Public Holidays in United Kingdom, 2025
The United Kingdom observes 6 nationwide public holidays in 2025. The table below lists every date the holiday calendar records, including the regional ones that are working days elsewhere in the country.
- Public holidays
- 6
- On a weekend
- 0
- Regional only
- 7
- Business days 2025
- 255
Nationwide
United Kingdom holiday calendar 2025
Dates marked nationwide are days off across the United Kingdom. Entries showing a region count, or an observance type, are not deducted from business day calculations.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2025 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 2 January 2025 | Thursday | 2 January | 1 region: GB-SCT |
| 17 March 2025 | Monday | Saint Patrick's Day | 1 region: GB-NIR |
| 18 April 2025 | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| 21 April 2025 | Monday | Easter Monday | 3 regions: GB-ENG, GB-NIR, GB-WLS |
| 5 May 2025 | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Nationwide |
| 26 May 2025 | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Nationwide |
| 12 July 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | Battle of the Boyne | 1 region: GB-NIR |
| 4 August 2025 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | 1 region: GB-SCT |
| 25 August 2025 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | 3 regions: GB-ENG, GB-NIR, GB-WLS |
| 30 November 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | Saint Andrew's Day | 1 region: GB-SCT |
| 25 December 2025 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| 26 December 2025 | Friday | St. Stephen's Day | Nationwide |
Which holidays actually give a day off in 2025?
6 of United Kingdom's 6 nationwide public holidays land on a working day in 2025, so those are the ones that shorten the working year.
The United Kingdom rests on Saturday and Sunday, and most of its public holidays are bank holidays fixed to a Monday.
After removing weekends and holidays, 2025 leaves 255 business days in the United Kingdom.
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