Bank holidays 2021
There were 8 in England and Wales, 9 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland in 2021. Below were the bank holidays 2021 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 | Christmas DaySubstitute day | |
| Tuesday | Boxing 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 | |
| Tuesday | St Andrew's Day | |
| Monday | Christmas DaySubstitute day | |
| Tuesday | Boxing DaySubstitute day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | 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 2021, 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
Substitute day
Boxing Day: the usual date fell on a weekend.
All of the UK
Easter Sunday was 4 April 2021. Good Friday was Friday 2 April 2021, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 5 April 2021, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 2021 ran from 2 April to 5 April.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 3 May 2021 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 31 May 2021.
The August bank holiday was Monday 30 August 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 2 August 2021 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Monday 27 December 2021 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Tuesday 28 December 2021, giving 4 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Monday 3 January 2022, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Tuesday 4 January 2022.
Every 2021 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 | |
| Christmas DaySubstitute day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Boxing DaySubstitute day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Total bank holidays in 2021 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
The 2021 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
· 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
· Christmas Day (substitute)
All of the UK
· Boxing Day (substitute)
All of the UK
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How the 2021 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 2 Apr – Mon 5 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 2021 to 31 March 2022, 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 2021.
Easter Sunday was 4 April 2021. Good Friday was Friday 2 April 2021 and Easter Monday was Monday 5 April 2021. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 2021 was Friday 2 April 2021. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 3 May 2021 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 31 May 2021.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 30 August 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 2 August 2021 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Monday 27 December 2021 (a substitute day) and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Tuesday 28 December 2021 (a substitute day).
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 2021 was Tuesday 28 December 2021, 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 2021 to Tuesday 28 December 2021.
Yes. 2nd January was observed on Monday 4 January 2021 in Scotland; Christmas Day was observed on Monday 27 December 2021 in the whole UK; Boxing Day was observed on Tuesday 28 December 2021 in the whole UK.
Yes, in Scotland. Monday 4 January 2021 was the substitute day for 2nd January, which fell on a weekend.
Yes, in the whole UK. Monday 27 December 2021 was the substitute day for Christmas Day, which fell on a weekend.
No. There was no one-off bank holiday in 2021.
In the leave year from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 there were 8 in England and Wales, 9 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.