Day Date Month Holiday Wednesday 1 Jan New Year's Day Friday 10 Apr Good Friday Monday 13 Apr Easter Monday Friday 8 May Early May Bank Holiday (VE Day) Monday 25 May Spring Bank Holiday Monday 31 Aug Summer Bank Holiday Thursday 24 Dec Christmas Eve *(Markets closing process commences from 12:30 London time.) Friday 25 Dec Christmas Day Monday 28 Dec Boxing Day (Substitute) Thursday 31 Dec New Year's Eve *(Markets closing process commences from 12:30 London time.) Source: London Stock Exchange