In this article, All-Holidays.Info will consider the topic: holidays in the United Kingdom 2025. We will provide the exact dates of public holidays 2025 in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You will also find a list of the most significant unofficial holidays.
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Public Holidays in the United Kingdom 2025
In this section we have collected all public holidays in the United Kingdom 2025. Most of them are celebrated throughout the country. Opposite to local public holidays we have indicated where they are officially fixed.
IMPORTANT! In Scotland, councils may introduce additional bank holidays or bank holidays. You can view information about these at this link: https://www.mygov.scot/scotland-bank-holidays.
Here is a summary list of public holidays in 2025 in the UK and Northern Ireland:
- January 1, 2025, Wednesday – New Year’s Day – National Holiday.
- January 2, 2025, Thursday – New Year (second day) – Scotland.
- Monday, March 17, 2025 – St. Patrick’s Day – Northern Ireland.
- Friday, April 18, 2025 – Good Friday – National Holiday.
- Monday, 21 April 2025 – Easter Monday – England and Wales.
- Monday, April 21, 2025 – Easter Monday – Northern Ireland.
- Monday, 5 May 2025 – Early May Bank Holiday – National Holiday.
- Monday, 26 May 2025 – Spring Bank Holiday – National Holiday.
- Saturday 12 July 2025 – Battle of the Boyne / Orange Day – Northern Ireland.
- Monday 14 July 2025 – Battle of the Boyne / Orange Day (replacement day) – Northern Ireland.
- Monday, August 4, 2025 – Summer Bank Holiday – National Holiday.
- Sunday, November 30, 2025 – St Andrew’s Day – Scotland.
- Monday, December 1, 2025 – St Andrew’s Day (replacement day) – Scotland.
- Thursday, December 25, 2025 – Christmas Day – National Holiday.
- Friday, December 26, 2025 – Boxing Day – National Holiday.
Unofficial holidays in Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2025
Below are unofficial holidays in the United Kingdom 2025. Their dates are not fixed by law, but these days are celebrated by many residents of the country. These are mainly Catholic holidays.
January 2025
- Saturday, January 25, 2025 – Burns Night (Scotland).
February 2025
- Friday, February 14, 2025 – Valentine’s Day.
March 2025
- Saturday 1 March 2025 – St David’s Day (Wales).
- March 4, 2025, Tuesday – Carnival.
- Wednesday, March 5, 2025 – Ash Wednesday.
- March 30, 2025, Sunday – Mother’s Day.
April 2025
- April 13, 2025, Sunday – Palm Sunday.
- April 17, 2025, Thursday – Maundy Thursday.
- April 19, 2025, Saturday – Holy Saturday.
- April 20, 2025, Sunday – Easter Sunday.
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – St. George’s Day.
May 2025
- May 29, 2025, Thursday – Ascension of Christ.
June 2025
- June 8, 2025, Sunday – Pentecost Sunday.
- June 9, 2025, Monday – Whit Monday.
- Sunday, June 15, 2025 – Father’s Day.
- Thursday, June 19, 2025 – Corpus Christi.
August 2025
- August 15, 2025, Friday – Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
October 2025
- Sunday, October 5, 2025 – Grandparents’ Day.
- Friday, October 31, 2025 – Halloween.
November 2025
- November 1, 2025, Saturday – All Saints’ Day.
- November 2, 2025, Sunday – All Souls’ Day.
- Sunday, November 30, 2025 – First Sunday of Advent.
- November 30, 2025, Sunday – St. Andrew’s Day.
December 2025
- Sunday, December 7, 2025 – Second Sunday of Advent.
- December 8, 2025, Monday – Immaculate Conception.
- December 14, 2025, Sunday – Third Sunday of Advent.
- Sunday, December 21, 2025 – Fourth Sunday of Advent.
- December 24, 2025, Wednesday – Christmas Eve.
- Wednesday, December 31, 2025 – New Year’s Eve.
Public Holidays in England and Wales 2025
Here is a list of all official public holidays in England and Wales in 2025. On these days, residents are entitled to a day off from work and school (unless otherwise stated in their employment contract).
- January 1, 2025, Wednesday – New Year.
- April 18, 2025, Friday – Good Friday.
- Monday, April 21, 2025 – Easter Monday.
- Monday 5 May 2025 – Early May Bank Holiday.
- Monday, 26 May 2025 – Spring Bank Holiday.
- Monday, 25 August 2025 – Summer Banking Holiday.
- December 25, 2025, Thursday – Christmas.
- Friday, December 26, 2025 – Boxing Day.
Public Holidays in Scotland 2025
The following are the Scottish bank holidays 2025. They apply across Scotland. In addition to these, councils may impose local bank holidays, public holidays and holidays. For more information, please follow this link: https://www.mygov.scot/scotland-bank-holidays.
- January 1, 2025, Wednesday – New Year.
- April 18, 2025, Friday – Good Friday.
- Monday 5 May 2025 – Early May Bank Holiday.
- Monday, 26 May 2025 – Spring Bank Holiday.
- Monday, 4 August 2025 – Summer Bank Holiday.
- November 30, 2025, Sunday – St. Andrew’s Day.
- December 1, 2025, Monday – St. Andrew’s Day (replacement day, transferred from Sunday).
- December 25, 2025, Thursday – Christmas.
- Friday, December 26, 2025 – Boxing Day.
Public Holidays in Northern Ireland 2025
In this section we have collected the dates of public holidays in Northern Ireland 2025. Please note that in 2025 Orange Day fell on Saturday 12 July. In accordance with the legislation, Monday 14 July became a non-working day.
- January 1, 2025, Wednesday – New Year.
- Monday, March 17, 2025 – St. Patrick’s Day.
- April 18, 2025, Friday – Good Friday.
- Monday, April 21, 2025 – Easter Monday.
- Monday 5 May 2025 – Early May Bank Holiday.
- Monday, 26 May 2025 – Spring Bank Holiday.
- Saturday 12 July 2025 – Battle of the Boyne / Orange Day.
- Monday 14 July 2025 – Battle of the Boyne / Orange Day (replacement day, moved from Saturday).
- Monday, 25 August 2025 – Summer Banking Holiday.
- December 25, 2025, Thursday – Christmas.
- Friday, December 26, 2025 – Boxing Day.
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