Source-backedEdition SpecificHeightened editorial care

Spring Bank Holiday

GOV.UK

Date / ruleLate May; 25 May 2026
ScopeUK bank holiday with jurisdiction-specific calendars
VerificationGovernment Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-06
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Spring Bank Holiday?

GOV.UK

Date and recurrence

Late May; 25 May 2026

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is UK bank holiday with jurisdiction-specific calendars. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Legal Financial Information Boundary.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. GOV.UK — UK bank holidaysNational Government Bank Holiday Calendar
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Spring Bank Holiday?

Late May; 25 May 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: Late May; 25 May 2026.

Does Spring Bank Holiday fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is Spring Bank Holiday an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: UK bank holiday with jurisdiction-specific calendars. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Spring Bank Holiday?

The stored designation basis is: GOV.UK. Supporting provenance includes GOV.UK — UK bank holidays. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Spring Bank Holiday international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: UK bank holiday with jurisdiction-specific calendars. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-06.

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