Holidays and Observances in the United Kingdom in 2005
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Jan 3 | Monday | New Year's Day observed | Bank Holiday | |
| Jan 4 | Tuesday | 2nd January (substitute day) | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Jan 5 | Wednesday | Twelfth Night | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 6 | Thursday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Friday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Friday | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 21 | Friday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Jan 25 | Tuesday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish Holiday | |
| Jan 25 | Tuesday | Burns Night | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Feb 8 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 9 | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 9 | Wednesday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 10 | Thursday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Feb 14 | Monday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 19 | Saturday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Mar 1 | Tuesday | St. David's Day | Local Observance | Wales |
| Mar 6 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 17 | Thursday | St Patrick's Day | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 24 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Purim | Jewish Holiday | |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Good Friday | Bank Holiday | |
| Mar 26 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Mar 28 | Monday | Easter Monday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Mar 28 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Apr 21 | Thursday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| Apr 23 | Saturday | St. George's Day | Local Observance | |
| Apr 23 | Saturday | Shakespeare Day | Observance | |
| Apr 24 | Sunday | First day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 29 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 30 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 1 | Sunday | Last day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 1 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 2 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 2 | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| May 4 | Wednesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish Commemoration | |
| May 5 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian | |
| May 12 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 15 | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance, Christian | |
| May 16 | Monday | Whit Monday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 22 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 26 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance, Christian | |
| May 27 | Friday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 30 | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| Jun 11 | Saturday | Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday | Observance | |
| Jun 13 | Monday | Shavuot | Jewish Holiday | |
| Jun 19 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jul 12 | Tuesday | Battle of the Boyne | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Aug 1 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | Scotland |
| Aug 14 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish Holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Monday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian | |
| Aug 29 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Sep 1 | Thursday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Sep 22 | Thursday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 4 | Tuesday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian | |
| Oct 4 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 5 | Wednesday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Oct 13 | Thursday | Yom Kippur | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 18 | Tuesday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 24 | Monday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 25 | Tuesday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 26 | Wednesday | Simchat Torah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | Diwali/Deepavali | Hindu Holiday | |
| Nov 2 | Wednesday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 4 | Friday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Nov 5 | Saturday | Guy Fawkes Day | Observance | |
| Nov 13 | Sunday | Remembrance Sunday | Observance | |
| Nov 27 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 8 | Thursday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Boxing Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 27 | Tuesday | Substitute Bank Holiday for Christmas Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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