Holidays and Observances in the United Kingdom in 2014
| 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 | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| Jan 14 | Tuesday | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 16 | Thursday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish Holiday | |
| Jan 25 | Saturday | Burns Night | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Jan 31 | Friday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 14 | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 27 | Thursday | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu Holiday | |
| Mar 1 | Saturday | St. David's Day | Local Observance | Wales |
| Mar 4 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 5 | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 16 | Sunday | Purim | Jewish Holiday | |
| Mar 17 | Monday | Holi | Hindu Holiday | |
| Mar 17 | Monday | St Patrick's Day | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Mar 20 | Thursday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 30 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 30 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 13 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 15 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 17 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 18 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | Bank Holiday | |
| Apr 19 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 19 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 20 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Apr 22 | Tuesday | Last day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 23 | Wednesday | St. George's Day | Local Observance | |
| Apr 23 | Wednesday | Shakespeare Day | Observance | |
| Apr 28 | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish Commemoration | |
| Apr 28 | Monday | St. George's Day | Observance, Christian | |
| May 5 | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| May 6 | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 18 | Sunday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 26 | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| May 27 | Tuesday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| May 29 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 4 | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish Holiday | |
| Jun 8 | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 9 | Monday | Whit Monday | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 14 | Saturday | Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday | Observance | |
| Jun 15 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 15 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | |
| Jun 19 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 21 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 29 | Sunday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Jul 12 | Saturday | Battle of the Boyne | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Jul 14 | Monday | Battle of the Boyne observed | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Jul 24 | Thursday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| Jul 29 | Tuesday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Aug 4 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | Scotland |
| Aug 5 | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish Holiday | |
| Aug 10 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Friday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian | |
| Aug 17 | Sunday | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 25 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Aug 29 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday | |
| Sep 23 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 25 | Thursday | Navaratri | Hindu Holiday | |
| Sep 25 | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 3 | Friday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Saturday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian | |
| Oct 4 | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Oct 9 | Thursday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 15 | Wednesday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 16 | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 17 | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 23 | Thursday | Diwali/Deepavali | Hindu Holiday | |
| Oct 25 | Saturday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Oct 26 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Oct 31 | Friday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Saturday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Sunday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 3 | Monday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Nov 5 | Wednesday | Guy Fawkes Day | Observance | |
| Nov 9 | Sunday | Remembrance Sunday | Observance | |
| Nov 30 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 30 | Sunday | St Andrew's Day | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Dec 1 | Monday | St Andrew's Day observed | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Dec 8 | Monday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 17 | Wednesday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Dec 21 | Sunday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Wednesday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Dec 24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Friday | Boxing Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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