UK Bank Holidays & Events Calendar Countdown

New Year's Day

National public holiday celebrating the first day of the New Year.

Valentine's Day

Commercial day celebrating romance and love across the UK.

April Fool's Day

A day for playing practical jokes and hoaxes, traditionally ending at midday.

St Patrick's Day

Bank holiday in Northern Ireland and widely celebrated cultural day across the rest of the UK.

Mother's Day

Commercial and cultural celebration honoring mothers (Mothering Sunday).

Good Friday

National bank holiday marking the Friday before Easter Sunday.

Easter Monday

Bank holiday in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Early May Bank Holiday

National public holiday traditionally celebrated on the first Monday of May.

Spring Bank Holiday

National public holiday celebrated on the last Monday of May.

Father's Day

Commercial day celebrating fathers and fatherhood.

Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland)

Public statutory holiday in Scotland held on the first Monday of August.

Summer Bank Holiday

Public holiday in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland on the last Monday of August.

Halloween

Commercial and cultural autumn celebration featuring trick-or-treating and fancy dress.

Bonfire Night

Guy Fawkes Night, celebrated across the UK with fireworks and bonfires.

Christmas Day

National bank holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.

Boxing Day

National bank holiday following Christmas Day, traditionally a major day for football and shopping.

Boxing Day Bank Holiday

Statutory national public holiday for Boxing Day, dynamically shifted to Monday or Tuesday depending on weekend conflicts.

Hogmanay

The Scottish celebration of the New Year, famous for street parties and traditional customs.

Burns Night

Celebration of the life and poetry of Robert Burns, featuring haggis, neeps, and tatties.

Shrove Tuesday

Pancake Day, marking the traditional feast day before the start of Lent.

Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race

The historic annual rowing race between the UK's top two universities on the River Thames.

The Grand National

The world-famous National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool.

London Marathon

One of the world's premier mass-participation marathons, weaving through Central London.

St George's Day

The national feast day of St George, patron saint of England.

Brighton Festival

A three-week annual celebration of music, theatre, dance, circus, art, and film in Brighton.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

The prestigious royal garden design and horticultural exhibition in London.

Summer Solstice

The longest day of the year, famously marked by crowds gathering at Stonehenge.

Winter Solstice

The shortest day of the year, tracking the astronomical midwinter peak.

Pride in London

The UK's largest diverse LGBTQ+ pride march and festival through London.

Brighton Pride

The UK's most prominent pride festival, featuring a massive parade and park festival.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The world's largest arts and performance festival, taking over Scotland's capital.

Reading Festival

Major annual rock and alternative music festival weekend held over the August bank holiday.

Notting Hill Carnival

Europe's giant Caribbean street festival, filling West London with music and parades.

London Fashion Week (Autumn/Winter)

The premier international clothing design trade show highlighting Autumn/Winter global fashion trends.

London Fashion Week (Spring/Summer)

The premier international clothing design trade show highlighting Spring/Summer global fashion trends.

Harvest Festival

The traditional celebration of successful crop collections, held on the Sunday closest to the Harvest Moon.

Diwali

The Hindu, Sikh, and Jain festival of lights, celebrated heavily with events across Leicester and London.

St Andrew's Day

The national day and official bank holiday celebrating the patron saint of Scotland.

Glastonbury Festival

The UK's largest five-day festival of contemporary performing arts.

The Wimbledon Championships

The oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, held in London.

Black Friday

Major commercial shopping day featuring massive discounts ahead of Christmas.

Cyber Monday

E-commerce focused shopping holiday following the Black Friday weekend.

Chinese New Year

Lunar New Year celebrations marked widely across UK Chinese communities, notably in London and Manchester.

Crufts

The world's largest international dog show, held annually over four days in Birmingham.

Ramadan

The beginning of the Islamic holy month of fasting, prayer, and reflection.

Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling & Wake

The world-famous extreme event where competitors chase a wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down a steep hill in Gloucestershire.

Oktoberfest

The world-famous German beer festival held annually in Munich, attracting visitors from across the UK and around the world.