Public holidays in United Kingdom 2016

Overview of 38 public holidays and observances in United Kingdom for 2016, including 4 official public holidays. Dates are shown with the day of the week.

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Public holidays

Date	Name
1 January 2016 (Friday)	New Year's Day
25 December 2016 (Sunday)	Christmas Day
26 December 2016 (Monday)	Boxing Day
27 December 2016 (Tuesday)	Christmas Day (observed)

Observances

Date	Name
14 February 2016 (Sunday)	Valentine's Day
27 March 2016 (Sunday)	Mother's Day
19 June 2016 (Sunday)	Father's Day
31 October 2016 (Monday)	Halloween
5 November 2016 (Saturday)	Bonfire Night
24 December 2016 (Saturday)	Christmas Eve
31 December 2016 (Saturday)	New Year's Eve

England

Date	Name
25 March 2016 (Friday)	Good Friday
27 March 2016 (Sunday)	Easter Sunday
28 March 2016 (Monday)	Easter Monday
2 May 2016 (Monday)	Early May Bank Holiday
30 May 2016 (Monday)	Spring Bank Holiday
29 August 2016 (Monday)	Summer Bank Holiday

Northern Ireland

Date	Name
17 March 2016 (Thursday)	St Patrick's Day
25 March 2016 (Friday)	Good Friday
27 March 2016 (Sunday)	Easter Sunday
28 March 2016 (Monday)	Easter Monday
2 May 2016 (Monday)	Early May Bank Holiday
30 May 2016 (Monday)	Spring Bank Holiday
12 July 2016 (Tuesday)	Orangemen's Day
29 August 2016 (Monday)	Summer Bank Holiday

Scotland

Date	Name
2 January 2016 (Saturday)	Second of January
4 January 2016 (Monday)	Second of January (observed)
25 March 2016 (Friday)	Good Friday
2 May 2016 (Monday)	Early May Bank Holiday
30 May 2016 (Monday)	Spring Bank Holiday
1 August 2016 (Monday)	Summer Bank Holiday
30 November 2016 (Wednesday)	St Andrew's Day

Wales

Date	Name
25 March 2016 (Friday)	Good Friday
27 March 2016 (Sunday)	Easter Sunday
28 March 2016 (Monday)	Easter Monday
2 May 2016 (Monday)	Early May Bank Holiday
30 May 2016 (Monday)	Spring Bank Holiday
29 August 2016 (Monday)	Summer Bank Holiday