Bank holidays 2027 in Scotland

GOV.UK lists 9 bank holidays in Scotland for 2027: 1 January 2027 (New Year’s Day), 4 January 2027 (2nd January (substitute day)), 26 March 2027 (Good Friday), 3 May 2027 (Early May bank holiday), 31 May 2027 (Spring bank holiday), 2 August 2027 (Summer bank holiday), 30 November 2027 (St Andrew’s Day), 27 December 2027 (Christmas Day (substitute day)) and 28 December 2027 (Boxing Day (substitute day)).

GOV.UK marks these 2027 entries for Scotland as substitute days: 2nd January on Monday 4 January 2027, Christmas Day on Monday 27 December 2027 and Boxing Day on Tuesday 28 December 2027. GOV.UK says: “If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.”

Yes. In GOV.UK’s 2027 data, 4 January 2027 (2nd January (substitute day)), 2 August 2027 (Summer bank holiday) and 30 November 2027 (St Andrew’s Day) appear for Scotland on dates where neither of the other two lists has a bank holiday.

GOV.UK’s bank holidays page says: “Your employer does not have to give you paid leave on bank or public holidays.” The page covers England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland together and does not give a different rule for Scotland.

Royal Mail’s Service Update page, as archived on 3 November 2026, says: “We deliver and collect your mail on most days of the year, including Saturdays. However, we don’t usually deliver or collect on public or local holidays. (Please note: Local holidays are subject to change).” Its holiday table in that copy covered 2026 only, so no 2027 service rows from Royal Mail are shown.

The dates are copied from GOV.UK’s bank-holidays.json, retrieved on 4 November 2026, for the Scotland division. GOV.UK is the official source and may add or change dates after that day.