, 8 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 1978. Below were the bank holidays 1978 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 | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's DaySubstitute day | |
| Tuesday | 2nd JanuarySubstitute day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's DaySubstitute day | |
| Friday | St Patrick's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Wednesday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | 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 1978, 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
Easter Sunday was 26 March 1978. Good Friday was Friday 24 March 1978, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 27 March 1978, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 1978 ran from 24 March to 27 March.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 1 May 1978 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 29 May 1978.
The August bank holiday was Monday 28 August 1978 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 7 August 1978 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Monday 25 December 1978 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Tuesday 26 December 1978, giving 4 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Monday 1 January 1979, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Tuesday 2 January 1979.
Every 1978 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spring bank holiday | 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 | |
| Christmas Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Boxing Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Total bank holidays in 1978 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
The 1978 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
No bank holidays.
· Early May bank holiday
All of the UK
· Spring bank holiday
All of the UK
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
All of the UK
· Boxing Day
All of the UK
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How the 1978 bank holidays joined up with weekends in England and Wales.
3days off
Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan
New Year's Day
4days off
Fri 24 Mar – Mon 27 Mar
Good Friday + Easter Monday
3days off
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May
Early May bank holiday
3days off
Sat 27 May – Mon 29 May
Spring bank holiday
3days off
Sat 26 Aug – Mon 28 Aug
Summer bank holiday
4days off
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec
Christmas Day + Boxing Day
If your holiday year runs from 1 April 1978 to 31 March 1979, 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 1978.
Easter Sunday was 26 March 1978. Good Friday was Friday 24 March 1978 and Easter Monday was Monday 27 March 1978. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 1978 was Friday 24 March 1978. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 1 May 1978 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 29 May 1978.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 28 August 1978 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 7 August 1978 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Monday 25 December 1978 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Tuesday 26 December 1978.
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 1978 was Tuesday 26 December 1978.
Yes. In England and Wales the Christmas bank holidays and the weekend gave 4 days off in a row, from Saturday 23 December 1978 to Tuesday 26 December 1978.
Yes. New Year's Day was observed on Monday 2 January 1978 in the whole UK; 2nd January was observed on Tuesday 3 January 1978 in Scotland.
Yes, in the whole UK. Monday 2 January 1978 was the substitute day for New Year's Day, which fell on a weekend.
Yes, in Scotland. Tuesday 3 January 1978 was the substitute day for 2nd January, which fell on a weekend.
No. There was no one-off bank holiday in 1978.
In the leave year from 1 April 1978 to 31 March 1979 there were 6 in England and Wales, 7 in Scotland and 8 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.