Bank holidays 1984
There were 8 in England and Wales, 8 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 1984. Below were the bank holidays 1984 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 | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Day | |
| Wednesday | 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 | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Day | |
| Wednesday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's DaySubstitute day | |
| Monday | St Patrick's DaySubstitute day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Thursday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| 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 1984, 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
Substitute day
St Patrick's Day: the usual date fell on a weekend.
N. Ireland
Easter Sunday was 22 April 1984. Good Friday was Friday 20 April 1984, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 23 April 1984, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 1984 ran from 20 April to 23 April.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 7 May 1984 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 28 May 1984.
The August bank holiday was Monday 27 August 1984 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 6 August 1984 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Tuesday 25 December 1984 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Wednesday 26 December 1984, giving 2 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Tuesday 1 January 1985, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Wednesday 2 January 1985.
Every 1984 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 DaySubstitute 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 1984 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
The 1984 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 (substitute)
N. Ireland
· Good Friday
All of the UK
· Easter Monday
England & WalesN. Ireland
· 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 1984 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 20 Apr – Mon 23 Apr
Good Friday + Easter Monday
3days off
Sat 5 May – Mon 7 May
Early May bank holiday
3days off
Sat 26 May – Mon 28 May
Spring bank holiday
3days off
Sat 25 Aug – Mon 27 Aug
Summer bank holiday
2days off
Tue 25 Dec – Wed 26 Dec
Christmas Day + Boxing Day
If your holiday year runs from 1 April 1984 to 31 March 1985, 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 1984.
Easter Sunday was 22 April 1984. Good Friday was Friday 20 April 1984 and Easter Monday was Monday 23 April 1984. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 1984 was Friday 20 April 1984. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 7 May 1984 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 28 May 1984.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 27 August 1984 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 6 August 1984 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Tuesday 25 December 1984 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Wednesday 26 December 1984.
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 1984 was Wednesday 26 December 1984.
Yes. In England and Wales the Christmas bank holidays and the weekend gave 2 days off in a row, from Tuesday 25 December 1984 to Wednesday 26 December 1984.
Yes. New Year's Day was observed on Monday 2 January 1984 in the whole UK; 2nd January was observed on Tuesday 3 January 1984 in Scotland; St Patrick's Day was observed on Monday 19 March 1984 in Northern Ireland.
Yes, in the whole UK. Monday 2 January 1984 was the substitute day for New Year's Day, which fell on a weekend.
Yes, in Scotland. Tuesday 3 January 1984 was the substitute day for 2nd January, which fell on a weekend.
No. There was no one-off bank holiday in 1984.
In the leave year from 1 April 1984 to 31 March 1985 there were 8 in England and Wales, 8 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.