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🇬🇧 Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Public holidays in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 2028

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom has 10 public holiday dates in 2028, 9 of them on a working day, and 7 long weekends. The next one is Christmas Day, in 45 days (Friday, December 25, 2026).

Next holiday · Christmas Day
45 days
Friday, December 25, 2026
  • Sat, Dec 26Boxing Dayin 46 days
  • Mon, Dec 28Boxing Dayin 48 days

2028 holiday calendar

11 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1SatNew Year's Dayin 417 days
Jan 3MonNew Year's Day observedin 419 days
Mar 17FriSaint Patrick's Day regionalin 493 days
Apr 14FriGood Fridayin 521 days
Apr 17MonEaster Monday regionalin 524 days
May 1MonMay Dayin 538 days
May 29MonSpring Bank Holidayin 566 days
Jul 12WedBattle of the Boyne regionalin 610 days
Aug 28MonLate Summer Bank Holiday regionalin 657 days
Dec 25MonChristmas Dayin 776 days
Dec 26TueBoxing Dayin 777 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

regional

A holiday that applies only in some states, provinces or regions of the country, not nationwide.

Long weekends in 2028

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Sat, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 3New Year's Day3 days
  • Fri, Mar 17 – Sun, Mar 19Saint Patrick's Day3 days
  • Fri, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 17Good Friday, Easter Monday4 days
  • Sat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1May Day3 days
  • Sat, May 27 – Mon, May 29Spring Bank Holiday3 days
  • Sat, Aug 26 – Mon, Aug 28Late Summer Bank Holiday3 days
  • Sat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26Christmas Day, Boxing Day4 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

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A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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