List of United Kingdom Holidays Calendar 2016. All you need to know about Public Holidays and Observances in United Kingdom.
United Kingdom Holidays Calendar 2016 National Holidays and Observances
Date in 2016
Holiday Name
Holiday Type
Jan 1, Friday
New Year’s Day
Bank holiday
Jan 4, Monday
2nd January (substitute day)
Scotland
Jan 6, Wednesday
Epiphany
Christian
Jan 7, Thursday
Orthodox Christmas Day
Orthodox
Jan 14, Thursday
Orthodox New Year
Orthodox
Jan 25, Monday
Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day)
Jewish holiday
Jan 25, Monday
Burns Night
Scotland
Feb 8, Monday
Chinese New Year
Observance
Feb 9, Tuesday
Carnival/Shrove Tuesday
Christian
Feb 10, Wednesday
Carnival/Ash Wednesday
Christian
Feb 14, Sunday
Valentine’s Day
Observance
Mar 1, Tuesday
St. David’s Day
Observance
Mar 6, Sunday
Mothering Sunday
Observance
Mar 17, Thursday
St Patrick’s Day
Northern Ireland
Mar 20, Sunday
Palm Sunday
Christian
Mar 20, Sunday
March equinox
Season
Mar 24, Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Christian
Mar 24, Thursday
Purim
Jewish holiday
Mar 25, Friday
Good Friday
Public holiday
Mar 26, Saturday
Holy Saturday
Christian
Mar 27, Sunday
Daylight Saving Time starts
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Mar 27, Sunday
Easter Sunday
Christian
Mar 28, Monday
Easter Monday
ENG, Guernsey, Jersey, NIR, WAL
Apr 23, Saturday
First day of Passover
Jewish holiday
Apr 23, Saturday
St. George’s Day
Observance
Apr 23, Saturday
Shakespeare Day
Observance
Apr 29, Friday
Orthodox Good Friday
Orthodox
Apr 30, Saturday
Last day of Passover
Jewish holiday
Apr 30, Saturday
Orthodox Holy Saturday
Orthodox
May 1, Sunday
Orthodox Easter
Orthodox
May 2, Monday
Orthodox Easter Monday
Orthodox
May 2, Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
Bank holiday
May 5, Thursday
Ascension Day
Christian
May 5, Thursday
Yom HaShoah
Jewish holiday
May 5, Thursday
Isra and Mi’raj
Muslim
May 9, Monday
Liberation Day
Guernsey, Jersey
May 12, Thursday
Yom HaAtzmaut
Jewish holiday
May 15, Sunday
Pentecost
Christian
May 16, Monday
Whit Monday
Christian
May 22, Sunday
Trinity Sunday
Christian
May 26, Thursday
Corpus Christi
Christian
May 26, Thursday
Lag B’Omer
Jewish holiday
May 30, Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
Bank holiday
Jun 6, Monday
Ramadan begins
Muslim
Jun 12, Sunday
Shavuot
Jewish holiday
Jun 19, Sunday
Father’s Day
Observance
Jun 20, Monday
June Solstice
Season
Jul 2, Saturday
Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Destiny)
Muslim
Jul 7, Thursday
Eid-al-Fitr
Muslim
Jul 12, Tuesday
Battle of the Boyne
Northern Ireland
Aug 1, Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
Scotland
Aug 14, Sunday
Tisha B’Av
Jewish holiday
Aug 15, Monday
Assumption of Mary
Christian
Aug 29, Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
ENG, Guernsey, Jersey, NIR, WAL
Sep 13, Tuesday
Eid-al-Adha
Muslim
Sep 22, Thursday
September equinox
Season
Oct 3, Monday
Rosh Hashana
Jewish holiday
Oct 3, Monday
Muharram/Islamic New Year
Muslim
Oct 4, Tuesday
Feast of St Francis of Assisi
Christian
Oct 12, Wednesday
Yom Kippur
Jewish holiday
Oct 17, Monday
First day of Sukkot
Jewish holiday
Oct 23, Sunday
Last day of Sukkot
Jewish holiday
Oct 24, Monday
Shmini Atzeret
Jewish holiday
Oct 25, Tuesday
Simchat Torah
Jewish holiday
Oct 30, Sunday
Daylight Saving Time ends
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Oct 30, Sunday
Diwali/Deepavali
Observance
Oct 31, Monday
Halloween
Observance
Nov 1, Tuesday
All Saints’ Day
Christian
Nov 2, Wednesday
All Souls’ Day
Christian
Nov 5, Saturday
Guy Fawkes Day
Observance
Nov 13, Sunday
Remembrance Sunday
Observance
Nov 27, Sunday
First Sunday of Advent
Observance
Nov 30, Wednesday
St Andrew’s Day
Scotland
Dec 8, Thursday
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Christian
Dec 12, Monday
Prophet’s Birthday
Muslim
Dec 21, Wednesday
December Solstice
Season
Dec 24, Saturday
Christmas Eve
Observance
Dec 25, Sunday
First Day of Hanukkah
Jewish holiday
Dec 25, Sunday
Christmas Day
Public holiday
Dec 26, Monday
Boxing Day
Bank holiday
Dec 27, Tuesday
Bank Holiday
Bank holiday
Dec 31, Saturday
New Year’s Eve
Observance
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