United Kingdom Public Holidays in 2020
United Kingdom has a total of 96 holidays in 2020. 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 |
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 |
| 2nd January |
Thursday, January 2, 2020 |
| Twelfth Night |
Sunday, January 5, 2020 |
| Epiphany |
Monday, January 6, 2020 |
| Orthodox Christmas Day |
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 |
| Orthodox New Year |
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 |
| Burns Night |
Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
| Lunar New Year |
Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
| Tu B'Shevat |
Monday, February 10, 2020 |
| Valentine's Day |
Friday, February 14, 2020 |
| Maha Shivaratri |
Friday, February 21, 2020 |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day |
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 |
| St. David's Day |
Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Holi |
Monday, March 9, 2020 |
| Purim |
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 |
| St. Patrick's Day |
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 |
| March Equinox |
Friday, March 20, 2020 |
| Isra and Mi'raj |
Sunday, March 22, 2020 |
| Mother's Day |
Sunday, March 22, 2020 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts |
Sunday, March 29, 2020 |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday, April 5, 2020 |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
| First day of Passover |
Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
| Good Friday |
Friday, April 10, 2020 |
| Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 11, 2020 |
| Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 12, 2020 |
| Easter Monday |
Monday, April 13, 2020 |
| Last day of Passover |
Thursday, April 16, 2020 |
| Orthodox Good Friday |
Friday, April 17, 2020 |
| Orthodox Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 18, 2020 |
| Orthodox Easter |
Sunday, April 19, 2020 |
| Orthodox Easter Monday |
Monday, April 20, 2020 |
| Yom HaShoah |
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 |
| Stephen Lawrence Day |
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 |
| Ramadan Start |
Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
| St. George's Day |
Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
| Shakespeare Day |
Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut |
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 |
| Early May Bank Holiday |
Friday, May 8, 2020 |
| Lag B'Omer |
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 |
| Lailat al-Qadr |
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 |
| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 21, 2020 |
| Eid ul Fitr |
Sunday, May 24, 2020 |
| Spring Bank Holiday |
Monday, May 25, 2020 |
| Shavuot |
Friday, May 29, 2020 |
| Pentecost |
Sunday, May 31, 2020 |
| Pentecost Monday |
Monday, June 1, 2020 |
| Trinity Sunday |
Sunday, June 7, 2020 |
| Corpus Christi |
Thursday, June 11, 2020 |
| Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday |
Saturday, June 13, 2020 |
| June Solstice |
Saturday, June 20, 2020 |
| Father's Day |
Sunday, June 21, 2020 |
| Windrush Day |
Monday, June 22, 2020 |
| Battle of the Boyne |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 |
| Battle of the Boyne observed |
Monday, July 13, 2020 |
| Tisha B'Av |
Thursday, July 30, 2020 |
| Eid al-Adha |
Friday, July 31, 2020 |
| Raksha Bandhan |
Monday, August 3, 2020 |
| Summer Bank Holiday |
Monday, August 3, 2020 |
| Janmashtami (Smarta) |
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 |
| Janmashtami |
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 |
| Assumption of Mary |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 |
| Muharram |
Thursday, August 20, 2020 |
| Ganesh Chaturthi |
Saturday, August 22, 2020 |
| Ashura |
Sunday, August 30, 2020 |
| Summer Bank Holiday |
Monday, August 31, 2020 |
| Rosh Hashana |
Saturday, September 19, 2020 |
| September Equinox |
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 |
| Yom Kippur |
Monday, September 28, 2020 |
| First day of Sukkot |
Saturday, October 3, 2020 |
| Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
| Hoshana Rabbah |
Friday, October 9, 2020 |
| Shemini Atzeret |
Saturday, October 10, 2020 |
| Simchat Torah |
Sunday, October 11, 2020 |
| Navaratri |
Saturday, October 17, 2020 |
| Dussehra |
Sunday, October 25, 2020 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends |
Sunday, October 25, 2020 |
| Milad un Nabi |
Thursday, October 29, 2020 |
| Halloween |
Saturday, October 31, 2020 |
| All Saints' Day |
Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
| All Souls' Day |
Monday, November 2, 2020 |
| Guy Fawkes Day |
Thursday, November 5, 2020 |
| Remembrance Sunday |
Sunday, November 8, 2020 |
| Diwali/Deepavali |
Saturday, November 14, 2020 |
| First Sunday of Advent |
Sunday, November 29, 2020 |
| St. Andrew's Day |
Monday, November 30, 2020 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 |
| First Day of Hanukkah |
Friday, December 11, 2020 |
| Last day of Hanukkah |
Friday, December 18, 2020 |
| December Solstice |
Monday, December 21, 2020 |
| Christmas Eve |
Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
| Christmas Day |
Friday, December 25, 2020 |
| Boxing Day |
Saturday, December 26, 2020 |
| Substitute Bank Holiday for Boxing Day |
Monday, December 28, 2020 |
| New Year's Eve |
Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
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