United Kingdom Public Holidays in 2023
United Kingdom has a total of 93 holidays in 2023. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information displayed 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, 2023 |
| New Year's Day Observed | Monday, January 2, 2023 |
| 2nd January (substitute day) | Tuesday, January 3, 2023 |
| Twelfth Night | Thursday, January 5, 2023 |
| Epiphany | Friday, January 6, 2023 |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
| Orthodox New Year | Saturday, January 14, 2023 |
| Lunar New Year | Sunday, January 22, 2023 |
| Burns Night | Wednesday, January 25, 2023 |
| Tu B'Shevat | Monday, February 6, 2023 |
| Valentine's Day | Tuesday, February 14, 2023 |
| Isra and Mi'raj | Saturday, February 18, 2023 |
| Maha Shivaratri | Saturday, February 18, 2023 |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Tuesday, February 21, 2023 |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, February 22, 2023 |
| St. David's Day | Wednesday, March 1, 2023 |
| Purim | Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
| St. Patrick's Day | Friday, March 17, 2023 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, March 19, 2023 |
| March Equinox | Monday, March 20, 2023 |
| Ramadan Start | Thursday, March 23, 2023 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Sunday, March 26, 2023 |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, April 2, 2023 |
| Maundy Thursday | Thursday, April 6, 2023 |
| First day of Passover | Thursday, April 6, 2023 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 7, 2023 |
| Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 8, 2023 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 9, 2023 |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 10, 2023 |
| Last day of Passover | Thursday, April 13, 2023 |
| Orthodox Good Friday | Friday, April 14, 2023 |
| Orthodox Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 15, 2023 |
| Orthodox Easter | Sunday, April 16, 2023 |
| Lailat al-Qadr | Monday, April 17, 2023 |
| Orthodox Easter Monday | Monday, April 17, 2023 |
| Yom HaShoah | Tuesday, April 18, 2023 |
| Eid ul Fitr | Friday, April 21, 2023 |
| Stephen Lawrence Day | Saturday, April 22, 2023 |
| St. George's Day | Sunday, April 23, 2023 |
| Shakespeare Day | Sunday, April 23, 2023 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut | Wednesday, April 26, 2023 |
| Early May Bank Holiday | Monday, May 1, 2023 |
| The Coronation of King Charles III | Saturday, May 6, 2023 |
| Bank Holiday for the Coronation of King Charles III | Monday, May 8, 2023 |
| Lag B'Omer | Tuesday, May 9, 2023 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 18, 2023 |
| Shavuot | Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| Pentecost | Sunday, May 28, 2023 |
| Pentecost Monday | Monday, May 29, 2023 |
| Spring Bank Holiday | Monday, May 29, 2023 |
| Trinity Sunday | Sunday, June 4, 2023 |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, June 8, 2023 |
| King's Birthday | Saturday, June 17, 2023 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, June 18, 2023 |
| June Solstice | Wednesday, June 21, 2023 |
| Windrush Day | Thursday, June 22, 2023 |
| Eid al-Adha | Wednesday, June 28, 2023 |
| Battle of the Boyne | Wednesday, July 12, 2023 |
| Muharram | Wednesday, July 19, 2023 |
| Tisha B'Av | Thursday, July 27, 2023 |
| Ashura | Friday, July 28, 2023 |
| Summer Bank Holiday | Monday, August 7, 2023 |
| Assumption of Mary | Tuesday, August 15, 2023 |
| Summer Bank Holiday | Monday, August 28, 2023 |
| Janmashtami (Smarta) | Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
| Janmashtami | Thursday, September 7, 2023 |
| Rosh Hashana | Saturday, September 16, 2023 |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Monday, September 18, 2023 |
| September Equinox | Saturday, September 23, 2023 |
| Yom Kippur | Monday, September 25, 2023 |
| Milad un Nabi | Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
| First day of Sukkot | Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
| Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Wednesday, October 4, 2023 |
| Hoshana Rabbah | Friday, October 6, 2023 |
| Shemini Atzeret | Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
| Simchat Torah | Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Sunday, October 29, 2023 |
| Halloween | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 |
| All Saints' Day | Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
| All Souls' Day | Thursday, November 2, 2023 |
| Guy Fawkes Day | Sunday, November 5, 2023 |
| Diwali/Deepavali | Sunday, November 12, 2023 |
| Remembrance Sunday | Sunday, November 12, 2023 |
| St. Andrew's Day | Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
| First Sunday of Advent | Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Friday, December 8, 2023 |
| First Day of Hanukkah | Friday, December 8, 2023 |
| Last day of Hanukkah | Friday, December 15, 2023 |
| December Solstice | Friday, December 22, 2023 |
| Christmas Eve | Sunday, December 24, 2023 |
| Christmas Day | Monday, December 25, 2023 |
| Boxing Day | Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
| New Year's Eve | Sunday, December 31, 2023 |