Notable Dates 2024
Notable Dates 2024
Notable Dates 2025 Burns Night Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) St David's Day St George's Day Ramadan Mother's Day St Andrew's Day Valentine's Day Yorkshire Day Jewish New Year Eid al-Fitr Diwali Chinese New Year Maha Shivaratri Michaelmas Day What is the history behind Liberation Day? What is the meaning and significance of Laylat al-Qadr?
| New Year's Day (BANK HOLIDAY) | Jan 1st |
| BANK HOLIDAY (Scotland) | Jan 2nd |
| Epiphany | Jan 6th |
| Burns Night (Scotland) | Jan 25th |
| Septuagesima Sunday | Jan 28th |
| Bank Holiday (Eire) | Feb 5th |
| Isra and Mi'raj (Muslim) | Feb 6th |
| Chinese New Year | Feb 10th |
| Quinquagesima Sunday | Feb 11th |
| Shrove Tuesday | Feb 13th |
| St. Valentine's Day | Feb 14th |
| Ash Wednesday | Feb 14th |
| Quadragesima Sunday | Feb 18th |
| St. David's Day (Wales) | Mar 1st |
| Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) | Mar 8th |
| Mothering Sunday | Mar 10th |
| Commonwealth Day | Mar 11th |
| First Day of Ramadan (Muslim) | Mar 11th |
| St. Patrick's Day (Ireland) | Mar 17th |
| Bank Holiday (N. Ireland/Eire) | Mar 18th |
| Palm Sunday | Mar 24th |
| Annunciation (Lady Day) | Mar 25th |
| Holi (Hindu) | Mar 25th |
| GOOD FRIDAY | Mar 29th |
| British Summertime commences | Mar 31st |
| Easter Day | Mar 31st |
| BANK HOLIDAY (Easter Monday - Excl. Scotland) | Apr 1st |
| Laylat al-Qadr - Night of Destiny (Muslim) | Apr 6th |
| Low Sunday | Apr 7th |
| Eid al-Fitr (Muslim) | Apr 9th |
| St. George's Day (England) | Apr 23rd |
| First Day of Passover (Jewish) | Apr 23rd |
| Rogation Sunday | May 5th |
| BANK HOLIDAY | May 6th |
| Liberation Day (Jersey/Guernsey) | May 9th |
| Ascension Day | May 9th |
| Whit Sunday | May 19th |
| Trinity Sunday | May 26th |
| BANK HOLIDAY | May 27th |
| Corpus Christi | May 30th |
| Bank Holiday (Eire) | June 3rd |
| Feast of Weeks (Jewish) | June 12th |
| Father's Day | June 16th |
| Eid al-Adha (Muslim) | June 16th |
| Longest Day | June 20th |
| Birthday of H.R.H. Prince of Wales | June 21st |
| Midsummer Day | June 24th |
| Al-Hijra/Muharram (Muslim) | July 6th |
| Islamic New Year (1446) | July 8th |
| Bank Holiday (N. Ireland) | July 12th |
| Birthday of H.M Queen Camilla | July 17th |
| Yorkshire Day | Aug 1st |
| Bank Holiday (Scotland & Eire) | Aug 5th |
| Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) | Aug 19th |
| BANK HOLIDAY (Excl. Scotland) | Aug 26th |
| Janmashtami (Hindu) | Aug 26th |
| Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu) | Sept 6th |
| Accession of H.M. King Charles III | Sept 8th |
| Mawlid al-Nabi - Prophet's Birthday (Muslim) | Sept 15th |
| Michaelmas Day | Sept 29th |
| Jewish New Year (5785) | Oct 3rd |
| Navaratri (Hindu) | Oct 3rd |
| Day of Atonement (Jewish) | Oct 12th |
| Dussehra (Hindu) | Oct 12th |
| First Day of Tabernacles (Jewish) | Oct 17th |
| Trafalgar Day | Oct 21st |
| British Summertime ends* | Oct 27th |
| Bank Holiday (Eire) | Oct 28th |
| Hallowe'en | Oct 31st |
| Diwali | Nov 1st |
| Guy Fawkes Day | Nov 5th |
| Remembrance Sunday | Nov 10th |
| Birthday of H.M. King Charles III | Nov 14th |
| St. Andrew's Day (Scotland) | Nov 30th |
| First Sunday in Advent | Dec 1st |
| Shortest Day | Dec 21st |
| CHRISTMAS DAY | Dec 25th |
| BOXING DAY | Dec 26th |
| New Year's Eve | Dec 31st |
* Dates correct at time of going to press.
