Bank holidays 2016
There were 8 in England and Wales, 9 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 2016. Below were the bank holidays 2016 dates for every nation, with weekdays, substitute days and long weekends.
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Monday | Boxing Day | |
| Tuesday | Christmas DaySubstitute day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | 2nd JanuarySubstitute day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Wednesday | St Andrew's Day | |
| Monday | Boxing Day | |
| Tuesday | Christmas DaySubstitute day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | St Patrick's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Tuesday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Monday | Boxing Day | |
| Tuesday | Christmas 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 2016, and any one-off extras.
Substitute day
2nd January: the usual date fell on a weekend.
Scotland
Substitute day
Christmas Day: the usual date fell on a weekend.
All of the UK
Easter Sunday was 27 March 2016. Good Friday was Friday 25 March 2016, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 28 March 2016, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 2016 ran from 25 March to 28 March.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 2 May 2016 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 30 May 2016.
The August bank holiday was Monday 29 August 2016 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 1 August 2016 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Tuesday 27 December 2016 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Monday 26 December 2016, giving 4 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Monday 2 January 2017, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Tuesday 3 January 2017.
Every 2016 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 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 | |
| St Andrew's Day | No | Yes | No | |
| Boxing Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Christmas DaySubstitute day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Total bank holidays in 2016 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
The 2016 bank holidays grouped by month.
· New Year's Day
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.
· St Andrew's Day
Scotland
· Boxing Day
All of the UK
· Christmas Day (substitute)
All of the UK
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How the 2016 bank holidays joined up with weekends in England and Wales.
3days off
Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan
New Year's Day
4days off
Fri 25 Mar – Mon 28 Mar
Good Friday + Easter Monday
3days off
Sat 30 Apr – Mon 2 May
Early May bank holiday
3days off
Sat 28 May – Mon 30 May
Spring bank holiday
3days off
Sat 27 Aug – Mon 29 Aug
Summer bank holiday
4days off
Sat 24 Dec – Tue 27 Dec
Boxing Day + Christmas Day
If your holiday year runs from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017, 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 2016.
Easter Sunday was 27 March 2016. Good Friday was Friday 25 March 2016 and Easter Monday was Monday 28 March 2016. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 2016 was Friday 25 March 2016. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 2 May 2016 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 30 May 2016.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 29 August 2016 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 1 August 2016 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Tuesday 27 December 2016 (a substitute day) and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Monday 26 December 2016.
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 2016 was Monday 26 December 2016.
Yes. In England and Wales the Christmas bank holidays and the weekend gave 4 days off in a row, from Saturday 24 December 2016 to Tuesday 27 December 2016.
Yes. 2nd January was observed on Monday 4 January 2016 in Scotland; Christmas Day was observed on Tuesday 27 December 2016 in the whole UK.
Yes, in Scotland. Monday 4 January 2016 was the substitute day for 2nd January, which fell on a weekend.
Yes, in the whole UK. Tuesday 27 December 2016 was the substitute day for Christmas Day, which fell on a weekend.
No. There was no one-off bank holiday in 2016.
In the leave year from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 there were 6 in England and Wales, 8 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.