UK Holidays List 2025 PDF: Holidays are joyful days dedicated to relaxation and leisure. They provide opportunities to finish household tasks, meet friends, and receive good news from acquaintances. If any public holiday in the United Kingdom falls on a weekend, the following weekday will be declared a public holiday. Therefore, the people of the United Kingdom can easily plan their vacations around these holidays.
This document presents the official list of public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays in the UK. Below is the list of UK holidays for England and Wales.
UK Holidays List 2025
In the United Kingdom, if public holidays such as New Year’s Day or Christmas Day occur on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), a substitute weekday will be observed as a public holiday. For instance, New Year's Day is on January 1, 2025, which is a Wednesday, without affecting further holidays. Below is the list of UK Holidays for 2025, along with any substitutes if holidays fall on a Sunday.
| Day | Date | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 01 January 2025 | New Year's Day |
| Monday | 06 January 2025 | New Year's Day Holiday (Observed) |
| Good Friday | 18 April 2025 | Good Friday |
| Easter Sunday | 20 April 2025 | Easter Sunday |
| Monday | 21 April 2025 | Easter Monday (ENG, NIR, WAL) |
| Thursday | 01 May 2025 | May Day |
| Monday | 26 May 2025 | Spring Bank Holiday |
| Monday | 07 August 2025 | Summer Bank Holiday (SCT) |
| Monday | 25 August 2025 | Summer Bank Holiday (ENG, NIR, WAL) |
| Thursday | 30 November 2025 | St. Andrew's Day (SCT) |
| Thursday | 25 December 2025 | Christmas Day |
| Friday | 26 December 2025 | Boxing Day |
UK Bank Holidays 2025
Below is the list of bank holidays in the United Kingdom for the year 2025.
| Day | Date | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 01 January 2025 | New Year's Day |
| Monday | 06 January 2025 | New Year's Day (Substitute Holiday) |
| Friday | 18 April 2025 | Good Friday |
| Monday | 21 April 2025 | Easter Monday |
| Monday | 05 May 2025 | May Day |
| Monday | 26 May 2025 | Spring Bank Holiday |
| Monday | 25 August 2025 | Summer Bank Holiday |
| Thursday | 25 December 2025 | Christmas Day |
| Friday | 26 December 2025 | Boxing Day |
For more information about the upcoming bank holidays in the United Kingdom, please visit
UK Bank Holidays Official Site
UK Holidays List for Previous Years
The list of UK Holidays for 2022 is provided below for reference.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type of Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-22 | Sat | New Year 2022 | Bank/Official holiday |
| 03-Jan-22 | Mon | New Year’s Day observed | Bank/Official holiday |
| 25-Dec-22 | Sun | Christmas Day | Bank/Official holiday |
| 26-Dec-22 | Mon | Boxing Day | Bank/Official holiday |
| 31-Dec-22 | Sat | New Year’s Eve | Observance |
UK Bank Holidays Calendar PDF
You can download the United Kingdom bank holidays list in PDF format from the following link:
Download PDF of UK Bank Holidays
Read:
List of Holidays PDF | Government & Gazetted Holidays List
