Petition Create an Autumn Bank Holiday in England & Wales

We ask the Government to decide on an Autumn Bank Holiday date and implement it for England & Wales.

More details

With 121 days between the August Bank Holiday and Christmas Day (25th Dec), this is the longest stretch in the calendar year without a Bank Holiday break in England & Wales. Giving everyone an Autumn Bank Holiday would even the spread of holidays in the year. The Government could allow the public or Parliament to decide what the Bank Holiday could be for, whether for Guy Fawkes / Bonfire Night, for mental health or something else.

Sign this petition

14 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 14 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Show on a map the geographical breakdown of signatures by constituency

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

At 10,000 signatures...

At 10,000 signatures, government will respond to this petition

At 100,000 signatures...

At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament

Share this petition

Created by Scott Green
Deadline 2 June 2026 All petitions run for 6 months
Get petition data (json format)

About petition data

The data shows the number of people who have signed the petition by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. This data is available for all petitions on the site. It is not a list of people who have signed the petition. The only name that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator.