United Kingdom Public Holidays in 2012
United Kingdom has a total of 94 holidays in 2012. 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 |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day |
Sunday, January 1, 2012 |
| New Year's Day Observed |
Monday, January 2, 2012 |
| 2nd January (substitute day) |
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 |
| Twelfth Night |
Thursday, January 5, 2012 |
| Epiphany |
Friday, January 6, 2012 |
| Orthodox Christmas Day |
Saturday, January 7, 2012 |
| Orthodox New Year |
Saturday, January 14, 2012 |
| Lunar New Year |
Monday, January 23, 2012 |
| Burns Night |
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 |
| Milad un Nabi |
Sunday, February 5, 2012 |
| Tu B'Shevat |
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 |
| Valentine's Day |
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
| Maha Shivaratri |
Sunday, February 19, 2012 |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day |
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
| St. David's Day |
Thursday, March 1, 2012 |
| Holi |
Thursday, March 8, 2012 |
| Purim |
Thursday, March 8, 2012 |
| St. Patrick's Day |
Saturday, March 17, 2012 |
| Mother's Day |
Sunday, March 18, 2012 |
| Day off for St. Patrick's Day |
Monday, March 19, 2012 |
| March Equinox |
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts |
Sunday, March 25, 2012 |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday, April 1, 2012 |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, April 5, 2012 |
| Good Friday |
Friday, April 6, 2012 |
| Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 7, 2012 |
| First day of Passover |
Saturday, April 7, 2012 |
| Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 8, 2012 |
| Easter Monday |
Monday, April 9, 2012 |
| Orthodox Good Friday |
Friday, April 13, 2012 |
| Last day of Passover |
Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
| Orthodox Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
| Orthodox Easter |
Sunday, April 15, 2012 |
| Orthodox Easter Monday |
Monday, April 16, 2012 |
| Yom HaShoah |
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
| St. George's Day |
Monday, April 23, 2012 |
| Shakespeare Day |
Monday, April 23, 2012 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut |
Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
| Early May Bank Holiday |
Monday, May 7, 2012 |
| Lag B'Omer |
Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 17, 2012 |
| Pentecost |
Sunday, May 27, 2012 |
| Shavuot |
Sunday, May 27, 2012 |
| Pentecost Monday |
Monday, May 28, 2012 |
| Trinity Sunday |
Sunday, June 3, 2012 |
| Spring Bank Holiday |
Monday, June 4, 2012 |
| Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee |
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 |
| Corpus Christi |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
| Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday |
Saturday, June 9, 2012 |
| Isra and Mi'raj |
Sunday, June 17, 2012 |
| Father's Day |
Sunday, June 17, 2012 |
| June Solstice |
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 |
| Battle of the Boyne |
Thursday, July 12, 2012 |
| Ramadan Start |
Friday, July 20, 2012 |
| Tisha B'Av |
Sunday, July 29, 2012 |
| Raksha Bandhan |
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 |
| Summer Bank Holiday |
Monday, August 6, 2012 |
| Janmashtami |
Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
| Lailat al-Qadr |
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 |
| Assumption of Mary |
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
| Eid ul Fitr |
Sunday, August 19, 2012 |
| Summer Bank Holiday |
Monday, August 27, 2012 |
| Rosh Hashana |
Monday, September 17, 2012 |
| Ganesh Chaturthi |
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 |
| September Equinox |
Saturday, September 22, 2012 |
| Yom Kippur |
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 |
| First day of Sukkot |
Monday, October 1, 2012 |
| Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
Thursday, October 4, 2012 |
| Hoshana Rabbah |
Sunday, October 7, 2012 |
| Shemini Atzeret |
Monday, October 8, 2012 |
| Simchat Torah |
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 |
| Navaratri |
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 |
| Dussehra |
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 |
| Eid al-Adha |
Friday, October 26, 2012 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends |
Sunday, October 28, 2012 |
| Halloween |
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
| All Saints' Day |
Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
| All Souls' Day |
Friday, November 2, 2012 |
| Guy Fawkes Day |
Monday, November 5, 2012 |
| Remembrance Sunday |
Sunday, November 11, 2012 |
| Diwali/Deepavali |
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 |
| Muharram |
Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
| Ashura |
Saturday, November 24, 2012 |
| St. Andrew's Day |
Friday, November 30, 2012 |
| First Sunday of Advent |
Sunday, December 2, 2012 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Saturday, December 8, 2012 |
| First Day of Hanukkah |
Sunday, December 9, 2012 |
| Last day of Hanukkah |
Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
| December Solstice |
Friday, December 21, 2012 |
| Christmas Eve |
Monday, December 24, 2012 |
| Christmas Day |
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 |
| Boxing Day |
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
| New Year's Eve |
Monday, December 31, 2012 |
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