United Kingdom has a total of 97 holidays in 2019. 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	Tuesday, January 1, 2019	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	Wednesday, January 2, 2019	January 2 is an annual bank holiday and the last day of the Hogmanay (New Year) celebrations in Scotland.
Twelfth Night	Saturday, January 5, 2019	Twelfth Night is a observance and Christian holiday in the United Kingdom
Epiphany	Sunday, January 6, 2019	Epiphany marks the visit of the Magi to Jesus and celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ.
Orthodox Christmas Day	Monday, January 7, 2019	Orthodox Christians in the United Kingdom celebrate the Nativity of Christ (Jesus' birth) on the Orthodox Christmas Day.
Orthodox New Year	Monday, January 14, 2019	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)	Monday, January 21, 2019	Tu B’Shevat is known as the “New Year for Trees”, is one of the four Jewish New Years.
Burns Night	Friday, January 25, 2019	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	Tuesday, February 5, 2019	Lunar New Year in the United Kingdom (UK) marks the start of the New Year in the Chinese calendar.
Valentine's Day	Thursday, February 14, 2019	Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the UK as a day of love and falls on February 14 every year.
St. David's Day	Friday, March 1, 2019	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.
Maha Shivaratri	Monday, March 4, 2019	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, March 5, 2019	Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Tuesday in the United Kingdom.
Carnival / Ash Wednesday	Wednesday, March 6, 2019	Ash Wednesday is a Christian observance in the United Kingdom. It is the first day of Lent.
St Patrick's Day	Sunday, March 17, 2019	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 18, 2019	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	Wednesday, March 20, 2019	March Equinox in the United Kingdom (London)
Holi	Thursday, March 21, 2019	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.
Purim	Thursday, March 21, 2019	Purim commemorates a time when Jewish people were saved from death around the fourth century BCE, according to the Book of Esther.
Mother's Day	Sunday, March 31, 2019	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 31, 2019	Daylight Saving Time starts in the United Kingdom
Isra and Mi'raj	Wednesday, April 3, 2019	Isra and Mi'raj marks the night when the Prophet Mohammad traveled from Mecca to Jerusalem, ascended to heaven, and returned.
Palm Sunday	Sunday, April 14, 2019	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 18, 2019	Many Christians in the United Kingdom celebrate Maundy Thursday on the Thursday before Good Friday.
Good Friday	Friday, April 19, 2019	Good Friday is just before Easter Sunday and is a public holiday in the United Kingdom.
Holy Saturday	Saturday, April 20, 2019	Holy Saturday is the day before Easter Sunday in the United Kingdom.
First day of Passover	Saturday, April 20, 2019	Passover marks the Israelites' liberation from slavery and their exodus from Egypt around 3000 years ago.
Easter Sunday	Sunday, April 21, 2019	Easter Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ's resurrection. The Easter egg hunt is one of the most popular Easter traditions
Easter Monday	Monday, April 22, 2019	Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday. It is a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland.
Stephen Lawrence Day	Monday, April 22, 2019	Stephen Lawrence Day is an annual observance in the UK commemorating the racially motivated murder of Stephen Lawrence.
St. George's Day	Tuesday, April 23, 2019	St George's Day in England is a celebration of Saint George, a Christian martyr and soldier in the Roman army.
Shakespeare Day	Tuesday, April 23, 2019	National Shakespeare Day, also known as Shakespeare Day, is annually held on April 23.
Orthodox Good Friday	Friday, April 26, 2019	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 27, 2019	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 27, 2019	Many Orthodox Christians in the United Kingdom remember Jesus Christ’s burial and his descent into Hades on Holy Saturday.
Orthodox Easter	Sunday, April 28, 2019	Many Orthodox Christians in the United Kingdom commemorate Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Day, also known as Pascha.
Orthodox Easter Monday	Monday, April 29, 2019	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 29, 2019	St George's Day in England is a celebration of Saint George, a Christian martyr and soldier in the Roman army.
Yom HaShoah	Thursday, May 2, 2019	Yom Hashoah, held on the 27th day of the month of Nisan, remembers the Holocaust victims who died during World War II.
Ramadan Start	Monday, May 6, 2019	Muslims in the United Kingdom welcome Ramadan as a period of fasting, self-evaluation, and spiritual growth.
Early May Bank Holiday	Monday, May 6, 2019	May Day, or the Early May Bank holiday, is on the first Monday of May each year.
Yom HaAtzmaut	Thursday, May 9, 2019	Celebrated on the fifth day of the Jewish month of Iyar, Yom Ha’Atzmaut is Israel’s Independence Day.
Lag B'Omer	Thursday, May 23, 2019	Jewish people observe Lag BaOmer on the 18th day of the month of Iyar in the Jewish calendar.
Spring Bank Holiday	Monday, May 27, 2019	The spring bank holiday in the United Kingdom is on the last Monday of May each year.
Ascension Day	Thursday, May 30, 2019	Ascension Day is the 40th day of Easter and commemorates Jesus Christ’s ascension into heaven, according to Christian belief.
Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)	Friday, May 31, 2019	Laylatul Qadr, the Night of Power, is the holiest day of the Islamic calendar year.
Eid ul Fitr	Tuesday, June 4, 2019	Eid ul-Fitr is a Muslim celebration that marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan.
Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday	Saturday, June 8, 2019	Queen Elizabeth II usually celebrated her birthday on the second Saturday in June in the UK.
Pentecost	Sunday, June 9, 2019	Many Christians in the United Kingdom observe Pentecost, also known as Whitsunday or Whit Sunday.
Shavuot	Sunday, June 9, 2019	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, June 10, 2019	Whit Monday is a Christian observance also known as Pentecost Monday. It is the day after Pentecost, or Whitsunday.
Trinity Sunday	Sunday, June 16, 2019	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 16, 2019	Father's Day in the United Kingdom honors fathers and celebrates fatherhood.
Corpus Christi	Thursday, June 20, 2019	Corpus Christi is a Christian observance that honors the Holy Eucharist.
June Solstice	Friday, June 21, 2019	June Solstice in the United Kingdom (London)
Windrush Day	Saturday, June 22, 2019	Windrush Day is an annual observance in the UK honoring the British Caribbean community.
Battle of the Boyne	Friday, July 12, 2019	Orangemen's Day is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland to commemorate the Battle of the Boyne.
Summer Bank Holiday	Monday, August 5, 2019	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	Sunday, August 11, 2019	Tisha B’Av is a Jewish day of mourning, which falls on the ninth day of the month of Av in the Jewish calendar.
Eid al-Adha	Monday, August 12, 2019	Eid ul-Adha is an Islamic festival to remember Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son to God.
Assumption of Mary	Thursday, August 15, 2019	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.
Raksha Bandhan	Thursday, August 15, 2019	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.
Janmashtami (Smarta)	Friday, August 23, 2019	Janmashtami (Smarta) is a Hindu holiday in the United Kingdom
Janmashtami	Friday, August 23, 2019	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.
Summer Bank Holiday	Monday, August 26, 2019	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.
Muharram/Islamic New Year	Sunday, September 1, 2019	The first day of Muharram, which is the first month in the Islamic calendar, marks the Islamic New Year.
Ganesh Chaturthi	Monday, September 2, 2019	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.
Ashura	Tuesday, September 10, 2019	On Ashura, many Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Husayn ibn Ali.
September Equinox	Monday, September 23, 2019	September Equinox in the United Kingdom (London)
Navaratri	Sunday, September 29, 2019	Navaratri is a Hindu holiday in the United Kingdom
Rosh Hashana	Monday, September 30, 2019	Rosh Hashanah, also spelled Rosh Hashana, is commonly known as the Jewish New Year.
Feast of St Francis of Assisi	Friday, October 4, 2019	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.
Dussehra	Monday, October 7, 2019	Dussehra is a Hindu holiday in the United Kingdom
Yom Kippur	Wednesday, October 9, 2019	Yom Kippur is arguably the holiest of the Jewish holidays. It is celebrated in October or November.
First day of Sukkot	Monday, October 14, 2019	Sukkot is a Jewish holiday lasting 7 days. It begins on the 15th of Tishrei, which falls into September or October.
Hoshana Rabbah	Sunday, October 20, 2019	Jewish people in the UK celebrate Hoshana Rabbah, also spelled Hoshana Raba, on the last day of the Sukkot festival.
Shemini Atzeret	Monday, October 21, 2019	Shemini Atzeret, also spelled Shmini Atzeret, is a joyous Jewish holiday that immediately follows the Sukkot festival.
Simchat Torah	Tuesday, October 22, 2019	Simchat Torah (Simchas Torah or Simhat Torah) is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the completion of the annual reading of the Torah.
Diwali/Deepavali	Sunday, October 27, 2019	Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year.
Daylight Saving Time ends	Sunday, October 27, 2019	Daylight Saving Time ends in the United Kingdom
Halloween	Thursday, October 31, 2019	Halloween is an observance celebrated at the end of October by holding parties, dressing up and going 'trick-or-treating'.
All Saints' Day	Friday, November 1, 2019	Many Christians in the United Kingdom observe All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, each year.
All Souls' Day	Saturday, November 2, 2019	All Souls’ Day is observed among some Christian communities in the United Kingdom on November 2 each year.
Guy Fawkes Day	Tuesday, November 5, 2019	Guy Fawkes' Night, or Bonfire Night, commemorates the prevention of a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London in 1605.
Milad un Nabi (Mawlid)	Sunday, November 10, 2019	Milad un Nabi, also called Mawlid, marks the birthday of prophet Muhammad.
Remembrance Sunday	Sunday, November 10, 2019	The United Kingdom observes Remembrance Day to remember those who sacrificed their lives during wars and conflicts, including World War I.
St Andrew's Day	Saturday, November 30, 2019	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 1, 2019	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).
St Andrew's Day observed	Monday, December 2, 2019	St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and St Andrew's Day is a bank holiday in Scotland.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception	Sunday, December 8, 2019	The Feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the conception of Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, on December 8 each year.
December Solstice	Sunday, December 22, 2019	December Solstice in the United Kingdom (London)
First Day of Hanukkah	Monday, December 23, 2019	Jewish people around the world celebrate Hanukkah to commemorate an event traditionally termed the miracle of the cruse of oil.
Christmas Eve	Tuesday, December 24, 2019	Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day. It is not a public holiday in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Christmas Day	Wednesday, December 25, 2019	Christmas Day is a holiday that traditionally celebrates Jesus Christ's birth. It is on December 25 in the United Kingdom.
Boxing Day	Thursday, December 26, 2019	Boxing Day is a holiday in the United Kingdom that falls on December 26 each year.
Last day of Hanukkah	Monday, December 30, 2019	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	Tuesday, December 31, 2019	New Year's Eve, or Hogmanay in Scotland, is the last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.