Public holidays and working days: England and Wales, 2028
- Working days
- 252
- Public holidays
- 8
Next public holidayNew Year’s Day03/01/2028, Monday
2028 calendar
- Public holiday
- Weekend
January
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 New Year’s Day | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
20 Working days
- 3 New Year’s Day
February
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | |||||
21 Working days
March
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
23 Working days
April
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Good Friday | 15 | 16 |
| 17 Easter Monday | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
18 Working days
- 14 Good Friday
- 17 Easter Monday
May
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Early May bank holiday | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 Spring bank holiday | 30 | 31 | ||||
21 Working days
- 1 Early May bank holiday
- 29 Spring bank holiday
June
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ||
22 Working days
July
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
21 Working days
August
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 Summer bank holiday | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||
22 Working days
- 28 Summer bank holiday
September
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
21 Working days
October
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
22 Working days
November
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||
22 Working days
December
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 Christmas Day | 26 Boxing Day | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
19 Working days
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
Legal basis and source: GOV.UK: UK bank holidays (Open Government Licence v3.0). Data obtained on 2026-11-01.
Long weekends
New Year’s Day
03/01/2028 (Monday): 3-day weekendGood Friday
14/04/2028 (Friday): 4-day weekendEarly May bank holiday
01/05/2028 (Monday): 3-day weekendSpring bank holiday
29/05/2028 (Monday): 3-day weekendSummer bank holiday
28/08/2028 (Monday): 3-day weekendChristmas Day
25/12/2028 (Monday): 4-day weekend
Calculated by us from the published holidays.
Working days by month
| Month | Working days |
|---|---|
| January | 20 |
| February | 21 |
| March | 23 |
| April | 18 |
| May | 21 |
| June | 22 |
| July | 21 |
| August | 22 |
| September | 21 |
| October | 22 |
| November | 22 |
| December | 19 |
| Year total | 252 |
| Date | Day | Name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01/2028 | Monday | New Year’s Day | National |
| 14/04/2028 | Friday | Good Friday | National |
| 17/04/2028 | Monday | Easter Monday | Regional |
| 01/05/2028 | Monday | Early May bank holiday | National |
| 29/05/2028 | Monday | Spring bank holiday | National |
| 28/08/2028 | Monday | Summer bank holiday | Regional |
| 25/12/2028 | Monday | Christmas Day | National |
| 26/12/2028 | Tuesday | Boxing Day | National |