United Kingdom Holidays 2025
Complete list of public holidays, bank holidays, and observances in United Kingdom for 2025.
January
New Year's Day
First day of the year
New Year's Day
London Stock Exchange closed for New Year's Day
Forex Market Closure
Global forex markets closed for New Year's Day
2nd January
Additional New Year holiday in Scotland
Regional holiday: SCT
March
Ash Wednesday
First day of Lent in Western Christianity
St Patrick's Day
Patron saint of Ireland
Regional holiday: NIR
April
Palm Sunday
Commemorates Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Passover
Also known as: פסח, Pesach
Commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery
Vaisakhi
Also known as: ਵਿਸਾਖੀ, Baisakhi
Sikh New Year and harvest festival
Good Friday
Friday before Easter Sunday
Good Friday
Also known as: Viernes Santo, Karfreitag, Vendredi Saint
Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ
Good Friday
Major global markets closed for Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Also known as: Pascua, Ostern, Pâques, Pasqua
Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Easter Monday
Monday after Easter Sunday
Regional holiday: ENG, WAL, NIR
Easter Monday
Day after Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
European and Commonwealth markets closed for Easter Monday
Yom HaShoah
Also known as: יום השואה
Holocaust Remembrance Day
May
Early May Bank Holiday
Also known as: May Day
Spring bank holiday
Early May Bank Holiday
London Stock Exchange closed for Early May Bank Holiday
Spring Bank Holiday
Late May bank holiday
Spring Bank Holiday
London Stock Exchange closed for Spring Bank Holiday
June
Shavuot
Also known as: שבועות
Festival of Weeks, commemorating the giving of the Torah
Pentecost
Also known as: Whit Sunday, Pfingsten, Pentecôte
Celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles
July
Battle of the Boyne
Also known as: Orangemen's Day, The Twelfth
Commemorates the Battle of the Boyne in 1690
Regional holiday: NIR
August
Summer Bank Holiday
Scottish summer bank holiday
Regional holiday: SCT
Summer Bank Holiday
Late summer bank holiday
Regional holiday: ENG, WAL, NIR
Summer Bank Holiday
London Stock Exchange closed for Summer Bank Holiday
September
Rosh Hashanah
Also known as: ראש השנה
Jewish New Year
October
Yom Kippur
Also known as: יום כיפור
Day of Atonement, holiest day in Judaism
Sukkot
Also known as: סוכות
Feast of Tabernacles
November
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Also known as: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਯੰਤੀ, Gurpurab
Birthday of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism
St Andrew's Day
Scotland's national day
Regional holiday: SCT
December
Hanukkah
Also known as: חנוכה, Chanukah
Festival of Lights, lasts 8 days
Christmas Eve Early Close
Major markets early close on Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ
Christmas Day
Major global markets closed for Christmas
Forex Market Closure
Global forex markets closed for Christmas (rare full closure)
Boxing Day
Day after Christmas
Boxing Day
Commonwealth markets closed for Boxing Day