Check 2016 UK Public and Bank Holidays. Check the dates in 2016 for St Patrick’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Early May bank holiday, Spring bank holiday, Orangemen’s Day, Summer bank holiday, St Andrew’s Day, Christmas and Boxing Day. Check 2016 bank and public holidays in England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
| Date | Week Day | Holiday | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-January | Friday |
New Year’s Day |
All Over |
| 04-January | Monday |
2nd January(substitute day) |
Scotland |
| 28-March | Monday |
Easter Monday |
England and Wales, Northern Ireland |
| 25-March | Friday |
Good Friday |
All Over |
| 17-March | Thursday |
St Patrick’s Day |
Northern Ireland |
| 02-May | Monday |
Early May bank holiday |
All Over |
| 30-May | Monday |
Spring bank holiday |
All Over |
| 12-July | Tuesday |
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) |
Northern Ireland |
| 01-August | Monday |
Summer bank holiday |
Scotland |
| 29-August | Monday |
Summer bank holiday |
England and Wales, Northern Ireland |
| 30-November | Wednesday |
St Andrew’s Day |
Scotland |
| 26-December | Monday |
Boxing Day |
All Over |
| 27-December | Tuesday |
Christmas Day(substitute day) |
All Over |
England And Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland |
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| If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday. | |||
| Bank holidays are holidays when banks and many other businesses are closed for the day. Public holidays are holidays which have been observed through custom and practice. |
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