Selected Major British Holidays
January
1st New Year's Day
1st - 2nd Hogmanay
6th Twelfth Night / Epithany
25th Burn's Night
February
14th St Valentine's Day
Shrove Tuesday
Ash Wednesday
March
1st St David's Day
17th St Patrick's Day
April
1st April Fools' Day
Easter
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
21st Queen Elizabeth's birthday
23rd St George's Day
May
first Monday MayDay
last Monday Spring Bank Holiday
June
second Saturday Queen's Official Birthday
24th Midsummer Day
July
12th Orangemen's Day
15th St Swithin's Day
August
12th Apprentice Boys' Parade
last Monday Summer Bank Holiday
September
29th Michaelmas
October
31st Halloween
November
5th Guy Fawkes' Day
11th Armistice Day
second Sunday Remembrance Sunday / Poppy Day
30th St Andrew's Day
December
24th Christmas Eve
25th Christmas Day
26th Boxing Day
31st New Year's Eve