Holidays and Observances in the United Kingdom in 2004
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Jan 2 | Friday | 2nd January | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Jan 5 | Monday | Twelfth Night | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 6 | Tuesday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 22 | Thursday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Jan 25 | Sunday | Burns Night | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Feb 2 | Monday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Feb 7 | Saturday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish Holiday | |
| Feb 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 22 | Sunday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Feb 24 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 25 | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 1 | Monday | St. David's Day | Local Observance | Wales |
| Mar 2 | Tuesday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Mar 7 | Sunday | Purim | Jewish Holiday | |
| Mar 17 | Wednesday | St Patrick's Day | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Mar 20 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 21 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 28 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 6 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 8 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 9 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 9 | Friday | Good Friday | Bank Holiday | |
| Apr 10 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 10 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 11 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 11 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 12 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 12 | Monday | Easter Monday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Apr 12 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Apr 13 | Tuesday | Last day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 19 | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish Commemoration | |
| Apr 23 | Friday | St. George's Day | Local Observance | |
| Apr 23 | Friday | Shakespeare Day | Observance | |
| Apr 27 | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 2 | Sunday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| May 3 | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| May 9 | Sunday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 20 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian | |
| May 26 | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 30 | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance, Christian | |
| May 31 | Monday | Whit Monday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 31 | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| Jun 6 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 10 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 12 | Saturday | Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday | Observance | |
| Jun 20 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Monday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jul 12 | Monday | Battle of the Boyne | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Jul 27 | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish Holiday | |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | Scotland |
| Aug 15 | Sunday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian | |
| Aug 30 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Sep 12 | Sunday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Sep 16 | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish Holiday | |
| Sep 22 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 25 | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish Holiday | |
| Sep 30 | Thursday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Monday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian | |
| Oct 6 | Wednesday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 7 | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 8 | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 16 | Saturday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Oct 31 | Sunday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Oct 31 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 1 | Monday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Tuesday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 5 | Friday | Guy Fawkes Day | Observance | |
| Nov 10 | Wednesday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| Nov 14 | Sunday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Nov 14 | Sunday | Remembrance Sunday | Observance | |
| Nov 28 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 8 | Wednesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 8 | Wednesday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Dec 15 | Wednesday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Dec 21 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 27 | Monday | Substitute Bank Holiday for Christmas Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 28 | Tuesday | Substitute Bank Holiday for Boxing Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Friday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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