Public holidays in United Kingdom 2028
The United Kingdom has 8 public holidays in 2028 (England and Wales). 7 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 252 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
8public holidays
8weekday days off, substitutes included
252working days in 2028
106weekend 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 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | New Year's Day observed | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | May Day | |
| Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | Late Summer Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Boxing Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2028
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 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 8 | 252 |
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Dec19 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 1 to Mon 3 January 2028New Year's Day
- 4 daysFri 14 to Mon 17 April 2028Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 29 April to Mon 1 May 2028May Day
- 3 daysSat 27 to Mon 29 May 2028Spring Bank Holiday
- 3 daysSat 26 to Mon 28 August 2028Late Summer Bank Holiday
- 4 daysSat 23 to Tue 26 December 2028Christmas Day, Boxing Day
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
Questions about 2028 in United Kingdom
- How many working days are there in United Kingdom in 2028?
- 252 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 8 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does United Kingdom have in 2028?
- 8 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in United Kingdom 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
The United Kingdom has 8 public holidays and 252 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/united-kingdom/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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