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🇬🇧 Scotland, United Kingdom

Public holidays in Scotland, United Kingdom 2028

Scotland, United Kingdom has 9 public holiday dates in 2028, 7 of them on a working day, and 6 long weekends. The next one is Saint Andrew's Day, in 20 days (Monday, November 30, 2026).

Next holiday · Saint Andrew's Day
20 days
Monday, November 30, 2026
  • Fri, Dec 25Christmas Dayin 45 days
  • Sat, Dec 26Boxing Dayin 46 days

2028 holiday calendar

11 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1SatNew Year's Dayin 417 days
Jan 2SunNew Year Holiday regionalin 418 days
Jan 3MonNew Year's Day observedin 419 days
Jan 4TueNew Year Holiday regional observedin 420 days
Apr 14FriGood Fridayin 521 days
May 1MonMay Dayin 538 days
May 29MonSpring Bank Holidayin 566 days
Aug 7MonSummer Bank Holiday regionalin 636 days
Nov 30ThuSaint Andrew's Day regionalin 751 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 – Tue, Jan 4New Year's Day, New Year Holiday4 days
  • Fri, Apr 14 – Sun, Apr 16Good Friday3 days
  • Sat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1May Day3 days
  • Sat, May 27 – Mon, May 29Spring Bank Holiday3 days
  • Sat, Aug 5 – Mon, Aug 7Summer Bank Holiday3 days
  • Sat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26Christmas Day, Boxing Day4 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

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.

  • Take Fri, Dec 1Saint Andrew's Day4 days off

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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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