Holidays and Observances in the United Kingdom in 2024
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Jan 2 | Tuesday | 2nd January | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Jan 5 | Friday | Twelfth Night | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 6 | Saturday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Sunday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Sunday | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 25 | Thursday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish Holiday | |
| Jan 25 | Thursday | Burns Night | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Feb 7 | Wednesday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Feb 10 | Saturday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 13 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 1 | Friday | St. David's Day | Local Observance | Wales |
| Mar 8 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu Holiday | |
| Mar 10 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 11 | Monday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Mar 17 | Sunday | St Patrick's Day | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Mar 18 | Monday | Day off for St Patrick's Day | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Mar 20 | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 24 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 24 | Sunday | Purim | Jewish Holiday | |
| Mar 28 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Bank Holiday | |
| Mar 30 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 31 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Apr 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Apr 5 | Friday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| Apr 10 | Wednesday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Apr 22 | Monday | Stephen Lawrence Day | Observance | |
| Apr 23 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 23 | Tuesday | St. George's Day | Local Observance | |
| Apr 23 | Tuesday | Shakespeare Day | Observance | |
| Apr 30 | Tuesday | Last day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 3 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 4 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 5 | Sunday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish Commemoration | |
| May 5 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 6 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 6 | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| May 9 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian | |
| May 14 | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 19 | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance, Christian | |
| May 20 | Monday | Whit Monday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 26 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 26 | Sunday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 27 | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| May 30 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 12 | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish Holiday | |
| Jun 15 | Saturday | King's Birthday | Observance | |
| Jun 16 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Jun 16 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | |
| Jun 20 | Thursday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 22 | Saturday | Windrush Day | Observance | |
| Jul 7 | Sunday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Jul 12 | Friday | Battle of the Boyne | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Jul 17 | Wednesday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Aug 13 | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish Holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Thursday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian | |
| Aug 26 | Monday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 26 | Monday | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 26 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Sep 6 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday | |
| Sep 16 | Monday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| Sep 22 | Sunday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 3 | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Friday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian | |
| Oct 12 | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 17 | Thursday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 23 | Wednesday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 24 | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 25 | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 27 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Oct 31 | Thursday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Friday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 1 | Friday | Diwali/Deepavali | Hindu Holiday | |
| Nov 2 | Saturday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 5 | Tuesday | Guy Fawkes Day | Observance | |
| Nov 10 | Sunday | Remembrance Sunday | Observance | |
| Nov 30 | Saturday | St Andrew's Day | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Dec 1 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 2 | Monday | St Andrew's Day observed | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Dec 8 | Sunday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 21 | Saturday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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