Christmas Day
Substitute day because Christmas Day falls on Saturday 25 December.
England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Observed Bank holiday
December 2027 country calendar
December 2027 UK Bank Holidays Calendar
UK Bank Holidays December 2027 is the quick monthly view for Christmas Day and Boxing Day substitute dates, with Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve handled as separate travel, retail, service, and event planning dates. Use this December 2027 UK bank holidays calendar to check UK bank holidays in December 2027 by official date, substitute/observed date, and regional coverage across England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Open the printable monthly image before payroll, school, travel, council, banking, retail, or service planning.
- Month
- December
- Dates
- 2
- Entries
- 2
- Sources
- 3
Calendar image
Printable December 2027 United Kingdom bank holidays calendar image
Save this one-month calendar image when you need a visual UK December 2027 reference beside the date ledger and printable country PDF options.
Monthly ledger
December 2027 United Kingdom bank holiday dates
2 entries
This list uses the same verified United Kingdom 2027 holiday data as the full country calendar. When a date is observed on a different weekday, the observed closure date is shown first and the official date remains visible.
DateHolidayCoverageStatus
Boxing Day
Substitute day because Boxing Day falls on Sunday 26 December.
England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Observed Bank holiday
Year-end planning date
Christmas Eve 2027 planning: Friday, December 24
Not a UK bank holiday
- Date
- Friday, December 24, 2027
- Status
- Not a UK bank holiday
Use December 24 for Christmas Eve services, shop hours, delivery cutoffs, travel departures, family plans, hospitality bookings, and customer notices. Use Monday, December 27 and Tuesday, December 28 for UK bank holiday closure planning in 2027.
Plan services, travel, and delivery cutoffs
Check church services, public transport changes, shop hours, hospitality bookings, delivery cutoffs, customer notices, family travel, and support coverage before Christmas weekend starts.
Use the right closure dates
Christmas Eve is not a UK bank holiday in this calendar. Use December 27 for the Christmas Day substitute bank holiday and December 28 for the Boxing Day substitute bank holiday.
Separate retail hours from bank holidays
Shops, transport, councils, hospitality, and private employers can change hours on Christmas Eve, so confirm local schedules before publishing final opening times.
Year-end event date
New Year's Eve 2027 planning: Friday, December 31
Not a UK bank holiday
- Date
- Friday, December 31, 2027
- Status
- Not a UK bank holiday
Use December 31 for countdown events, restaurant bookings, hotel stays, public-safety notices, late-night transport, rideshare planning, and year-end staffing. Do not use December 31 for UK bank holiday closure planning; New Year's Day 2028 is the next bank holiday date.
Plan countdown events and late-night travel
Check event permits, venue access, dinner bookings, hotel stays, public transport, taxi or rideshare demand, crowd management, and safety notices before New Year's Eve.
Close year-end operations cleanly
Set customer-support hours, payment cutoffs, payroll handoffs, inventory checks, booking rules, and staff coverage before the Friday evening demand window.
Keep New Year closure separate
Use New Year's Eve for event and travel planning, then use New Year's Day 2028 for the next UK bank holiday closure check.
Planning checks
December 2027 UK bank holiday planning checks
4 checks
Which UK bank holidays are in December 2027?
This monthly page has two UK bank holiday entries: Christmas Day observed on Monday, December 27; and Boxing Day observed on Tuesday, December 28. These are the December dates to check before planning payroll, staffing, travel, school notes, council services, customer notices, bank-facing tasks, or delivery windows.
Are there substitute or observed dates in December 2027?
Christmas Day falls on Saturday, December 25, 2027, so the bank holiday is observed on Monday, December 27. Boxing Day falls on Sunday, December 26, so the bank holiday is observed on Tuesday, December 28.
Which UK regions need December checks?
Christmas Day and Boxing Day substitute dates are listed across England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Local shops, schools, transport, councils, banks, and employers can still publish different opening hours across the long weekend.
What should I verify outside this UK bank holiday list?
United Kingdom bank holidays can differ from school, bank, court, council, transport, public-service, shipping, and private-employer calendars. Use this December page as the bank holiday baseline, then confirm the organisation-specific calendar before finalising pay, closures, appointments, travel, or opening hours.
How to use it
Use this December page with the full UK holiday calendar
3 guides
December inside the 2027 United Kingdom holiday year
December has 2 of the 13 UK bank holiday entries listed for 2027. Use this page when your planning window is only December, then use the full United Kingdom 2027 calendar when you need surrounding bank holiday dates.
- Christmas Day is observed on Monday, December 27, with the official date on Saturday, December 25.
- Boxing Day is observed on Tuesday, December 28, with the official date on Sunday, December 26.
- The next UK bank holiday year starts with New Year dates in January 2028.
Official dates, substitute days, and regional coverage
The UK calendar separates official dates, substitute weekdays, and regional coverage because England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland do not always share the same bank holiday dates.
- Use substitute or observed dates for practical closure planning when a separate weekday is shown.
- Use official dates when you need the legal holiday record or calendar label.
- Use regional labels before applying a date to every workplace, school, public service, or delivery schedule.
When to switch to quarter or annual views
December closes the 2027 UK bank holiday year with two substitute weekdays after Christmas weekend. The December page is best for a one-month decision, while the quarter and annual pages help when the work spans more than one month.
- Use the December page when one monthly calendar image is the only planning unit you need.
- Use the quarter page when you need to compare this month with nearby UK bank holiday dates.
- Use the full United Kingdom 2027 page when you need all 13 bank holiday entries and source links together.
Next actions
Related December 2027 planning pages
References
United Kingdom December 2027 bank holiday sources
Source links are carried from the full United Kingdom 2027 page. Use them when a workplace, school, travel, or service decision needs formal confirmation.