Is Monday 2nd January 2023 a bank holiday?

UK Public Holidays 2023: England & Wales

In the following list, you can find all the UK public holidays for 2023 that are taking place in both England and Wales:

DateDay
2 January (Monday) New Year’s Day Substitute Day
7 April (Friday) Good Friday
10 April (Monday) Easter Monday
1 May (Monday) Early May Bank Holiday
29 May (Monday) Spring Bank Holiday
28 August (Monday) Summer Bank Holiday
25 December (Monday) Christmas Day
26 December (Tuesday) Boxing Day

UK Public Holidays 2023: Scotland

Which UK public holidays in 2023 are taking place in Scotland? Here is how to keep your diary up to date:

DateReason
2 January (Monday) New Year’s Day Substitute Day
3 January (Tuesday) 2nd January Substitute Day
7 April (Friday) Good Friday
1 May (Monday) Early May Bank Holiday
29 May (Monday) Spring Bank Holiday
7 August (Monday) Summer Bank Holiday
30 November (Thursday) St Andrew’s Day
25 December (Monday) Christmas Day
26 December (Tuesday) Boxing Day

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UK Public Holidays 2023: Northern Ireland

If you’re in Northern Ireland, here’s what to expect when it comes to bank holidays in your neck of the woods in 2023:

DateReason
2 January (Monday) New Year’s Day Substitute Day
17 March (Friday) St Patrick’s Day
7 April (Friday) Good Friday
10 April (Monday) Easter Monday
1 May (Monday) Early May Bank Holiday
29 May (Monday) Spring Bank Holiday
12 July (Wednesday) Battle of the Boyne Orangemen’s Day
28 August (Monday) Summer Bank Holiday
25 December (Monday) Christmas Day
26 December (Tuesday) Boxing Day

How Many Bank Holidays Are There In 2023?

The number of UK public holidays in 2023 depends on where you reside. In England and Wales, you can count on eight bank holidays taking place in 2023. In Scotland, add an extra for a total of nine bank holidays, with the highest being ten holidays in Northern Ireland.

What Is A Substitute Day?

When a bank holiday would typically occur on a weekend, like Christmas or Boxing Day, that day is normally shifted to the next available weekday. This allows people who would otherwise have Saturday or Sunday off to enjoy a day of the week from work.

What Happened To The Queen’s Jubilee Bank Holiday?

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday, which resulted in a four-day weekend in 2022, will no longer apply in 2023. That’s because the jubilee is celebrated to commemorate the Queen’s 70-year reign, and only applies for one year.

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Bank holidays are always a highlight for many of us, with the promise of a long weekend getting many through the week.

Every year, hard-working Brits get a handful of days off thanks to bank holidays.

We were handed two extra bank holidays in 2022 in honour of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

One to celebrate her historic Platinum Jubilee where the nation came to together to celebrate her 70-year reign and a second as the world mourned following her death on September 6 and the UK paid tribute with a state funeral 10 days later.



A number of bank holiday dates have already been confirmed for 2023, though more could be owed to us by the time 2023 comes around.

These are the 2023 bank holiday dates confirmed so far:

  • January 2 - New Year's Day (Substitute day)
  • January 3 – 2nd January (substitute day), Scotland only
  • April 7 - Good Friday
  • April 10 - Easter Monday
  • May 1 - Early May bank holiday
  • May 29 - Spring bank holiday
  • August 7 – Summer bank holiday, Scotland only
  • August 28 – Summer bank holiday, England and Wales only
  • November 30 – St Andrew’s Day, Scotland only
  • Monday, December 25 - Christmas Day
  • Tuesday, December 26 - Boxing Day

If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.

Further bank holidays could still be added to the 2023 calendar, with “all options” still on the table for a possible bank holiday to mark the coronation of King Charles III on May 6.

Charles III will be anointed with holy oil, receive the orb, coronation ring and sceptre, be crowned with the majestic St Edward’s Crown and blessed during the historic ceremony.

Camilla will also be anointed with holy oil and crowned, just like the Queen Mother was when she was crowned Queen in 1937.

Is January 2nd a holiday in 2023?

For calendar year 2023, New Year's Day (January 1) falls on a Sunday and will be observed on Monday, January 2, 2023; and Veterans Day (November 11) falls on a Saturday and will be observed on Friday, November 10, 2023.

Is Monday 2nd January 2023 a bank holiday in Ireland?

Bank holidays in 2023 As New Year's Day also takes place on a Sunday, the bank holiday will be given on 2 January 2023.

Is Tuesday the 3rd of January 2023 a bank holiday?

These are the 2023 bank holiday dates confirmed so far: January 2 - New Year's Day (Substitute day) January 3 – 2nd January (substitute day), Scotland only. April 7 - Good Friday.

Is the 2nd January 2022 a bank holiday?

January 2 is not a bank or public holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, January 1 and 2 are bank holidays in Scotland.