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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Scotland

The list of Scotland bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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25 Aug 2007 (The Scotsman) In response to accusations that the SNP was going back on its promise to create a new public holiday on Saint Andrew's Day (November 30), Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, confirmed that the creation that new public holiday was still part of his party's platform. • 25 Jul 2007 (The Telegraph) Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that he is set to make July 24 a national day for celebrating volunteering - and possibly make it a new bank holiday. • 01 Dec 2006 (BBC) Last night, the St Andrew's Day Holiday Bill, to make November 30 an official public holiday, was approved unanimously by MSPs of the Scottish Parliament. The approval came after Mr Canavan agreed a compromise with First Minister Jack McConnell that this new holiday could be traded for any one of the eight other public holidays Scottish workers enjoy. • 01 Dec 2006 Next Scottish parliamentary elections - May 3, 2007. • 31 Aug 2006 There was a lot of discussion, in the late summer of 2006, in the Scottish press and in the Scottish Parliament, about making St Andrew's Day (November 30) a public holiday in Scotland only. But, so far, nothing has come of it. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Scotland public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Weekend Public Holidays: Public holidays that occur on a weekend are moved to the following Monday. • May Day Bank Holiday is sometimes referred to as Early May Bank Holiday. • On November 30, 2006, the St Andrew's Day Holiday Bill, to make November 30 an official public holiday, was approved unanimously by the Scottish Parliament.This new holiday, however, can be traded for any one of the eight other public holidays Scottish workers enjoy . If the date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday will taken on a Monday . • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Bank of England (Scotland central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Scotland, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Scotland, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Scotland, before planning any trip to Scotland. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.