Bank holidays 2015
There were 8 in England and Wales, 9 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 2015. Below were the bank holidays 2015 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 | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| Monday | 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 | St Andrew's Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| Monday | Boxing DaySubstitute day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | 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 | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| Monday | 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 2015, and any one-off extras.
Substitute day
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day): the usual date fell on a weekend.
N. Ireland
Substitute day
Boxing Day: the usual date fell on a weekend.
All of the UK
Easter Sunday was 5 April 2015. Good Friday was Friday 3 April 2015, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 6 April 2015, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 2015 ran from 3 April to 6 April.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 4 May 2015 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 25 May 2015.
The August bank holiday was Monday 31 August 2015 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 3 August 2015 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Friday 25 December 2015 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Monday 28 December 2015, giving 4 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Friday 1 January 2016, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Monday 4 January 2016.
Every 2015 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 | |
| St Andrew's Day | No | Yes | No | |
| Christmas Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Boxing DaySubstitute day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Total bank holidays in 2015 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
The 2015 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) (substitute)
N. Ireland
· Summer bank holiday
Scotland
· Summer bank holiday
England & WalesN. Ireland
No bank holidays.
No bank holidays.
· St Andrew's Day
Scotland
· Christmas Day
All of the UK
· Boxing Day (substitute)
All of the UK
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How the 2015 bank holidays joined up with weekends in England and Wales.
1days off
Thu 1 Jan
New Year's Day
4days off
Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr
Good Friday + Easter Monday
3days off
Sat 2 May – Mon 4 May
Early May bank holiday
3days off
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May
Spring bank holiday
3days off
Sat 29 Aug – Mon 31 Aug
Summer bank holiday
4days off
Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec
Christmas Day + Boxing Day
If your holiday year runs from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016, these were the bank holidays that fall inside it.
There were 8 in England and Wales, 9 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 2015.
Easter Sunday was 5 April 2015. Good Friday was Friday 3 April 2015 and Easter Monday was Monday 6 April 2015. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 2015 was Friday 3 April 2015. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 4 May 2015 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 25 May 2015.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 31 August 2015 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 3 August 2015 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Friday 25 December 2015 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Monday 28 December 2015 (a substitute day).
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 2015 was Monday 28 December 2015, 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 Friday 25 December 2015 to Monday 28 December 2015.
Yes. Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) was observed on Monday 13 July 2015 in Northern Ireland; Boxing Day was observed on Monday 28 December 2015 in the whole UK.
Yes, in Northern Ireland. Monday 13 July 2015 was the substitute day for Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day), which fell on a weekend.
Yes, in the whole UK. Monday 28 December 2015 was the substitute day for Boxing Day, which fell on a weekend.
No. There was no one-off bank holiday in 2015.
In the leave year from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 there were 10 in England and Wales, 10 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.