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Public holidays in Northern Ireland 2029

Northern Ireland has 10 public holidays in 2029. 9 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 251 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

10public holidays
10weekday days off, substitutes included
251working days in 2029
104weekend days

Northern Ireland is one of the nations of the United Kingdom: see also public holidays in the United Kingdom 2029 (England and Wales).

Northern Ireland adds St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne to the bank holidays of England and Wales.

Holiday dates 2029

DateDayHoliday
Monday New Year's Day
Saturday weekend Saint Patrick's Day
Monday Saint Patrick's Day observed
Friday Good Friday
Monday Easter Monday
Monday May Day
Monday Spring Bank Holiday
Thursday Battle of the Boyne
Monday Late Summer Bank Holiday
Tuesday Christmas Day
Wednesday Boxing Day

Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.

Working days per month in 2029

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.

MonthCalendar daysWeekend daysHolidays on weekdaysWorking days
January 2029318122
February 2029288020
March 2029319220
April 2029309120
May 2029318221
June 2029309021
July 2029319121
August 2029318122
September 20293010020
October 2029318023
November 2029308022
December 20293110219
Total 202936510410251
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Jan22 wd

Feb20 wd

Mar20 wd

Apr20 wd

May21 wd

Jun21 wd

Jul21 wd

Aug22 wd

Sep20 wd

Oct23 wd

Nov22 wd

Dec19 wd

Long weekends and bridge days in 2029

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.

Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.

Questions about 2029 in Northern Ireland

How many working days are there in Northern Ireland in 2029?
251 working days. 2029 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.
How many public holidays does Northern Ireland have in 2029?
10 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 1 falls on the weekend.
Which 2029 holidays fall on a weekend?
Saint Patrick's Day (17 March 2029).
What counts as the weekend in Northern Ireland?
Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
What about 2030?
See public holidays in Northern Ireland 2030 or go back to 2028.

Cite or reuse this data

Northern Ireland has 10 public holidays and 251 working days in 2029. Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/united-kingdom/northern-ireland/2029/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0). Machine readable: JSON, Markdown, ICS, CSV.

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