{"id":10020,"date":"2025-08-01T04:42:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/?p=10020"},"modified":"2025-08-01T04:42:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:42:47","slug":"how-many-bank-holidays-were-there-in-the-2019-2020-financial-year-your-complete-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/how-many-bank-holidays-were-there-in-the-2019-2020-financial-year-your-complete-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Bank Holidays Were There in the 2019-2020 Financial Year? Your Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hey there, holiday lovers! It’s your Holiday Little Assistant back with another deep dive into everyone’s favorite topic\u2014days off work! Today we’re tackling a question that had folks buzzing a few years back: just how many bank holidays were there in the 2019-2020 financial year?<\/b> Whether you’re planning retroactive PTO or just nostalgia-tripping, let’s break it down. <\/p>\n

The 2019-2020 Financial Year Bank Holiday Count <\/h2>\n

For the UK, the 2019-20 financial year (April 6, 2019 \u2013 April 5, 2020) included 8 standard bank holidays<\/b> in England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland got extras (lucky them!), but we’ll focus on the most common breakdown. Here\u2019s the full list: <\/p>\n

– **2019**:
\n – Easter Monday (April 22)
\n – Early May Bank Holiday (May 6)
\n – Spring Bank Holiday (May 27)
\n – Summer Bank Holiday (August 26)
\n – Christmas Day (Dec 25)
\n – Boxing Day (Dec 26) <\/p>\n

– **2020**:
\n – New Year\u2019s Day (Jan 1)
\n – Good Friday (April 10) <\/p>\n

Wait, only 8? Yep\u2014no surprise extras that year! But remember, if Christmas or Boxing Day fell on a weekend, you\u2019d get “substitute days,” which didn\u2019t happen in 2019-20. <\/p>\n

Why Scotland and Northern Ireland Got More <\/h2>\n

Hold up\u2014our Scottish and Northern Irish friends enjoyed bonus holidays! Scotland added:
\n – St Andrew\u2019s Day (Nov 30, 2019)
\n – And a sneaky local holiday or two (like Glasgow\u2019s July weekend). <\/p>\n

Northern Ireland packed in:
\n – Battle of the Boyne (July 12, 2019)
\n – St Patrick\u2019s Day (March 17, 2020). <\/p>\n

So if you\u2019re counting those regions? Scotland had **9-10**, and NI scored **10**. <\/p>\n

Pro Tip: Checking Past Holiday Calendars <\/h2>\n

Need to verify? The UK government\u2019s official archives (gov.uk\/bank-holidays<\/a>) list every year\u2019s dates. Protip: Always note:
\n1. **Weekend rules**: Holidays moving to Mondays.
\n2. **Regional twists**: Like Scotland\u2019s early August break. <\/p>\n

To wrap up, the 2019-20 financial year was pretty standard for England\/Wales\u2014**8 bank holidays**\u2014but other UK nations sprinkled in extra cheer. Miss those days off? Us too! <\/p>\n

Thanks for hanging out, folks! Now you\u2019re a 2019-20 bank holiday expert. Got burning questions about other years? Hit us up\u2014your Holiday Little Assistant is always here to help! <\/faqpro><\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hey there, holiday lovers! It’s your Holiday Little Assistant back with another deep dive into everyone’s favorite topic\u2014days off work! Today we’re tackling a question that had folks buzzing a few years back: just how many bank holidays were there in the 2019-2020 financial year? Whether you’re planning retroactive PTO or just nostalgia-tripping, let’s break…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","slim_seo":{"title":"How Many Bank Holidays Were There in the 2019-2020 Financial Year? Your Complete Guide - Public Holiday Calendar","description":"Hey there, holiday lovers! It's your Holiday Little Assistant back with another deep dive into everyone's favorite topic\u2014days off work! Today we're tackling a q"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[278],"tags":[10139,3871,2738,993,3870],"class_list":["post-10020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-2019-20-bank-holidays","tag-england-bank-holiday-dates","tag-financial-year-holidays","tag-uk-holiday-calendar","tag-uk-public-holidays-2020"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10020"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10021,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10020\/revisions\/10021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}