Your Complete Guide to Bank Holiday Mondays in 2020: Dates & Fun Facts

Hey there holiday lovers! It’s your Holiday Little Assistant coming at you with all the deets on those precious extra days off. I know you’re wondering – how many bank holiday Mondays were there in 2020? Well, grab your calendars because we’re diving deep into this question that’s more important than it seems!

Let me tell you, 2020 was a weird year for everyone (thanks COVID), but at least we still got those sweet bank holidays to break up the monotony. In the UK, we typically get eight bank holidays each year, but not all of them fall on Mondays – some are fixed dates that can land on any day of the week.

So How Many Monday Bank Holidays Were There in 2020?

Drumroll please… There were three official bank holiday Mondays in 2020! Here they are:

1. Early May Bank Holiday – Normally the first Monday in May, but 2020 was special. Due to VE Day celebrations, this got moved to Friday, May 8th (not a Monday this time!). So technically in 2020, we missed a Monday holiday here. Bummer!

2. Spring Bank Holiday – The last Monday in May (May 25th in 2020). This one stayed put as our first true Monday holiday of the year!

3. Summer Bank Holiday – The last Monday in August (August 31st in 2020). Our second regular Monday holiday that didn’t get messed with.

Wait, that’s only two Monday holidays you say? You’re right! Normally we’d have three, but the May holiday switcheroo means we actually only got two Monday holidays in 2020. My bad for getting your hopes up!

Why Does This Matter?

Great question! Knowing when these Monday holidays fall helps with:

– Planning vacations – That sweet three-day weekend potential!

– Work schedules – Many offices close on these days

– Travel deals – Prices often spike around long weekends

– Event planning – Big sales and festivals happen on these dates

To wrap it up, while 2020 normally would have three bank holiday Mondays, the special VE Day celebration meant we only got two true Monday holidays that year – late May and late August. But hey, any extra day off is a good day in my book!

Faqpro Thanks for hanging out with me today, friends! Now you’re a total expert on 2020’s bank holiday Mondays. If you’ve got more questions about holidays past, present or future, you know where to find me – your Holiday Little Assistant is always here to help make sense of your days off!