Bank holidays 2023 with templates for PDF
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An overview of public holidays in the United Kingdom (once-Great Britain & Northern Ireland) in 2023, shown in separate tables for the whole of the UK, England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Public holidays in the UK are generally referred to as bank holidays due to the 4 days so designated by the Bank Holidays Act of 1871. The name is now used as a blanket term for all public holidays in the UK as banks, government offices and most businesses are closed on these days, although an increasing number of smaller shops and larger retail businesses remain open.
Public holidays in Britain comprise bank holidays declared by statute (as listed in the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, Schedule 1), by royal proclamation, and common law/customary holidays (Good Friday and Christmas Day, which are not offical bank holidays in England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Royal proclamation is also used to move holidays that would otherwise fall on a weekend or that are moved for special occasions, or to create additional one-off holidays (such as for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012).
When a bank holiday falls on a Sunday the following Monday usually becomes the day when the holiday is observed (known as substitute day or 'bank holiday in lieu'). If the Monday is also a bank holiday, the substitute day moves to the following weekday. UK public holidays always move forward in the calendar, never backwards.
The August bank holiday always falls on the last Monday of August in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and on the first Monday of August in Scotland. Its official name is "Summer Bank Holiday", however it is far more commonly referred to as the "August Bank Holiday". This website therefore uses this more frequently-heard term.
To read more about British public holidays please see the detailed information on Public holidays in the United Kingdom on Wikipedia, and also gov.uk.
Bank holidays and their dates vary between England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. We are therefore showing them in 4 different tables so you can more easily get the information applicable to your region:
- Bank holidays 2023 across the whole of theUK
- Bank holidays 2023 inEngland &Wales
- Bank holidays 2023 inScotland
- Bank holidays 2023 inNorthern Ireland
These four tables are also availabe below as templates to download and print. The templates are saved in Microsoft Word ".docx" format and can be used with the newer versions of Word that support the XML document standard (Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 and Office 365). If you have one of the older versions of Word that only supports the ".doc" format (Word 2000, 2002/XP & 2003), or if you don't have Word installed, use Microsoft Office Online or one of the Microsoft Word/Microsoft Office alternatives FreeOffice TextMaker, LibreOffice Writer, Google Docs and others, which are all free of charge (OpenOffice Writer unfortunately has formatting problems when opening our calendars), or use a docx to doc converter (available for online or offline use). Also compatible with Microsoft Office for Mac (macOS) and Microsoft Office mobile for iPad/iOS, Android and Windows 10 mobile.
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See also:
- UK Bank Holidays for other years:
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Bank Holidays 2023 in all of the UK
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Date | Bank holiday | Region | Day |
January 1st, 2023 | New Year's Day | Nationwide | Sunday |
January 2nd, 2023 | Substitute day (for New Year's Day) | England Wales Northern Ireland | Monday |
January 2nd, 2023 | 2nd January | Scotland | Monday |
January 3rd, 2023 | Substitute day (for New Year's Day) | Scotland | Tuesday |
March 17th, 2023 | St Patrick's Day | Northern Ireland | Friday |
April 7th, 2023 | Good Friday | Nationwide | Friday |
April 10th, 2023 | Easter Monday | England Wales Northern Ireland | Monday |
May 1st, 2023 | Early May Bank Holiday | Nationwide | Monday |
May 8th, 2023 | Coronation Bank Holiday | Nationwide | Monday |
May 29th, 2023 | Spring Bank Holiday | Nationwide | Monday |
July 12th, 2023 | Battle of the Boyne (The Twelfth/Orangemen's Day) | Northern Ireland | Wednesday |
August 7th, 2023 | August Bank Holiday (Scotland) | Scotland | Monday |
August 28th, 2023 | August Bank Holiday | England Wales Northern Ireland | Monday |
November 30th, 2023 | St Andrew's Day | Scotland | Thursday |
December 25th, 2023 | Christmas Day | Nationwide | Monday |
December 26th, 2023 | Boxing Day | Nationwide | Tuesday |
2022 | 2024 |
UK Bank Holidays 2023
Templates for Microsoft Word
Downloadable template:
Bank Holidays 2023 in the UK
- 1 A4 page, landscape orientation
- suitable for all Word versions from 2007 (.docx file)
Bank holidays in other years:
2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · earlier years
Calendars for 2023:
- Yearly calendars 2023
- Weekly calendars 2023
Bank Holidays 2023 in England & Wales
England and Wales have eight bank holidays a year and are thus the countries with the lowest number of bank holidays in Europe and in the G20 group of leading economies. Unlike in Scotland and Northern Ireland, neither England's national saint's day St. George's Day, celebrated on April 23rd, nor Wales' national saint's day St. David's Day, celebrated on March 1st, are bank holidays.
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Date | Bank holiday | Day |
January 1st, 2023 | New Year's Day | Sunday |
January 2nd, 2023 | Substitute day (for New Year's Day) | Monday |
April 7th, 2023 | Good Friday | Friday |
April 10th, 2023 | Easter Monday | Monday |
May 1st, 2023 | Early May Bank Holiday | Monday |
May 8th, 2023 | Coronation Bank Holiday | Monday |
May 29th, 2023 | Spring Bank Holiday | Monday |
August 28th, 2023 | August Bank Holiday | Monday |
December 25th, 2023 | Christmas Day | Monday |
December 26th, 2023 | Boxing Day | Tuesday |
2022 | 2024 |
Bank Holidays 2023 England & Wales
Templates for Microsoft Word
Downloadable
template:
Bank Holidays 2023 in England & Wales
- All English & Welsh bank holidays
- 1 A4 page, landscape orientation
- suitable for all Word versions from 2007 (.docx file)
Bank holidays in other years:
2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025
Calendar templates for 2023:
- Yearly calendars 2023
- Weekly calendars 2023
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Bank Holidays 2023 in Scotland
Scotland has nine bank holidays. It celebrates seven of the eight UK-wide holidays (except Easter Monday) and additionally 2nd January as well as St. Andrew's Day on November 30th in honour of its national saint, newly introduced only in 2007. Schools and businesses in Scotland are not automatically closed on a bank holiday.
2022 | 2024 | |
Date | Bank holiday | Day |
January 1st, 2023 | New Year's Day | Sunday |
January 2nd, 2023 | 2nd January | Monday |
January 3rd, 2023 | Substitute day (for New Year's Day) | Tuesday |
April 7th, 2023 | Good Friday | Friday |
May 1st, 2023 | Early May Bank Holiday | Monday |
May 8th, 2023 | Coronation Bank Holiday | Monday |
May 29th, 2023 | Spring Bank Holiday | Monday |
August 7th, 2023 | August Bank Holiday (Scotland) | Monday |
November 30th, 2023 | St Andrew's Day | Thursday |
December 25th, 2023 | Christmas Day | Monday |
December 26th, 2023 | Boxing Day | Tuesday |
2022 | 2024 |
Bank Holidays 2023 Scotland
Templates for Microsoft Word
Downloadable template:
Bank Holidays 2023 in
Scotland
- All Scottish bank holidays
- 1 A4 page, landscape orientation
- suitable for all Word versions from 2007 (.docx file)
Bank holidays in other years:
2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025
Calendar templates for 2023:
- Yearly calendars 2023
- Weekly calendars 2023
Bank Holidays 2023 in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has ten bank holidays. In addition to the eight UK-wide bank holidays, it celebrates St. Patrick's Day on March 17th, in honour of Ireland's national saint, and the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 on July 12th, also known as "The Twelfth" and Orangemen's Day.
2022 | 2024 | |
Date | Bank holiday | Day |
January 1st, 2023 | New Year's Day | Sunday |
January 2nd, 2023 | Substitute day (for New Year's Day) | Monday |
March 17th, 2023 | St Patrick's Day | Friday |
April 7th, 2023 | Good Friday | Friday |
April 10th, 2023 | Easter Monday | Monday |
May 1st, 2023 | Early May Bank Holiday | Monday |
May 8th, 2023 | Coronation Bank Holiday | Monday |
May 29th, 2023 | Spring Bank Holiday | Monday |
July 12th, 2023 | Battle of the Boyne (The Twelfth/Orangemen's Day) | Wednesday |
August 28th, 2023 | August Bank Holiday | Monday |
December 25th, 2023 | Christmas Day | Monday |
December 26th, 2023 | Boxing Day | Tuesday |
2022 | 2024 |
Bank Holidays 2023 Northern Ireland
Templates for Microsoft Word
Downloadable
template:
Bank Holidays 2023 in Northern Ireland
- All bank holidays in Northern Ireland
- 1 A4 page, landscape orientation
- suitable for all Word versions from 2007 (.docx file)
Bank holidays in other years:
2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025
Calendar templates for 2023:
- Yearly calendars 2023
- Weekly calendars 2023