Holidays and Observances in the United Kingdom in 2003
| 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 18 | Saturday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish Holiday | |
| Jan 25 | Saturday | Burns Night | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Feb 1 | Saturday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 12 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Feb 14 | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 1 | Saturday | St. David's Day | Local Observance | Wales |
| Mar 4 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 5 | Wednesday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Mar 5 | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 14 | Friday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Mar 17 | Monday | St Patrick's Day | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Mar 18 | Tuesday | Purim | Jewish Holiday | |
| Mar 21 | Friday | 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 17 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 17 | Thursday | First day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | Bank Holiday | |
| Apr 19 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Apr 23 | Wednesday | St. George's Day | Local Observance | |
| Apr 23 | Wednesday | Shakespeare Day | Observance | |
| Apr 24 | Thursday | Last day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 25 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 26 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 27 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 28 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 28 | Monday | St. George's Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 29 | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish Commemoration | |
| May 5 | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| May 7 | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 14 | Wednesday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| May 20 | Tuesday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 26 | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| May 29 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 6 | Friday | 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 | |
| Jul 12 | Saturday | Battle of the Boyne | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Jul 14 | Monday | Battle of the Boyne observed | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Aug 4 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | Scotland |
| Aug 7 | Thursday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish Holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Friday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian | |
| Aug 25 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Sep 23 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 24 | Wednesday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Sep 27 | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Saturday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian | |
| Oct 6 | Monday | Yom Kippur | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 11 | Saturday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 17 | Friday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 18 | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 19 | Sunday | Simchat Torah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 26 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Oct 27 | Monday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Oct 31 | Friday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Saturday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Sunday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 5 | Wednesday | Guy Fawkes Day | Observance | |
| Nov 9 | Sunday | Remembrance Sunday | Observance | |
| Nov 21 | Friday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| Nov 26 | Wednesday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Nov 30 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 8 | Monday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 20 | Saturday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Dec 22 | Monday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Friday | Boxing Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 27 | Saturday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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