When is Easter 2023 and when are the Easter holidays this year?

Easter is on its way – as spring has sprung, and Pancake Day has come and gone!

Of course, Easter is a major celebration in the Christian calendar – and a chance to enjoy a much-needed bank holiday for religious and non-religious folk alike in the UK.

For many, it’s a time to gift chocolate Easter Eggs, munch on sweet treats, and arrange Easter Egg hunts, themed crafts or embark on fun Easter activities with little ones.

Oh, and don’t forget the visit from the Easter Bunny himself!

Even supermarkets have been getting in on the fun – stocking shelves with the festive choc just days after Christmas – so surely we can start getting excited, too.

So, when is Easter this year? And when are the related bank holidays?

When is Easter 2023 and the Easter bank holidays?

Easter takes place on Sunday, April 9 2023, with Good Friday falling two days on April 7.

This is a good few days earlier than the date of Easter in 2022, which fell on April 17.

The full Easter 2023 holiday dates and bank holidays are as follows:

When are the 2023 Easter school holidays?

In England and Wales, most schools will break for Easter from Monday, April 3 to Friday, April 14.

To check the exact term dates for your school in Wales and England you can enter your postcode on the government website.

The two-week break in Scotland also runs from Monday, April 3 to Friday, April 14 2023 and you can check your school dates on the Scottish government website.

And in Northern Ireland, schools will close for a week from Thursday, April 6 until Friday, April 14, 2023.

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