Public holidays in United Kingdom 2024
The United Kingdom has 8 public holidays in 2024 (England and Wales). 8 fall on a weekday and 0 on the weekend, which leaves 254 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
8public holidays
8weekday days off
254working days in 2024
104weekend days
The dates listed are the bank holidays for England and Wales, which is what most searches for UK bank holidays mean. Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own calendar: Scotland adds 2 January and St Andrew's Day and moves the summer bank holiday to early August, while Northern Ireland adds St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | May Day | |
| Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | Late Summer Bank Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Boxing Day |
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 8 | 254 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 May 2024May Day
- 3 daysSat 25 to Mon 27 May 2024Spring Bank Holiday
- 3 daysSat 24 to Mon 26 August 2024Late Summer Bank Holiday
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2024 in United Kingdom
- How many working days are there in United Kingdom in 2024?
- 254 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 8 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does United Kingdom have in 2024?
- 8 public holidays. 0 fall on the weekend.
- What counts as the weekend in United Kingdom?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in United Kingdom 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
The United Kingdom has 8 public holidays and 254 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/united-kingdom/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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