United Kingdom Public Holidays in 2021
United Kingdom has a total of 96 holidays in 2021. 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 |
Friday, January 1, 2021 |
| 2nd January (substitute day) |
Monday, January 4, 2021 |
| Twelfth Night |
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 |
| Epiphany |
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 |
| Orthodox Christmas Day |
Thursday, January 7, 2021 |
| Orthodox New Year |
Thursday, January 14, 2021 |
| Burns Night |
Monday, January 25, 2021 |
| Tu B'Shevat |
Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
| Lunar New Year |
Friday, February 12, 2021 |
| Valentine's Day |
Sunday, February 14, 2021 |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day |
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 |
| Purim |
Friday, February 26, 2021 |
| St. David's Day |
Monday, March 1, 2021 |
| Isra and Mi'raj |
Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
| Maha Shivaratri |
Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
| Mother's Day |
Sunday, March 14, 2021 |
| St. Patrick's Day |
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 |
| March Equinox |
Saturday, March 20, 2021 |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
| First day of Passover |
Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts |
Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
| Holi |
Monday, March 29, 2021 |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
| Good Friday |
Friday, April 2, 2021 |
| Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 3, 2021 |
| Last day of Passover |
Sunday, April 4, 2021 |
| Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 4, 2021 |
| Easter Monday |
Monday, April 5, 2021 |
| Yom HaShoah |
Thursday, April 8, 2021 |
| Ramadan Start |
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut |
Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
| Stephen Lawrence Day |
Thursday, April 22, 2021 |
| St. George's Day |
Friday, April 23, 2021 |
| Shakespeare Day |
Friday, April 23, 2021 |
| Lag B'Omer |
Friday, April 30, 2021 |
| Orthodox Good Friday |
Friday, April 30, 2021 |
| Orthodox Holy Saturday |
Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
| Orthodox Easter |
Sunday, May 2, 2021 |
| Orthodox Easter Monday |
Monday, May 3, 2021 |
| Early May Bank Holiday |
Monday, May 3, 2021 |
| Lailat al-Qadr |
Saturday, May 8, 2021 |
| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
| Eid ul Fitr |
Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
| Shavuot |
Monday, May 17, 2021 |
| Pentecost |
Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
| Pentecost Monday |
Monday, May 24, 2021 |
| Trinity Sunday |
Sunday, May 30, 2021 |
| Spring Bank Holiday |
Monday, May 31, 2021 |
| Corpus Christi |
Thursday, June 3, 2021 |
| Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday |
Saturday, June 12, 2021 |
| Father's Day |
Sunday, June 20, 2021 |
| June Solstice |
Monday, June 21, 2021 |
| Windrush Day |
Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
| Battle of the Boyne |
Monday, July 12, 2021 |
| Tisha B'Av |
Sunday, July 18, 2021 |
| Eid al-Adha |
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
| Summer Bank Holiday |
Monday, August 2, 2021 |
| Muharram |
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 |
| Assumption of Mary |
Sunday, August 15, 2021 |
| Ashura |
Thursday, August 19, 2021 |
| Raksha Bandhan |
Sunday, August 22, 2021 |
| Janmashtami (Smarta) |
Monday, August 30, 2021 |
| Janmashtami |
Monday, August 30, 2021 |
| Summer Bank Holiday |
Monday, August 30, 2021 |
| Rosh Hashana |
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 |
| Ganesh Chaturthi |
Friday, September 10, 2021 |
| Yom Kippur |
Thursday, September 16, 2021 |
| First day of Sukkot |
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 |
| September Equinox |
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 |
| Hoshana Rabbah |
Monday, September 27, 2021 |
| Shemini Atzeret |
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 |
| Simchat Torah |
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 |
| Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
Monday, October 4, 2021 |
| Navaratri |
Thursday, October 7, 2021 |
| Dussehra |
Thursday, October 14, 2021 |
| Milad un Nabi |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 |
| Halloween |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 |
| All Saints' Day |
Monday, November 1, 2021 |
| All Souls' Day |
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 |
| Diwali/Deepavali |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 |
| Guy Fawkes Day |
Friday, November 5, 2021 |
| Remembrance Sunday |
Sunday, November 14, 2021 |
| First Sunday of Advent |
Sunday, November 28, 2021 |
| First Day of Hanukkah |
Monday, November 29, 2021 |
| St. Andrew's Day |
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 |
| Last day of Hanukkah |
Monday, December 6, 2021 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 |
| December Solstice |
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
| Christmas Eve |
Friday, December 24, 2021 |
| Christmas Day |
Saturday, December 25, 2021 |
| Boxing Day |
Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
| Substitute Bank Holiday for Christmas Day |
Monday, December 27, 2021 |
| Substitute Bank Holiday for Boxing Day |
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 |
| New Year's Eve |
Friday, December 31, 2021 |
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