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England & Wales, United Kingdom 2025 Public Holidays

8 public holidays

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  • Public holiday — A day off across England & Wales.
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December 2 holidays

2025 Holiday List · England & Wales

8 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Wednesday New Year's Day Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Apr 18 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 21 Monday Easter Monday Public holiday The Monday after Easter Sunday.
May 5 Monday Early May bank holiday Public holiday
May 26 Monday Spring bank holiday Public holiday
Aug 25 Monday Summer bank holiday Public holiday
Dec 25 Thursday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 26 Friday Boxing Day Public holiday 26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.

About these holidays

New Year's Day

1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.

Good Friday

The Friday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the crucifixion, and is the most widely observed Christian public holiday after Christmas. Together with Easter Monday it produces a four-day weekend in much of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America. In several countries it also carries trading or entertainment restrictions beyond the day off itself.

Easter Monday

The Monday after Easter Sunday.

A public holiday across most of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America, extending the Easter weekend to four days. Notably not a holiday in the United States, Portugal or Spain outside Catalonia and the Balearics.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

Boxing Day

26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The second day of Christmas, a public holiday across the Commonwealth and much of Europe. Known as St Stephen's Day in Ireland, Italy and Central Europe, and as the Second Day of Christmas in the Nordics and the Netherlands.

Official source: GOV.UK — Bank holidays