United Kingdom has a total of 93 holidays in 2018. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date Details
New Year's Day
Monday, January 1, 2018 New Year's Day marks the start of a new year in the Gregorian calendar, the official calendar used in the United Kingdom.
2nd January
Tuesday, January 2, 2018 January 2 is an annual bank holiday and the last day of the Hogmanay (New Year) celebrations in Scotland.
Twelfth Night
Friday, January 5, 2018 Twelfth Night is a observance and Christian holiday in the United Kingdom
Epiphany
Saturday, January 6, 2018 Epiphany marks the visit of the Magi to Jesus and celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ.
Orthodox Christmas Day
Sunday, January 7, 2018 Orthodox Christians in the United Kingdom celebrate the Nativity of Christ (Jesus' birth) on the Orthodox Christmas Day.
Orthodox New Year
Sunday, January 14, 2018 Orthodox Christians in the United Kingdom mark the start of a new calendar year on either January 1 or 14 in the Gregorian calendar.
Burns Night
Thursday, January 25, 2018 Burns Night celebrates the life and work of Robert Burns and Scottish culture in general. It is on or around January 25 each year.
Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day)
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Tu B’Shevat is known as the “New Year for Trees”, is one of the four Jewish New Years.
Maha Shivaratri
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 Maha Shivratri is an annual festival dedicated to Shiva, the Hindu God of destruction. For devotees, is a day of reflection and meditation.
Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Tuesday in the United Kingdom.
Carnival / Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Ash Wednesday is a Christian observance in the United Kingdom. It is the first day of Lent.
Valentine's Day
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the UK as a day of love and falls on February 14 every year.
Lunar New Year
Friday, February 16, 2018 Lunar New Year in the United Kingdom (UK) marks the start of the New Year in the Chinese calendar.
Purim
Thursday, March 1, 2018 Purim commemorates a time when Jewish people were saved from death around the fourth century BCE, according to the Book of Esther.
St. David's Day
Thursday, March 1, 2018 People in Wales and Welsh communities around the world celebrate the life of their patron saint, St David, and the culture of their country on St David’s Day.
Holi
Friday, March 2, 2018 Holi is a spring festival of colors celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and others. It celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the upcoming season of spring. The festival can last up to sixteen days.
Mother's Day
Sunday, March 11, 2018 Mother's Day, or Mothering Sunday, is traditionally a day to visit your mother church. It is now an occasion to bring gifts to your own mother.
St Patrick's Day
Saturday, March 17, 2018 St Patrick's Day remembers the life and deeds of St Patrick, one of Ireland's patron saints. It also celebrates Irish culture.
Day off for St Patrick's Day
Monday, March 19, 2018 St Patrick's Day remembers the life and deeds of St Patrick, one of Ireland's patron saints. It also celebrates Irish culture.
March Equinox
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 March Equinox in the United Kingdom (London)
Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 25, 2018 Palm Sunday in the United Kingdom celebrates Jesus Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. It is also the Sunday before Easter Sunday.
Daylight Saving Time starts
Sunday, March 25, 2018 Daylight Saving Time starts in the United Kingdom
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, March 29, 2018 Many Christians in the United Kingdom celebrate Maundy Thursday on the Thursday before Good Friday.
Good Friday
Friday, March 30, 2018 Good Friday is just before Easter Sunday and is a public holiday in the United Kingdom.
Holy Saturday
Saturday, March 31, 2018 Holy Saturday is the day before Easter Sunday in the United Kingdom.
First day of Passover
Saturday, March 31, 2018 Passover marks the Israelites' liberation from slavery and their exodus from Egypt around 3000 years ago.
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ's resurrection. The Easter egg hunt is one of the most popular Easter traditions
Easter Monday
Monday, April 2, 2018 Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday. It is a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland.
Orthodox Good Friday
Friday, April 6, 2018 Many Orthodox Christians in the United Kingdom remember the events leading up to Jesus Christ's crucifixion on Great Friday, also known as Holy Friday.
Last day of Passover
Saturday, April 7, 2018 On the 8th and last day of Passover, Jews in the UK commemorate the Parting of the Red Sea and the Israelites' escape from Egypt.
Orthodox Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 7, 2018 Many Orthodox Christians in the United Kingdom remember Jesus Christ’s burial and his descent into Hades on Holy Saturday.
Orthodox Easter
Sunday, April 8, 2018 Many Orthodox Christians in the United Kingdom commemorate Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Day, also known as Pascha.
Orthodox Easter Monday
Monday, April 9, 2018 Many Orthodox churches in the United Kingdom observe Easter Monday on the day after the Orthodox Easter Sunday date.
Yom HaShoah
Thursday, April 12, 2018 Yom Hashoah, held on the 27th day of the month of Nisan, remembers the Holocaust victims who died during World War II.
Isra and Mi'raj
Friday, April 13, 2018 Isra and Mi'raj marks the night when the Prophet Mohammad traveled from Mecca to Jerusalem, ascended to heaven, and returned.
Yom HaAtzmaut
Thursday, April 19, 2018 Celebrated on the fifth day of the Jewish month of Iyar, Yom Ha’Atzmaut is Israel’s Independence Day.
St. George's Day
Monday, April 23, 2018 St George's Day in England is a celebration of Saint George, a Christian martyr and soldier in the Roman army.
Shakespeare Day
Monday, April 23, 2018 National Shakespeare Day, also known as Shakespeare Day, is annually held on April 23.
Lag B'Omer
Thursday, May 3, 2018 Jewish people observe Lag BaOmer on the 18th day of the month of Iyar in the Jewish calendar.
Early May Bank Holiday
Monday, May 7, 2018 May Day, or the Early May Bank holiday, is on the first Monday of May each year.
Ascension Day
Thursday, May 10, 2018 Ascension Day is the 40th day of Easter and commemorates Jesus Christ’s ascension into heaven, according to Christian belief.
Ramadan Start
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Muslims in the United Kingdom welcome Ramadan as a period of fasting, self-evaluation, and spiritual growth.
Pentecost
Sunday, May 20, 2018 Many Christians in the United Kingdom observe Pentecost, also known as Whitsunday or Whit Sunday.
Shavuot
Sunday, May 20, 2018 Shavuot, also known as the Festival of Weeks, is one of three major Jewish festivals celebrated among Jewish people in the UK.
Whit Monday
Monday, May 21, 2018 Whit Monday is a Christian observance also known as Pentecost Monday. It is the day after Pentecost, or Whitsunday.
Trinity Sunday
Sunday, May 27, 2018 Trinity Sunday, which is the first Sunday after Pentecost, is a Christian feast that is observed in many churches in the United Kingdom.
Spring Bank Holiday
Monday, May 28, 2018 The spring bank holiday in the United Kingdom is on the last Monday of May each year.
Corpus Christi
Thursday, May 31, 2018 Corpus Christi is a Christian observance that honors the Holy Eucharist.
Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday
Saturday, June 9, 2018 Queen Elizabeth II usually celebrated her birthday on the second Saturday in June in the UK.
Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)
Sunday, June 10, 2018 Laylatul Qadr, the Night of Power, is the holiest day of the Islamic calendar year.
Eid ul Fitr
Friday, June 15, 2018 Eid ul-Fitr is a Muslim celebration that marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan.
Father's Day
Sunday, June 17, 2018 Father's Day in the United Kingdom honors fathers and celebrates fatherhood.
June Solstice
Thursday, June 21, 2018 June Solstice in the United Kingdom (London)
Windrush Day
Friday, June 22, 2018 Windrush Day is an annual observance in the UK honoring the British Caribbean community.
Battle of the Boyne
Thursday, July 12, 2018 Orangemen's Day is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland to commemorate the Battle of the Boyne.
Tisha B'Av
Sunday, July 22, 2018 Tisha B’Av is a Jewish day of mourning, which falls on the ninth day of the month of Av in the Jewish calendar.
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday, August 6, 2018 The summer bank holiday is on the first Monday of August in Scotland and the last Monday of August in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Assumption of Mary
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 The feast of the Dormition or Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated by some Christian denominations in the United Kingdom on August 15.
Eid al-Adha
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Eid ul-Adha is an Islamic festival to remember Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son to God.
Raksha Bandhan
Sunday, August 26, 2018 Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that is celebrated on the full moon of the Hindu month of Shravana (Shravan Poornima). The day is also sometimes referred to as Brother and Sister Day because it honors the relationship between brother and sister.
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday, August 27, 2018 The summer bank holiday is on the first Monday of August in Scotland and the last Monday of August in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Janmashtami
Sunday, September 2, 2018 Krishna Janmashtami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu. It is celebrated on the eighth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrava (Bhadrapada), which is usually in August or September.
Rosh Hashana
Monday, September 10, 2018 Rosh Hashanah, also spelled Rosh Hashana, is commonly known as the Jewish New Year.
Muharram/Islamic New Year
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 The first day of Muharram, which is the first month in the Islamic calendar, marks the Islamic New Year.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Thursday, September 13, 2018 Ganesh Chaturthi is the great Ganesha festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Ganesha during the Hindu Month of Bhadra, which usually falls between mid-August and mid-September. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi and can last up to 10 days.
Yom Kippur
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Yom Kippur is arguably the holiest of the Jewish holidays. It is celebrated in October or November.
Ashura
Friday, September 21, 2018 On Ashura, many Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Husayn ibn Ali.
September Equinox
Sunday, September 23, 2018 September Equinox in the United Kingdom (London)
First day of Sukkot
Monday, September 24, 2018 Sukkot is a Jewish holiday lasting 7 days. It begins on the 15th of Tishrei, which falls into September or October.
Hoshana Rabbah
Sunday, September 30, 2018 Jewish people in the UK celebrate Hoshana Rabbah, also spelled Hoshana Raba, on the last day of the Sukkot festival.
Shemini Atzeret
Monday, October 1, 2018 Shemini Atzeret, also spelled Shmini Atzeret, is a joyous Jewish holiday that immediately follows the Sukkot festival.
Simchat Torah
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Simchat Torah (Simchas Torah or Simhat Torah) is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the completion of the annual reading of the Torah.
Feast of St Francis of Assisi
Thursday, October 4, 2018 Many churches in the United Kingdom celebrate the Feast of St Francis of Assisi to honor St Francis, the patron saint of animals and the environment, on October 4 each year.
Navaratri
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Navaratri is a Hindu holiday in the United Kingdom
Dussehra
Thursday, October 18, 2018 Dussehra is a Hindu holiday in the United Kingdom
Daylight Saving Time ends
Sunday, October 28, 2018 Daylight Saving Time ends in the United Kingdom
Halloween
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Halloween is an observance celebrated at the end of October by holding parties, dressing up and going 'trick-or-treating'.
All Saints' Day
Thursday, November 1, 2018 Many Christians in the United Kingdom observe All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, each year.
All Souls' Day
Friday, November 2, 2018 All Souls’ Day is observed among some Christian communities in the United Kingdom on November 2 each year.
Guy Fawkes Day
Monday, November 5, 2018 Guy Fawkes' Night, or Bonfire Night, commemorates the prevention of a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London in 1605.
Diwali/Deepavali
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year.
Remembrance Sunday
Sunday, November 11, 2018 The United Kingdom observes Remembrance Day to remember those who sacrificed their lives during wars and conflicts, including World War I.
Milad un Nabi (Mawlid)
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Milad un Nabi, also called Mawlid, marks the birthday of prophet Muhammad.
St Andrew's Day
Friday, November 30, 2018 St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and St Andrew's Day is a bank holiday in Scotland.
First Sunday of Advent
Sunday, December 2, 2018 The first Sunday in Advent is the start of the liturgical or church year for many Christians as well as the Christmas season for people in the United Kingdom (UK).
First Day of Hanukkah
Monday, December 3, 2018 Jewish people around the world celebrate Hanukkah to commemorate an event traditionally termed the miracle of the cruse of oil.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Saturday, December 8, 2018 The Feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the conception of Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, on December 8 each year.
Last day of Hanukkah
Monday, December 10, 2018 The eighth and last day of Hanukkah marks the end of a period in which Jews commemorate the miracle of the cruse of oil.
December Solstice
Friday, December 21, 2018 December Solstice in the United Kingdom (London)
Christmas Eve
Monday, December 24, 2018 Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day. It is not a public holiday in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 25, 2018 Christmas Day is a holiday that traditionally celebrates Jesus Christ's birth. It is on December 25 in the United Kingdom.
Boxing Day
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 Boxing Day is a holiday in the United Kingdom that falls on December 26 each year.
New Year's Eve
Monday, December 31, 2018 New Year's Eve, or Hogmanay in Scotland, is the last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
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