Events and observations associated with the holidays we list may be canceled or otherwise affected due to measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check with event organizers for details.
Holidays and Observances in the United Kingdom in 2020
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Jan 2 | Thursday | 2nd January | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Jan 5 | Sunday | Twelfth Night | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 6 | Monday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Tuesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Tuesday | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 25 | Saturday | Burns Night | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Jan 25 | Saturday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 10 | Monday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish Holiday | |
| Feb 14 | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 21 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu Holiday | |
| Feb 25 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 26 | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 1 | Sunday | St. David's Day | Local Observance | Wales |
| Mar 9 | Monday | Holi | Hindu Holiday | |
| Mar 10 | Tuesday | Purim | Jewish Holiday | |
| Mar 17 | Tuesday | St Patrick's Day | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 22 | Sunday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Mar 22 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 29 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | First day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday | Bank Holiday | |
| Apr 11 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Apr 16 | Thursday | Last day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 17 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 18 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 19 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 20 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 21 | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish Commemoration | |
| Apr 22 | Wednesday | Stephen Lawrence Day | Observance | |
| Apr 23 | Thursday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Apr 23 | Thursday | St. George's Day | Local Observance | |
| Apr 23 | Thursday | Shakespeare Day | Observance | |
| Apr 29 | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 8 | Friday | Early May Bank Holiday / VE Day | Bank Holiday | |
| May 12 | Tuesday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 19 | Tuesday | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim | |
| May 21 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian | |
| May 24 | Sunday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| May 25 | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| May 29 | Friday | Shavuot | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 31 | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 1 | Monday | Whit Monday | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 7 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 11 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 13 | Saturday | Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday | Observance | |
| Jun 20 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | |
| Jun 22 | Monday | Windrush Day | Observance | |
| Jul 12 | Sunday | Battle of the Boyne | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Jul 13 | Monday | Battle of the Boyne observed | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Jul 30 | Thursday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish Holiday | |
| Jul 31 | Friday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Aug 3 | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 3 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Aug 12 | Wednesday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 12 | Wednesday | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian | |
| Aug 20 | Thursday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Aug 22 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 30 | Sunday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Aug 31 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Sep 19 | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish Holiday | |
| Sep 22 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 28 | Monday | Yom Kippur | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 3 | Saturday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Sunday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian | |
| Oct 9 | Friday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 10 | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 11 | Sunday | Simchat Torah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 17 | Saturday | Navaratri | Hindu Holiday | |
| Oct 25 | Sunday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday | |
| Oct 25 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Oct 29 | Thursday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Monday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 5 | Thursday | Guy Fawkes Day | Observance | |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Remembrance Sunday | Observance | |
| Nov 14 | Saturday | Diwali/Deepavali | Hindu Holiday | |
| Nov 29 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 30 | Monday | St Andrew's Day | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Dec 8 | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 11 | Friday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Dec 18 | Friday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | Boxing Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 28 | Monday | Substitute Bank Holiday for Boxing Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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