Holidays and Observances in the United Kingdom in 2008
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Jan 2 | Wednesday | 2nd January | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Jan 5 | Saturday | Twelfth Night | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 6 | Sunday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Monday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 10 | Thursday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Jan 14 | Monday | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 19 | Saturday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Jan 22 | Tuesday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish Holiday | |
| Jan 25 | Friday | Burns Night | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Feb 5 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 6 | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 7 | Thursday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 14 | Thursday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 1 | Saturday | St. David's Day | Local Observance | Wales |
| Mar 2 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 5 | Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu Holiday | |
| Mar 16 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 17 | Monday | St Patrick's Day | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Mar 20 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 20 | Thursday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| Mar 20 | Thursday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 21 | Friday | Purim | Jewish Holiday | |
| Mar 21 | Friday | Good Friday | Bank Holiday | |
| Mar 22 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 22 | Saturday | Holi | Hindu Holiday | |
| Mar 23 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 24 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Mar 24 | Monday | Easter Monday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Mar 30 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 20 | Sunday | First day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 23 | Wednesday | St. George's Day | Local Observance | |
| Apr 23 | Wednesday | Shakespeare Day | Observance | |
| Apr 25 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 26 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 27 | Sunday | Last day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 27 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 28 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 30 | Wednesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish Commemoration | |
| May 1 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian | |
| May 5 | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| May 8 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 11 | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance, Christian | |
| May 12 | Monday | Whit Monday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 18 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 22 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance, Christian | |
| May 23 | Friday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 26 | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| Jun 9 | Monday | Shavuot | Jewish Holiday | |
| Jun 14 | Saturday | Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday | Observance | |
| Jun 15 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | |
| 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 |
| Jul 31 | Thursday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Aug 4 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | Scotland |
| Aug 10 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish Holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Friday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian | |
| Aug 16 | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 24 | Sunday | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 25 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Sep 2 | Tuesday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Sep 3 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday | |
| Sep 22 | Monday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 27 | Saturday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| Sep 30 | Tuesday | Navaratri | Hindu Holiday | |
| Sep 30 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 2 | Thursday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Oct 4 | Saturday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian | |
| Oct 9 | Thursday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday | |
| Oct 9 | Thursday | Yom Kippur | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 14 | Tuesday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 20 | Monday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 21 | Tuesday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 22 | Wednesday | Simchat Torah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 26 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Oct 28 | Tuesday | Diwali/Deepavali | Hindu Holiday | |
| 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 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 9 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Dec 21 | Sunday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 22 | Monday | First 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 29 | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Dec 29 | Monday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Dec 31 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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