Public holidays 2027 in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has 12 public holidays in 2027; 10 fall on a working day.
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All public holidays with date and weekday
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | ||
| Wednesday | Saint Patrick's Day | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | ||
| Monday | May Day | ||
| Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | ||
| Monday | Battle of the Boyne | ||
| Monday | Late Summer Bank Holiday | ||
| Saturday | Christmas Day | ||
| Sunday | Boxing Day | ||
| Monday | Christmas Day (observed) | ||
| Tuesday | Boxing Day (observed) |
Falling on a weekend in 2027: Christmas Day (Saturday, 25 Dec) and Boxing Day (Sunday, 26 Dec).
Not a public holiday in every nation, but in Northern Ireland: Saint Patrick's Day, Easter Monday, Battle of the Boyne and Late Summer Bank Holiday.
For comparison: in 2027 the number of public holidays ranges from 10 (England and Wales) to 12 (Northern Ireland and Scotland). Northern Ireland is among the nations with the most public holidays.
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Long weekends 2027
9 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 15 Mar, Tue 16 Mar | 13 Mar – 17 Mar 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Saint Patrick's Day |
| Thu 18 Mar, Fri 19 Mar | 17 Mar – 21 Mar 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Saint Patrick's Day |
| Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar | 20 Mar – 29 Mar 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 30 Mar, Wed 31 Mar, Thu 1 Apr, Fri 2 Apr | 26 Mar – 4 Apr 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 4 May, Wed 5 May, Thu 6 May, Fri 7 May | 1 May – 9 May 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | May Day |
| Tue 1 Jun, Wed 2 Jun, Thu 3 Jun, Fri 4 Jun | 29 May – 6 Jun 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Spring Bank Holiday |
| Tue 13 Jul, Wed 14 Jul, Thu 15 Jul, Fri 16 Jul | 10 Jul – 18 Jul 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Battle of the Boyne |
| Tue 31 Aug, Wed 1 Sep, Thu 2 Sep, Fri 3 Sep | 28 Aug – 5 Sep 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Late Summer Bank Holiday |
| Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec, Fri 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 2 Jan 2028 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day (observed), Boxing Day (observed) |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code GB (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.uk) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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