Bank holidays 2004
There were 8 in England and Wales, 8 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 2004. Below were the bank holidays 2004 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 | Early May bank holiday | |
| 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 | Spring 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 | Early May bank holiday | |
| 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 2004, 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 11 April 2004. Good Friday was Friday 9 April 2004, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 12 April 2004, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 2004 ran from 9 April to 12 April.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 3 May 2004 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 31 May 2004.
The August bank holiday was Monday 30 August 2004 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 2 August 2004 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Monday 27 December 2004 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Tuesday 28 December 2004, giving 4 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Monday 3 January 2005, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Tuesday 4 January 2005.
Every 2004 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) | 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 2004 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
The 2004 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
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 (substitute)
All of the UK
· Boxing Day (substitute)
All of the UK
Bank holidays are filled in green. Use the print button at the top of the page for a paper copy.
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How the 2004 bank holidays joined up with weekends in England and Wales.
1days off
Thu 1 Jan
New Year's Day
4days off
Fri 9 Apr – Mon 12 Apr
Good Friday + Easter Monday
3days off
Sat 1 May – Mon 3 May
Early May bank holiday
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 2004 to 31 March 2005, 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 2004.
Easter Sunday was 11 April 2004. Good Friday was Friday 9 April 2004 and Easter Monday was Monday 12 April 2004. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 2004 was Friday 9 April 2004. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 3 May 2004 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 31 May 2004.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 30 August 2004 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 2 August 2004 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Monday 27 December 2004 (a substitute day) and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Tuesday 28 December 2004 (a substitute day).
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 2004 was Tuesday 28 December 2004, 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 2004 to Tuesday 28 December 2004.
Yes. Christmas Day was observed on Monday 27 December 2004 in the whole UK; Boxing Day was observed on Tuesday 28 December 2004 in the whole UK.
Yes, in the whole UK. Monday 27 December 2004 was the substitute day for Christmas Day, which fell on a weekend.
Yes, in the whole UK. Tuesday 28 December 2004 was the substitute day for Boxing Day, which fell on a weekend.
No. There was no one-off bank holiday in 2004.
In the leave year from 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 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.