Holidays and Observances in the United Kingdom in 2021
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Jan 4 | Monday | 2nd January (substitute day) | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Jan 5 | Tuesday | Twelfth Night | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 6 | Wednesday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Thursday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Thursday | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 25 | Monday | Burns Night | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Jan 28 | Thursday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish Holiday | |
| Feb 12 | Friday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 16 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 17 | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 26 | Friday | Purim | Jewish Holiday | |
| Mar 1 | Monday | St. David's Day | Local Observance | Wales |
| Mar 11 | Thursday | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu Holiday | |
| Mar 11 | Thursday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Mar 14 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 17 | Wednesday | St Patrick's Day | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Mar 20 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 28 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 28 | Sunday | First day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Mar 28 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Mar 29 | Monday | Holi | Hindu Holiday | |
| Apr 1 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 2 | Friday | Good Friday | Bank Holiday | |
| Apr 3 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Last day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 5 | Monday | Easter Monday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Apr 5 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Apr 8 | Thursday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish Commemoration | |
| Apr 13 | Tuesday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Apr 15 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 22 | Thursday | Stephen Lawrence Day | Observance | |
| Apr 23 | Friday | St. George's Day | Local Observance | |
| Apr 23 | Friday | Shakespeare Day | Observance | |
| Apr 30 | Friday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 30 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 1 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 2 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 3 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 3 | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| May 8 | Saturday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| May 13 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian | |
| May 13 | Thursday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| May 17 | Monday | Shavuot | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 23 | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance, Christian | |
| May 24 | Monday | Whit Monday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 30 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 31 | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| Jun 3 | 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 | |
| Jun 22 | Tuesday | Windrush Day | Observance | |
| Jul 12 | Monday | Battle of the Boyne | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Jul 18 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish Holiday | |
| Jul 20 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Jul 21 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | Scotland |
| Aug 10 | Tuesday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Aug 15 | Sunday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian | |
| Aug 19 | Thursday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Aug 22 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 30 | Monday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 30 | Monday | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 30 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Sep 7 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish Holiday | |
| Sep 10 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday | |
| Sep 16 | Thursday | Yom Kippur | Jewish Holiday | |
| Sep 21 | Tuesday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish Holiday | |
| Sep 22 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 27 | Monday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Sep 28 | Tuesday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish Holiday | |
| Sep 29 | Wednesday | Simchat Torah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Monday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian | |
| Oct 7 | Thursday | Navaratri | Hindu Holiday | |
| Oct 14 | Thursday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday | |
| Oct 19 | Tuesday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | 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 4 | Thursday | Diwali/Deepavali | Hindu Holiday | |
| Nov 5 | Friday | Guy Fawkes Day | Observance | |
| Nov 14 | Sunday | Remembrance Sunday | Observance | |
| Nov 28 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 29 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Nov 30 | Tuesday | St Andrew's Day | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Dec 6 | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Dec 8 | Wednesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian | |
| 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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