Category: Scotland
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St Andrew’s Day 2027: Scotland Bank Holiday Date and Rules
St Andrew’s Day 2027 falls on Tuesday 30 November 2027. A bank holiday in Scotland only, with a weekend rule set by the 2007 Act and no obligation on employers to give the day off.
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Scottish Local Holidays by Council, 2026
Scotland has no national list of local holidays. Each of the 32 councils sets its own, some set them town by town, and no central body publishes them together. This is the closest we can get, with the source named for every row. Quick answer: Local holidays are not bank holidays. They close council offices…
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Aberdeen Trades Holiday and Local Holidays
Aberdeen keeps the shortest local holiday list of Scotland’s four cities — four days — but it is the only one that formally names a trades fortnight rather than a single trades day. Quick answer: The first day of Aberdeen’s trades fortnight in 2026 is Monday 13 July. The city’s other local holidays that year…
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Edinburgh Trades Holiday and Local Public Holidays
Edinburgh runs the most crowded local holiday calendar of Scotland’s four cities — eleven days in 2026, including two the rest of the UK has never heard of. The trades holidays begin earlier here than anywhere else. Quick answer: Edinburgh’s trades holidays commence on Saturday 4 July 2026 and Saturday 3 July 2027. The city…
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Dundee Trades Holiday: 2026 and 2027 Dates
Dundee takes its trades holiday later than any other Scottish city — the fourth Monday in July, at the tail end of the industrial holiday season. The date is a direct inheritance from the jute mills. Quick answer: The Dundee trades holiday is Monday 27 July 2026. Dundee City Council sets it by formula —…
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Glasgow Fair: Dates, History and What Still Closes
Glasgow’s Fair is the oldest surviving holiday in the city and, for most of the twentieth century, the single date around which working Glasgow arranged its year. It is still a public holiday, and it still empties parts of the city in mid-July. Quick answer: Glasgow Fair Monday falls on Monday 20 July 2026 and,…
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Trades Holidays in Scotland: What They Are and When They Fall
For a century and a half the Scottish industrial year was organised around a fortnight when the works stopped. Those fortnights still sit in the calendar, still close schools and council offices, and still appear on no government list of bank holidays. Quick answer: A trades holiday is a local holiday inherited from the industrial…
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Scotland Bank Holidays 2027
Scotland has nine bank holidays in 2027 — one fewer than 2026, because the one-off holiday granted for the World Cup final does not repeat. Two of the nine are substitute days created by weekend dates. Quick answer: The 2027 Scottish bank holidays are 1 January, 4 January, 26 March, 3 May, 31 May, 2…
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St Andrew’s Day — Scottish Bank Holiday
St Andrew’s Day — Monday 2026/11/30. Applies in: Scotland only. Quick answer: St Andrew’s Day is a UK bank holiday in Scotland only. When is St Andrew’s Day? St Andrew’s Day falls on Monday, 2026/11/30 across Scotland only. History & meaning Made an official Scottish bank holiday in 2007. St Andrew is Scotland’s patron saint.…
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2 January (Scotland Only) — Bank Holiday Explained
2 January — Friday 2026/01/02. Applies in: Scotland only. Quick answer: 2 January is a UK bank holiday in Scotland only. When is 2 January? 2 January falls on Friday, 2026/01/02 across Scotland only. History & meaning An extra Scottish day reflecting Hogmanay traditions and the long Scottish New Year break. Where it applies 2…
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Edinburgh Bank Holidays 2026
Looking up bank holidays in Edinburgh? You’re on the right page. Edinburgh follows Scottish bank holiday dates — exactly as confirmed by GOV.UK. Quick answer: Edinburgh has the same statutory bank holidays as the rest of Scotland: 8 days for England & Wales, 9 for Scotland, 10 for Northern Ireland. There are no city-specific bank…
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Glasgow Bank Holidays 2026
Looking up bank holidays in Glasgow? You’re on the right page. Glasgow follows Scottish bank holiday dates — exactly as confirmed by GOV.UK. Quick answer: Glasgow has the same statutory bank holidays as the rest of Scotland: 8 days for England & Wales, 9 for Scotland, 10 for Northern Ireland. There are no city-specific bank…