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Summer Bank Holiday
Monday, August 25, 2025
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About This Holiday
A late summer bank holiday celebrated on the last Monday in August.
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History
The Summer Bank Holiday was established in 1971 as part of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act. In Scotland, it's celebrated on the first Monday in August instead. This holiday marks the unofficial end of summer and is the last bank holiday before Christmas for most of the UK.
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Traditions
This weekend is famous for major events like the Notting Hill Carnival in London (one of the world's largest street festivals), Reading and Leeds music festivals, and numerous local carnivals across the country. Many families take final summer holidays, visit theme parks, or enjoy outdoor activities.
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Fun Facts
- ✨The Notting Hill Carnival attracts over 2 million people and is the second-largest carnival in the world after Rio
- ✨This is consistently one of the wettest bank holiday weekends of the year in the UK
- ✨In Scotland, the Summer Bank Holiday is on the first Monday of August, not the last
- ✨UK railways typically schedule major engineering works during this weekend due to reduced commuter travel
Summer Bank Holiday in Coming Years
2025
25 August
Monday
2026
31 August
Monday