Holidays in United Kingdom
January
Jan 2 |
Wednesday |
Local holiday |
2nd January |
Jan 6 |
Sunday |
Christian |
Epiphany |
Jan 7 |
Monday |
Orthodox |
Orthodox Christmas Day |
Jan 14 |
Monday |
Orthodox |
Orthodox New Year |
Jan 24 |
Thursday |
Muslim |
Prophet's Birthday |
Jan 25 |
Friday |
Local observance |
Burns' Night |
Jan 26 |
Saturday |
Jewish holiday |
Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) |
February
Feb 10 |
Sunday |
Observance |
Chinese New Year |
Feb 12 |
Tuesday |
Christian |
Carnival/Shrove Tuesday |
Feb 13 |
Wednesday |
Christian |
Carnival/Ash Wednesday |
Feb 14 |
Thursday |
Observance |
Valentine's Day |
Feb 24 |
Sunday |
Jewish holiday |
Purim |
March
Mar 1 |
Friday |
Local holiday |
St. David's Day |
Mar 10 |
Sunday |
Observance |
Mothering Sunday |
Mar 17 |
Sunday |
Local holiday |
St Patricks Day |
Mar 18 |
Monday |
Local holiday |
St Patricks Day observed |
Mar 20 |
Wednesday |
Season |
March equinox |
Mar 24 |
Sunday |
Christian |
Palm Sunday |
Mar 26 |
Tuesday |
Jewish holiday |
First day of Passover |
Mar 28 |
Thursday |
Christian |
Maundy Thursday |
Mar 29 |
Friday |
Public holiday |
Good Friday |
Mar 30 |
Saturday |
Christian |
Holy Saturday |
Mar 31 |
Sunday |
Bank holiday |
Easter Sunday |
Mar 31 |
Sunday |
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight Saving Time starts |
April
Apr 1 |
Monday |
Common Local holidays |
Easter Monday |
Apr 2 |
Tuesday |
Jewish holiday |
Last day of Passover |
Apr 8 |
Monday |
Jewish holiday |
Yom HaShoah |
Apr 16 |
Tuesday |
Jewish holiday |
Yom HaAtzmaut |
Apr 23 |
Tuesday |
Local holiday |
St. George's Day |
Apr 23 |
Tuesday |
Observance |
Shakespeare Day |
Apr 28 |
Sunday |
Jewish holiday |
Lag B'Omer |
May
May 3 |
Friday |
Orthodox |
Orthodox Good Friday |
May 4 |
Saturday |
Orthodox |
Orthodox Holy Saturday |
May 5 |
Sunday |
Orthodox |
Orthodox Easter |
May 6 |
Monday |
Bank holiday |
Early May Bank Holiday |
May 6 |
Monday |
Orthodox |
Orthodox Easter Monday |
May 9 |
Thursday |
Christian |
Ascension Day |
May 15 |
Wednesday |
Jewish holiday |
Shavuot |
May 19 |
Sunday |
Christian |
Pentecost |
May 20 |
Monday |
Christian |
Whit Monday |
May 26 |
Sunday |
Christian |
Trinity Sunday |
May 27 |
Monday |
Bank holiday |
Spring Bank Holiday |
May 30 |
Thursday |
Christian |
Corpus Christi |
June
Jun 6 |
Thursday |
Muslim |
Isra and Mi'raj |
Jun 16 |
Sunday |
Observance |
Father's Day |
Jun 21 |
Friday |
Season |
June Solstice |
July
Jul 9 |
Tuesday |
Muslim |
Ramadan begins |
Jul 12 |
Friday |
Local holiday |
Orangemen's Day |
Jul 16 |
Tuesday |
Jewish holiday |
Tisha B'Av |
August
Aug 3 |
Saturday |
Muslim |
Laylat al-Qadr |
Aug 5 |
Monday |
Local holiday |
Summer Bank Holiday |
Aug 8 |
Thursday |
Muslim |
Eid-al-Fitr |
Aug 15 |
Thursday |
Christian |
Assumption of Mary |
Aug 26 |
Monday |
Common Local holidays |
Summer Bank Holiday |
September
Sep 5 |
Thursday |
Jewish holiday |
Rosh Hashana |
Sep 14 |
Saturday |
Jewish holiday |
Yom Kippur |
Sep 19 |
Thursday |
Jewish holiday |
First day of Sukkot |
Sep 22 |
Sunday |
Season |
September equinox |
Sep 25 |
Wednesday |
Jewish holiday |
Last day of Sukkot |
Sep 26 |
Thursday |
Jewish holiday |
Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah |
October
Oct 4 |
Friday |
Christian |
Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
Oct 15 |
Tuesday |
Muslim |
Eid-al-Adha |
Oct 27 |
Sunday |
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight Saving Time ends |
Oct 31 |
Thursday |
Observance |
Halloween |
November
Nov 1 |
Friday |
Christian |
All Saints' Day |
Nov 2 |
Saturday |
Christian |
All Souls' Day |
Nov 3 |
Sunday |
Observance |
Diwali/Deepavali |
Nov 5 |
Tuesday |
Observance |
Guy Fawkes Day |
Nov 5 |
Tuesday |
Muslim |
Muharram/Islamic New Year |
Nov 28 |
Thursday |
Jewish holiday |
First Day of Hanukkah |
Nov 30 |
Saturday |
Local holiday |
St Andrew's Day |
December
Dec 1 |
Sunday |
Observance |
First Sunday of Advent |
Dec 2 |
Monday |
Local holiday |
St Andrew's Day observed |
Dec 5 |
Thursday |
Jewish holiday |
Last day of Hanukkah |
Dec 8 |
Sunday |
Christian |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Dec 21 |
Saturday |
Season |
December Solstice |
Dec 24 |
Tuesday |
Observance |
Christmas Eve |
Dec 25 |
Wednesday |
Public holiday |
Christmas Day |
Dec 26 |
Thursday |
Bank holiday |
Boxing Day |
Dec 31 |
Tuesday |
Observance |
New Year's Eve |