UK Calendar

Bank holidays, seasons, religious festivals & national days across the UK Β· 2026–2027.

Bank holidaySeasonReligiousNational day

Thu 1 Jan 2026

New Year's Day
Bank holiday

Tue 6 Jan 2026

Epiphany
ReligiousChristian Β· Twelfth Night / Three Kings' Day

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Burns Night
National dayScottish celebration of poet Robert Burns

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Valentine's Day
National day

Tue 17 Feb 2026

Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)
National day

Wed 18 Feb 2026

Ash Wednesday
ReligiousChristian Β· start of Lent
Ramadan begins
ReligiousIslamic Β· moon-sighting dependent, ends ~19 Mar

Sun 1 Mar 2026

St David's Day
National dayPatron saint of Wales

Wed 4 Mar 2026

Holi
ReligiousHindu Β· festival of colour

Sun 8 Mar 2026

International Women's Day
National day

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Mothering Sunday
National dayUK Mother's Day β€” 4th Sunday of Lent

Tue 17 Mar 2026

St Patrick's Day
National day

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Spring equinox
Season
Eid al-Fitr
ReligiousIslamic Β· end of Ramadan; UK may observe 19 or 20 Mar

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Clocks go forward
SeasonBritish Summer Time (BST) begins β€” clocks forward 1hr
Palm Sunday
ReligiousChristian Β· start of Holy Week

Wed 1 Apr 2026

April Fools' Day
National day

Thu 2 Apr 2026

Maundy Thursday
ReligiousChristian Β· Holy Week
Passover (Pesach) begins
ReligiousJewish Β· begins sundown 1 Apr, spans to 9 Apr

Fri 3 Apr 2026

Good Friday
Bank holiday

Sun 5 Apr 2026

Easter Sunday
ReligiousChristian Β· Western/Gregorian Easter

Mon 6 Apr 2026

Easter Monday
Bank holiday

Mon 13 Apr 2026

Vaisakhi
ReligiousSikh Β· Khalsa founding

Wed 22 Apr 2026

Earth Day
National day

Thu 23 Apr 2026

St George's Day
National dayPatron saint of England

Mon 4 May 2026

Early May bank holiday
Bank holiday

Sun 24 May 2026

Pentecost (Whitsun)
ReligiousChristian Β· 50 days after Easter

Mon 25 May 2026

Spring bank holiday
Bank holiday

Wed 27 May 2026

Eid al-Adha
ReligiousIslamic Β· Festival of Sacrifice; moon-sighting dependent

Wed 17 Jun 2026

Islamic New Year
ReligiousIslamic Β· 1 Muharram 1448 AH; may fall 17 or 18 Jun

Sun 21 Jun 2026

Summer solstice
SeasonLongest day of the year
Father's Day
National dayUK β€” 3rd Sunday of June

Sat 27 Jun 2026

Armed Forces Day
National dayLast Saturday of June

Mon 31 Aug 2026

Summer bank holiday
Bank holiday

Sat 12 Sep 2026

Rosh Hashanah
ReligiousJewish Β· New Year; begins sundown 11 Sep

Mon 21 Sep 2026

Yom Kippur
ReligiousJewish Β· Day of Atonement; begins sundown 20 Sep

Wed 23 Sep 2026

Autumn equinox
Season

Sun 25 Oct 2026

Clocks go back
SeasonGreenwich Mean Time (GMT) begins β€” clocks back 1hr

Sat 31 Oct 2026

Halloween
National day

Thu 5 Nov 2026

Bonfire Night
National dayGuy Fawkes Night

Sun 8 Nov 2026

Diwali
ReligiousHindu Β· festival of lights, main day
Remembrance Sunday
National day2nd Sunday of November

Wed 11 Nov 2026

Armistice Day
National dayTwo-minute silence at 11am

Sun 29 Nov 2026

Advent Sunday
ReligiousChristian Β· first Sunday of Advent

Mon 30 Nov 2026

St Andrew's Day
National dayPatron saint of Scotland

Fri 4 Dec 2026

Hanukkah begins
ReligiousJewish Β· first candle sundown 4 Dec, 8-day festival

Mon 21 Dec 2026

Winter solstice
SeasonShortest day of the year

Thu 24 Dec 2026

Christmas Eve
ReligiousChristian

Fri 25 Dec 2026

Christmas Day
Bank holiday

Mon 28 Dec 2026

Boxing Day
Bank holidaySubstitute day (Boxing Day fell on a Saturday)

Thu 31 Dec 2026

New Year's Eve
National day

Fri 1 Jan 2027

New Year's Day
Bank holiday

Wed 6 Jan 2027

Epiphany
ReligiousChristian Β· Twelfth Night / Three Kings' Day

Mon 25 Jan 2027

Burns Night
National dayScottish celebration of poet Robert Burns

Mon 8 Feb 2027

Ramadan begins
ReligiousIslamic Β· moon-sighting dependent

Tue 9 Feb 2027

Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)
National day

Wed 10 Feb 2027

Ash Wednesday
ReligiousChristian Β· start of Lent

Sun 14 Feb 2027

Valentine's Day
National day

Mon 1 Mar 2027

St David's Day
National dayPatron saint of Wales

Sun 7 Mar 2027

Mothering Sunday
National dayUK Mother's Day β€” 4th Sunday of Lent

Mon 8 Mar 2027

International Women's Day
National day

Wed 10 Mar 2027

Eid al-Fitr
ReligiousIslamic Β· end of Ramadan; may fall 9 or 10 Mar

Wed 17 Mar 2027

St Patrick's Day
National day

Sat 20 Mar 2027

Spring equinox
Season

Sun 21 Mar 2027

Palm Sunday
ReligiousChristian Β· start of Holy Week

Tue 23 Mar 2027

Holi
ReligiousHindu Β· festival of colour

Thu 25 Mar 2027

Maundy Thursday
ReligiousChristian Β· Holy Week

Fri 26 Mar 2027

Good Friday
Bank holiday

Sun 28 Mar 2027

Clocks go forward
SeasonBritish Summer Time (BST) begins β€” clocks forward 1hr
Easter Sunday
ReligiousChristian Β· Western/Gregorian Easter

Mon 29 Mar 2027

Easter Monday
Bank holiday

Thu 1 Apr 2027

April Fools' Day
National day

Wed 14 Apr 2027

Vaisakhi
ReligiousSikh Β· Khalsa founding

Thu 22 Apr 2027

Passover (Pesach) begins
ReligiousJewish Β· begins sundown 21 Apr, spans to 29 Apr
Earth Day
National day

Fri 23 Apr 2027

St George's Day
National dayPatron saint of England

Mon 3 May 2027

Early May bank holiday
Bank holiday

Sun 16 May 2027

Eid al-Adha
ReligiousIslamic Β· Festival of Sacrifice; moon-sighting dependent
Pentecost (Whitsun)
ReligiousChristian Β· 50 days after Easter

Mon 31 May 2027

Spring bank holiday
Bank holiday

Sun 6 Jun 2027

Islamic New Year
ReligiousIslamic Β· 1 Muharram 1449 AH

Sun 20 Jun 2027

Father's Day
National dayUK β€” 3rd Sunday of June

Mon 21 Jun 2027

Summer solstice
SeasonLongest day of the year

Sat 26 Jun 2027

Armed Forces Day
National dayLast Saturday of June

Mon 30 Aug 2027

Summer bank holiday
Bank holiday

Thu 23 Sep 2027

Autumn equinox
Season

Fri 1 Oct 2027

Rosh Hashanah
ReligiousJewish Β· New Year; begins sundown 30 Sep

Sun 10 Oct 2027

Yom Kippur
ReligiousJewish Β· Day of Atonement; begins sundown 9 Oct

Fri 29 Oct 2027

Diwali
ReligiousHindu Β· festival of lights, main day

Sun 31 Oct 2027

Clocks go back
SeasonGreenwich Mean Time (GMT) begins β€” clocks back 1hr
Halloween
National day

Fri 5 Nov 2027

Bonfire Night
National dayGuy Fawkes Night

Thu 11 Nov 2027

Armistice Day
National dayTwo-minute silence at 11am

Sun 14 Nov 2027

Remembrance Sunday
National day2nd Sunday of November

Sun 28 Nov 2027

Advent Sunday
ReligiousChristian Β· first Sunday of Advent

Tue 30 Nov 2027

St Andrew's Day
National dayPatron saint of Scotland

Wed 22 Dec 2027

Winter solstice
SeasonShortest day of the year

Fri 24 Dec 2027

Christmas Eve
ReligiousChristian
Hanukkah begins
ReligiousJewish Β· first candle sundown 24 Dec, 8-day festival

Mon 27 Dec 2027

Christmas Day
Bank holidaySubstitute day (Christmas Day fell on a Saturday)

Tue 28 Dec 2027

Boxing Day
Bank holidaySubstitute day (Boxing Day fell on a Sunday)

Fri 31 Dec 2027

New Year's Eve
National day

Bank holidays are England & Wales (gov.uk). Solstice, equinox & clock-change dates via timeanddate.com. Faith festivals use commonly-published dates β€” lunar festivals (Ramadan, Eid, Diwali) can shift a day by local moon sighting.