Printable Northern Ireland Calendar 2027 with Bank Holidays

Ten bank holidays

Northern Ireland has the most bank holidays in the UK. On top of the eight bank holidays of England and Wales it has St Patrick’s Day on 17 March and the Battle of the Boyne, also called Orangemen’s Day or the Twelfth, on 12 July. The summer bank holiday is the last Monday in August, as in England, not the first as in Scotland.

How the dates are set

St Patrick’s Day is written into the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971. The Twelfth isn’t in the Act: a royal proclamation appoints it each year. In 2026 the 12th was a Sunday, so Monday 13 July was the bank holiday; the calendar marks both days, the Twelfth itself and the Monday you get off.

Busy months

Easter can fall close to St Patrick’s Day. Easter 2027, for example, puts Good Friday on 26 March and Easter Monday on 29 March, so March 2027 has three bank holidays. July is the other month to plan: the Twelfth falls in the school summer holidays, which in Northern Ireland start at the end of June. The school year there begins in early September, so for a school-year calendar set the start month to September and keep Northern Ireland as the UK region, or start from the UK academic year calendar.

The England and Wales and Scotland calendars cover the rest of the UK. Other layouts, paper sizes and ranges start from the calendar maker.

Bank holidays in Northern Ireland, 2027

These are the dates marked on the calendar above, worked out from the same rules. Change the start month or year and the list under the preview follows.