Date |
Weekday |
Name |
Holiday Type |
Jan 1 |
Monday |
New Year’s Day |
Bank holiday |
Jan 2 |
Tuesday |
2nd January |
Local Bank Holiday |
Jan 6 |
Saturday |
Epiphany |
Christian |
Jan 7 |
Sunday |
Orthodox Christmas Day |
Orthodox |
Jan 14 |
Sunday |
Orthodox New Year |
Orthodox |
Jan 25 |
Thursday |
Burns Night |
Local observance |
Jan 31 |
Wednesday |
Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) |
Jewish holiday |
Feb 13 |
Tuesday |
Maha Shivaratri |
Hindu Holiday |
Feb 13 |
Tuesday |
Carnival/Shrove Tuesday |
Christian |
Feb 14 |
Wednesday |
Carnival/Ash Wednesday |
Christian |
Feb 14 |
Wednesday |
Valentine’s Day |
Observance |
Feb 16 |
Friday |
Chinese New Year |
Observance |
Mar 1 |
Thursday |
Purim |
Jewish holiday |
Mar 1 |
Thursday |
St. David’s Day |
Observance |
Mar 2 |
Friday |
Holi |
Hindu Holiday |
Mar 11 |
Sunday |
Mothering Sunday |
Observance |
Mar 17 |
Saturday |
St Patrick’s Day |
Local Bank Holiday |
Mar 19 |
Monday |
St Patrick’s Day observed |
Local Bank Holiday |
Mar 20 |
Tuesday |
March equinox |
Season |
Mar 25 |
Sunday |
Palm Sunday |
Christian |
Mar 29 |
Thursday |
Maundy Thursday |
Christian |
Mar 30 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
Bank holiday |
Mar 31 |
Saturday |
Holy Saturday |
Christian |
Mar 31 |
Saturday |
First day of Passover |
Jewish holiday |
Apr 1 |
Sunday |
Easter Sunday |
Observance, Christian |
Apr 2 |
Monday |
Easter Monday |
Common Local Holidays |
Apr 2 |
Monday |
Easter Monday |
Observance |
Apr 6 |
Friday |
Orthodox Good Friday |
Orthodox |
Apr 7 |
Saturday |
Last day of Passover |
Jewish holiday |
Apr 7 |
Saturday |
Orthodox Holy Saturday |
Orthodox |
Apr 8 |
Sunday |
Orthodox Easter |
Orthodox |
Apr 9 |
Monday |
Orthodox Easter Monday |
Orthodox |
Apr 11 |
Wednesday |
Yom HaShoah |
Jewish commemoration |
Apr 13 |
Friday |
Isra and Mi’raj |
Muslim |
Apr 19 |
Thursday |
Yom HaAtzmaut |
Jewish holiday |
Apr 23 |
Monday |
St. George’s Day |
Observance |
Apr 23 |
Monday |
Shakespeare Day |
Observance |
May 3 |
Thursday |
Lag B’Omer |
Jewish holiday |
May 7 |
Monday |
Early May Bank Holiday |
Bank holiday |
May 10 |
Thursday |
Ascension Day |
Christian |
May 16 |
Wednesday |
Ramadan start |
Muslim |
May 20 |
Sunday |
Pentecost |
Christian |
May 20 |
Sunday |
Shavuot |
Jewish holiday |
May 21 |
Monday |
Whit Monday |
Christian |
May 27 |
Sunday |
Trinity Sunday |
Christian |
May 28 |
Monday |
Spring Bank Holiday |
Bank holiday |
May 31 |
Thursday |
Corpus Christi |
Christian |
Jun 9 |
Saturday |
Queen’s Birthday |
Observance |
Jun 10 |
Sunday |
Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) |
Muslim |
Jun 15 |
Friday |
Eid ul Fitr |
Muslim |
Jun 17 |
Sunday |
Father’s Day |
Observance |
Jun 21 |
Thursday |
June Solstice |
Season |
Jul 12 |
Thursday |
Battle of the Boyne |
Local Bank Holiday |
Jul 22 |
Sunday |
Tisha B’Av |
Jewish holiday |
Aug 6 |
Monday |
Summer Bank Holiday |
Common Local Holidays |
Aug 15 |
Wednesday |
Assumption of Mary |
Christian |
Aug 22 |
Wednesday |
Eid ul Adha |
Muslim |
Aug 26 |
Sunday |
Raksha Bandhan |
Hindu Holiday |
Aug 27 |
Monday |
Summer Bank Holiday |
Common Local Holidays |
Sep 2 |
Sunday |
Janmashtami |
Hindu Holiday |
Sep 10 |
Monday |
Rosh Hashana |
Jewish holiday |
Sep 12 |
Wednesday |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
Hindu Holiday |
Sep 12 |
Wednesday |
Muharram/Islamic New Year |
Muslim |
Sep 19 |
Wednesday |
Yom Kippur |
Jewish holiday |
Sep 23 |
Sunday |
September equinox |
Season |
Sep 24 |
Monday |
First day of Sukkot |
Jewish holiday |
Sep 30 |
Sunday |
Hoshana Rabbah |
Jewish holiday |
Oct 1 |
Monday |
Shemini Atzeret |
Jewish holiday |
Oct 2 |
Tuesday |
Simchat Torah |
Jewish holiday |
Oct 4 |
Thursday |
Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
Christian |
Oct 9 |
Tuesday |
Navaratri |
Hindu Holiday |
Oct 18 |
Thursday |
Dussehra |
Hindu Holiday |
Oct 28 |
Sunday |
Daylight Saving Time ends |
Clock change |
Oct 31 |
Wednesday |
Halloween |
Observance |
Nov 1 |
Thursday |
All Saints’ Day |
Christian |
Nov 2 |
Friday |
All Souls’ Day |
Christian |
Nov 5 |
Monday |
Guy Fawkes Day |
Observance |
Nov 7 |
Wednesday |
Diwali/Deepavali |
Observance |
Nov 11 |
Sunday |
Remembrance Sunday |
Observance |
Nov 21 |
Wednesday |
Prophet’s Birthday |
Muslim |
Nov 30 |
Friday |
St Andrew’s Day |
Local Bank Holiday |
Dec 2 |
Sunday |
First Sunday of Advent |
Observance |
Dec 3 |
Monday |
First Day of Hanukkah |
Jewish holiday |
Dec 8 |
Saturday |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Christian |
Dec 10 |
Monday |
Last day of Hanukkah |
Jewish holiday |
Dec 21 |
Friday |
December Solstice |
Season |
Dec 24 |
Monday |
Christmas Eve |
Observance |
Dec 25 |
Tuesday |
Christmas Day |
Bank holiday |
Dec 26 |
Wednesday |
Boxing Day |
Bank holiday |
Dec 31 |
Monday |
New Year’s Eve |
Observance |