Bank Holiday Weekend
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<holidayfyi-glossary slug="bank-holiday-weekend"></holidayfyi-glossary>An extended weekend in the United Kingdom and Ireland created when a bank holiday falls on a Monday (or is substituted to a Monday), giving most workers a three-day break and producing the busiest travel, retail, and entertainment periods in the British Isles. The UK calendar typically features eight bank holidays in England and Wales, nine in Scotland, and ten in Northern Ireland, several of which create popular extended breaks at Easter, early May, the Spring (late May) bank holiday, and August.