United Kingdom Public Holidays in 2003
United Kingdom has a total of 84 holidays in 2003. 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 |
Wednesday, January 1, 2003 | 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 |
Thursday, January 2, 2003 | January 2 is an annual bank holiday and the last day of the Hogmanay (New Year) celebrations in Scotland. |
| Twelfth Night |
Sunday, January 5, 2003 | Twelfth Night is a observance and Christian holiday in the United Kingdom |
| Epiphany |
Monday, January 6, 2003 | Epiphany marks the visit of the Magi to Jesus and celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ. |
| Orthodox Christmas Day |
Tuesday, January 7, 2003 | Orthodox Christians in the United Kingdom celebrate the Nativity of Christ (Jesus' birth) on the Orthodox Christmas Day. |
| Orthodox New Year |
Tuesday, January 14, 2003 | Orthodox Christians in the United Kingdom mark the start of a new calendar year on either January 1 or 14 in the Gregorian calendar. |
| Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) |
Saturday, January 18, 2003 | Tu B’Shevat is known as the “New Year for Trees”, is one of the four Jewish New Years. |
| Burns Night |
Saturday, January 25, 2003 | Burns Night celebrates the life and work of Robert Burns and Scottish culture in general. It is on or around January 25 each year. |
| Lunar New Year |
Saturday, February 1, 2003 | Lunar New Year in the United Kingdom (UK) marks the start of the New Year in the Chinese calendar. |
| Eid al-Adha |
Wednesday, February 12, 2003 | Eid ul-Adha is an Islamic festival to remember Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son to God. |
| Valentine's Day |
Friday, February 14, 2003 | Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the UK as a day of love and falls on February 14 every year. |
| St. David's Day |
Saturday, March 1, 2003 | 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. |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day |
Tuesday, March 4, 2003 | Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Tuesday in the United Kingdom. |
| Muharram/Islamic New Year |
Wednesday, March 5, 2003 | The first day of Muharram, which is the first month in the Islamic calendar, marks the Islamic New Year. |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, March 5, 2003 | Ash Wednesday is a Christian observance in the United Kingdom. It is the first day of Lent. |
| Ashura |
Friday, March 14, 2003 | On Ashura, many Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Husayn ibn Ali. |
| St Patrick's Day |
Monday, March 17, 2003 | St Patrick's Day remembers the life and deeds of St Patrick, one of Ireland's patron saints. It also celebrates Irish culture. |
| Purim |
Tuesday, March 18, 2003 | Purim commemorates a time when Jewish people were saved from death around the fourth century BCE, according to the Book of Esther. |
| March Equinox |
Friday, March 21, 2003 | March Equinox in the United Kingdom (London) |
| Mother's Day |
Sunday, March 30, 2003 | 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. |
| Daylight Saving Time starts |
Sunday, March 30, 2003 | Daylight Saving Time starts in the United Kingdom |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday, April 13, 2003 | Palm Sunday in the United Kingdom celebrates Jesus Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. It is also the Sunday before Easter Sunday. |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, April 17, 2003 | Many Christians in the United Kingdom celebrate Maundy Thursday on the Thursday before Good Friday. |
| First day of Passover |
Thursday, April 17, 2003 | Passover marks the Israelites' liberation from slavery and their exodus from Egypt around 3000 years ago. |
| Good Friday |
Friday, April 18, 2003 | Good Friday is just before Easter Sunday and is a public holiday in the United Kingdom. |
| Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 19, 2003 | Holy Saturday is the day before Easter Sunday in the United Kingdom. |
| Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 20, 2003 | Easter Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ's resurrection. The Easter egg hunt is one of the most popular Easter traditions |
| Easter Monday |
Monday, April 21, 2003 | Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday. It is a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. |
| St. George's Day |
Wednesday, April 23, 2003 | St George's Day in England is a celebration of Saint George, a Christian martyr and soldier in the Roman army. |
| Shakespeare Day |
Wednesday, April 23, 2003 | National Shakespeare Day, also known as Shakespeare Day, is annually held on April 23. |
| Last day of Passover |
Thursday, April 24, 2003 | 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 Good Friday |
Friday, April 25, 2003 | 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. |
| Orthodox Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 26, 2003 | Many Orthodox Christians in the United Kingdom remember Jesus Christ’s burial and his descent into Hades on Holy Saturday. |
| Orthodox Easter |
Sunday, April 27, 2003 | Many Orthodox Christians in the United Kingdom commemorate Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Day, also known as Pascha. |
| Orthodox Easter Monday |
Monday, April 28, 2003 | Many Orthodox churches in the United Kingdom observe Easter Monday on the day after the Orthodox Easter Sunday date. |
| St. George's Day |
Monday, April 28, 2003 | St George's Day in England is a celebration of Saint George, a Christian martyr and soldier in the Roman army. |
| Yom HaShoah |
Tuesday, April 29, 2003 | Yom Hashoah, held on the 27th day of the month of Nisan, remembers the Holocaust victims who died during World War II. |
| Early May Bank Holiday |
Monday, May 5, 2003 | May Day, or the Early May Bank holiday, is on the first Monday of May each year. |
| Yom HaAtzmaut |
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 | Celebrated on the fifth day of the Jewish month of Iyar, Yom Ha’Atzmaut is Israel’s Independence Day. |
| Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) |
Wednesday, May 14, 2003 | Milad un Nabi, also called Mawlid, marks the birthday of prophet Muhammad. |
| Lag B'Omer |
Tuesday, May 20, 2003 | Jewish people observe Lag BaOmer on the 18th day of the month of Iyar in the Jewish calendar. |
| Spring Bank Holiday |
Monday, May 26, 2003 | The spring bank holiday in the United Kingdom is on the last Monday of May each year. |
| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 29, 2003 | Ascension Day is the 40th day of Easter and commemorates Jesus Christ’s ascension into heaven, according to Christian belief. |
| Shavuot |
Friday, June 6, 2003 | Shavuot, also known as the Festival of Weeks, is one of three major Jewish festivals celebrated among Jewish people in the UK. |
| Pentecost |
Sunday, June 8, 2003 | Many Christians in the United Kingdom observe Pentecost, also known as Whitsunday or Whit Sunday. |
| Whit Monday |
Monday, June 9, 2003 | Whit Monday is a Christian observance also known as Pentecost Monday. It is the day after Pentecost, or Whitsunday. |
| Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday |
Saturday, June 14, 2003 | Queen Elizabeth II usually celebrated her birthday on the second Saturday in June in the UK. |
| Trinity Sunday |
Sunday, June 15, 2003 | Trinity Sunday, which is the first Sunday after Pentecost, is a Christian feast that is observed in many churches in the United Kingdom. |
| Father's Day |
Sunday, June 15, 2003 | Father's Day in the United Kingdom honors fathers and celebrates fatherhood. |
| Corpus Christi |
Thursday, June 19, 2003 | Corpus Christi is a Christian observance that honors the Holy Eucharist. |
| June Solstice |
Saturday, June 21, 2003 | June Solstice in the United Kingdom (London) |
| Battle of the Boyne |
Saturday, July 12, 2003 | Orangemen's Day is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland to commemorate the Battle of the Boyne. |
| Battle of the Boyne observed |
Monday, July 14, 2003 | Orangemen's Day is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland to commemorate the Battle of the Boyne. |
| Summer Bank Holiday |
Monday, August 4, 2003 | 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. |
| Tisha B'Av |
Thursday, August 7, 2003 | Tisha B’Av is a Jewish day of mourning, which falls on the ninth day of the month of Av in the Jewish calendar. |
| Assumption of Mary |
Friday, August 15, 2003 | 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. |
| Summer Bank Holiday |
Monday, August 25, 2003 | 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. |
| September Equinox |
Tuesday, September 23, 2003 | September Equinox in the United Kingdom (London) |
| Isra and Mi'raj |
Wednesday, September 24, 2003 | Isra and Mi'raj marks the night when the Prophet Mohammad traveled from Mecca to Jerusalem, ascended to heaven, and returned. |
| Rosh Hashana |
Saturday, September 27, 2003 | Rosh Hashanah, also spelled Rosh Hashana, is commonly known as the Jewish New Year. |
| Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
Saturday, October 4, 2003 | 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. |
| Yom Kippur |
Monday, October 6, 2003 | Yom Kippur is arguably the holiest of the Jewish holidays. It is celebrated in October or November. |
| First day of Sukkot |
Saturday, October 11, 2003 | Sukkot is a Jewish holiday lasting 7 days. It begins on the 15th of Tishrei, which falls into September or October. |
| Hoshana Rabbah |
Friday, October 17, 2003 | Jewish people in the UK celebrate Hoshana Rabbah, also spelled Hoshana Raba, on the last day of the Sukkot festival. |
| Shemini Atzeret |
Saturday, October 18, 2003 | Shemini Atzeret, also spelled Shmini Atzeret, is a joyous Jewish holiday that immediately follows the Sukkot festival. |
| Simchat Torah |
Sunday, October 19, 2003 | Simchat Torah (Simchas Torah or Simhat Torah) is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the completion of the annual reading of the Torah. |
| Daylight Saving Time ends |
Sunday, October 26, 2003 | Daylight Saving Time ends in the United Kingdom |
| Ramadan Start |
Monday, October 27, 2003 | Muslims in the United Kingdom welcome Ramadan as a period of fasting, self-evaluation, and spiritual growth. |
| Halloween |
Friday, October 31, 2003 | Halloween is an observance celebrated at the end of October by holding parties, dressing up and going 'trick-or-treating'. |
| All Saints' Day |
Saturday, November 1, 2003 | Many Christians in the United Kingdom observe All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, each year. |
| All Souls' Day |
Sunday, November 2, 2003 | All Souls’ Day is observed among some Christian communities in the United Kingdom on November 2 each year. |
| Guy Fawkes Day |
Wednesday, November 5, 2003 | Guy Fawkes' Night, or Bonfire Night, commemorates the prevention of a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London in 1605. |
| Remembrance Sunday |
Sunday, November 9, 2003 | The United Kingdom observes Remembrance Day to remember those who sacrificed their lives during wars and conflicts, including World War I. |
| Lailat al-Qadr |
Friday, November 21, 2003 | Laylatul Qadr, the Night of Power, is the holiest day of the Islamic calendar year. |
| Eid ul Fitr |
Wednesday, November 26, 2003 | Eid ul-Fitr is a Muslim celebration that marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan. |
| First Sunday of Advent |
Sunday, November 30, 2003 | 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). |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Monday, December 8, 2003 | The Feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the conception of Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, on December 8 each year. |
| First Day of Hanukkah |
Saturday, December 20, 2003 | Jewish people around the world celebrate Hanukkah to commemorate an event traditionally termed the miracle of the cruse of oil. |
| December Solstice |
Monday, December 22, 2003 | December Solstice in the United Kingdom (London) |
| Christmas Eve |
Wednesday, December 24, 2003 | Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day. It is not a public holiday in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. |
| Christmas Day |
Thursday, December 25, 2003 | Christmas Day is a holiday that traditionally celebrates Jesus Christ's birth. It is on December 25 in the United Kingdom. |
| Boxing Day |
Friday, December 26, 2003 | Boxing Day is a holiday in the United Kingdom that falls on December 26 each year. |
| Last day of Hanukkah |
Saturday, December 27, 2003 | The eighth and last day of Hanukkah marks the end of a period in which Jews commemorate the miracle of the cruse of oil. |
| New Year's Eve |
Wednesday, December 31, 2003 | New Year's Eve, or Hogmanay in Scotland, is the last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. |
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