Bank Holidays Around the World

This page uses the explicit bank-holiday flag on active national date rows. It does not treat every holiday mapped to a broadly bank-related identity as a bank closure, and it keeps regional bank holidays outside national totals.

Legal models differ: some bank holidays are proclaimed under banking legislation, some follow public-sector calendars, and others affect only specified institutions. Substitute days also vary between jurisdictions.

Bank-holiday dates are operational calendar entries rather than a single cultural category. Confirmed and projected labels describe the date evidence; they do not predict the operating hours of a particular institution.

An office may remain open when banks operate reduced services, or close on a public holiday that is not separately classified as a bank holiday. Coordinate payroll, approvals and document deadlines with the relevant institutions.

Check branch notices, central-bank or clearing-system calendars and contractual cut-off times. Digital access may remain available even when settlement or staffed services pause.

A bank holiday is not automatically a school holiday. Education calendars and local authority notices control school closure.

Travellers should arrange cash, card support and time-sensitive transfers before a relevant bank holiday, particularly where consecutive holidays or weekends extend processing times.