Holidays / Observances / Religious Events in United Kingdom in 2024
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| Date | Day | Holidays | Type |
| 01 Jan | Monday | New Year’s Day | Bank Holiday |
| 02-Jan | Tuesday | 2nd January | Local Bank Holiday |
| 05-Jan | Friday | Twelfth Night | Observance, Christian |
| 06-Jan | Saturday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian |
| 07-Jan | Sunday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Observance, Orthodox |
| 14-Jan | Sunday | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox |
| 25-Jan | Thursday | Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish Holiday |
| 25-Jan | Thursday | Burns Night | Local Observance |
| 07-Feb | Wednesday | Isra and Mi’raj | Muslim |
| 10-Feb | Saturday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| 13-Feb | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Observance, Christian |
| 14-Feb | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian |
| 14-Feb | Wednesday | Valentine’s Day | Observance |
| 01-Mar | Friday | St. David’s Day | Local Observance |
| 08-Mar | Friday | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| 10-Mar | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| 11-Mar | Monday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 17-Mar | Sunday | St Patrick’s Day | Local Bank Holiday |
| 18-Mar | Monday | Day off for St Patrick’s Day | Local Bank Holiday |
| 20-Mar | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 24-Mar | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 24-Mar | Sunday | Purim | Jewish Holiday |
| 28-Mar | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| 29-Mar | Friday | Good Friday | Bank Holiday |
| 30-Mar | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian |
| 31-Mar | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 31-Mar | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change / Daylight Saving Time |
| 01-Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Common Local Holiday |
| 01-Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Local Observance |
| 05-Apr | Friday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim |
| 10-Apr | Wednesday | Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 22-Apr | Monday | Stephen Lawrence Day | Observance |
| 23-Apr | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Jewish Holiday |
| 23-Apr | Tuesday | St. George’s Day | Local Observance |
| 23-Apr | Tuesday | Shakespeare Day | Observance |
| 30-Apr | Tuesday | Last day of Passover | Jewish Holiday |
| 03-May | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Observance, Orthodox |
| 04-May | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox |
| 05-May | Sunday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish Commemoration |
| 05-May | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Observance, Orthodox |
| 06-May | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox |
| 06-May | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| 09-May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian |
| 14-May | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish Holiday |
| 19-May | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance, Christian |
| 20-May | Monday | Whit Monday | Observance, Christian |
| 26-May | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 26-May | Sunday | Lag B’Omer | Jewish Holiday |
| 27-May | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| 30-May | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance, Christian |
| 12-Jun | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish Holiday |
| 15-Jun | Saturday | King’s Birthday | Observance |
| 16-Jun | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| 17-Jun | Monday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 20-Jun | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| 22-Jun | Saturday | Windrush Day | Observance |
| 08-Jul | Monday | Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 12-Jul | Friday | Battle of the Boyne | Local Bank Holiday |
| 17-Jul | Wednesday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 05-Aug | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| 13-Aug | Tuesday | Tisha B’Av | Jewish Holiday |
| 15-Aug | Thursday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian |
| 26-Aug | Monday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Hindu Holiday |
| 26-Aug | Monday | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday |
| 26-Aug | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| 06-Sep | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| 16-Sep | Monday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 22-Sep | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| 03-Oct | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish Holiday |
| 04-Oct | Friday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian |
| 12-Oct | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish Holiday |
| 17-Oct | Thursday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish Holiday |
| 23-Oct | Wednesday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish Holiday |
| 24-Oct | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish Holiday |
| 25-Oct | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish Holiday |
| 27-Oct | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change / Daylight Saving Time |
| 31-Oct | Thursday | Halloween | Observance |
| 01-Nov | Friday | All Saints’ Day | Observance, Christian |
| 01-Nov | Friday | Diwali/Deepavali | Hindu Holiday |
| 02-Nov | Saturday | All Souls’ Day | Observance, Christian |
| 05-Nov | Tuesday | Guy Fawkes Day | Observance |
| 10-Nov | Sunday | Remembrance Sunday | Observance |
| 30-Nov | Saturday | St Andrew’s Day | Local Bank Holiday |
| 01-Dec | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance, Christian |
| 02-Dec | Monday | St Andrew’s Day observed | Local Bank Holiday |
| 08-Dec | Sunday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian |
| 21-Dec | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24-Dec | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian |
| 25-Dec | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Bank Holiday |
| 26-Dec | Thursday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday |
| 26-Dec | Thursday | Boxing Day | Bank Holiday |
| 31-Dec | Tuesday | New Year’s Eve | Observance |
