There are eight bank holidays a year in England and Wales, nine in Scotland and ten in Northern Ireland.
Additional days have been allocated for special events, such as royal weddings and jubilees.
There are seven bank holidays common to all jurisdictions: New Year's Day, Good Friday, the early May bank holiday, the Spring
bank holiday, the Summer bank holiday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Easter Monday is a bank holiday in both England and Wales and Northern Ireland, but not in Scotland.
In Northern Ireland, St Patrick's Day and Orangemen's Day are also bank holidays.
In Scotland, 2 January and St Andrew's Day are bank holidays.
There is no automatic right to time off on these days, but banks close and the majority of the working population is granted
time off work or extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contracts.
| Description | day of the week | day | month | year | Julian Day |
| New Year's Day (1/1) | day of the week | day | 1 | year | julian day |
| New Year Holiday (2/1) (only Scotland) | day of the week | day | 1 | year | julian day |
| St. Patrick's Day (17/3) (only Northern Ireland) | day of the week | day | 3 | year | julian day |
| Good Friday | Friday | day | month | year | julian day |
| Easter Monday (not in Scotland) | Monday | day | month | year | julian day |
| May Day Bank Holiday | Monday | day | 5 | year | julian day |
| Spring Bank Holiday | Monday | day | 5 | year | julian day |
| Battle of the Boyne (12/7) (only Northern Ireland) | day of the week | day | 7 | year | julian day |
| Late Summer bank holiday | Monday | day | 8 | year | julian day |
| St Andrew's Day (30/11) (only Scotland) | day of the week | day | month | year | julian day |
| Christmas Day (25/12) | day of the week | day | month | year | julian day |
| Boxing Day (26/12) | day of the week | day | month | year | julian day |