Bank holidays 1986
There were 8 in England and Wales, 8 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 1986. Below were the bank holidays 1986 dates for every nation, with weekdays, substitute days and long weekends.
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | 2nd January | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | St Patrick's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)Substitute day | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | 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 1986, and any one-off extras.
Substitute day
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day): the usual date fell on a weekend.
N. Ireland
Easter Sunday was 30 March 1986. Good Friday was Friday 28 March 1986, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 31 March 1986, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 1986 ran from 28 March to 31 March.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 5 May 1986 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 26 May 1986.
The August bank holiday was Monday 25 August 1986 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 4 August 1986 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Thursday 25 December 1986 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Friday 26 December 1986, giving 4 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Thursday 1 January 1987, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Friday 2 January 1987.
Every 1986 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spring bank holiday | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)Substitute 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 1986 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
The 1986 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
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) (substitute)
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 1986 bank holidays joined up with weekends in England and Wales.
1days off
Wed 1 Jan
New Year's Day
4days off
Fri 28 Mar – Mon 31 Mar
Good Friday + Easter Monday
3days off
Sat 3 May – Mon 5 May
Early May bank holiday
3days off
Sat 24 May – Mon 26 May
Spring bank holiday
3days off
Sat 23 Aug – Mon 25 Aug
Summer bank holiday
4days off
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec
Christmas Day + Boxing Day
If your holiday year runs from 1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987, 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 1986.
Easter Sunday was 30 March 1986. Good Friday was Friday 28 March 1986 and Easter Monday was Monday 31 March 1986. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 1986 was Friday 28 March 1986. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 5 May 1986 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 26 May 1986.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 25 August 1986 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 4 August 1986 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Thursday 25 December 1986 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Friday 26 December 1986.
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 1986 was Friday 26 December 1986.
Yes. In England and Wales the Christmas bank holidays and the weekend gave 4 days off in a row, from Thursday 25 December 1986 to Sunday 28 December 1986.
Yes. Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) was observed on Monday 14 July 1986 in Northern Ireland.
Yes, in Northern Ireland. Monday 14 July 1986 was the substitute day for Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day), which fell on a weekend.
No. There was no one-off bank holiday in 1986.
In the leave year from 1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987 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.