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United Kingdom of G.B. & N. Ireland : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Pound (GBP)
  • Internet domain: .uk - Telephone code: +44 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: 0 (DST: yes)
    Measurements follow the imperial system
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Sunday march 10, 2024Mothers' Daycards/flowers
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    Thursday march 28, 2024Easter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Sunday march 31, 2024Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Monday april 1, 2024April Fools Daycards/flowers
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    Monday april 1, 2024Easter MondayCatholic or protestant
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    Wednesday april 10, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)cards/flowers
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    Monday april 15, 2024Easter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday april 21, 2024London MarathonSports events
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    Sunday april 21, 2024Queen's AnniversaryEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday april 29, 2024Passovercards/flowers
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    Monday may 6, 2024Early May Bank HolidaySecular holiday
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    Monday may 20, 2024London International Wine & Spirits FairTradeshows
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    Monday may 27, 2024Spring Bank HolidaySecular holiday
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    Saturday june 8, 2024Trooping the ColourEvents, celebrations...
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    Sunday june 16, 2024Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Monday june 17, 2024London Cinch Tennis ChampionshipsSports events
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    Monday july 1, 2024Wimbledon Tennis CupSports events
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    Sunday july 7, 2024Silverstone British Grand PrixSports events
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    Monday july 22, 2024Farnborough International Air ShowTradeshows
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    Friday july 26, 2024End of school yearSchool holidays
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    Sunday august 25, 2024Notting Hill CarnivalEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday august 26, 2024Summer Bank HolidaySecular holiday
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    Monday september 2, 2024Beginning of school yearSchool holidays
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    Friday september 13, 2024Southampton Boat ShowTradeshows
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    Mothers' Day

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    Sunday march 10, 2024
    cards/flowers : Mother’s day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mother’s day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year. One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world. Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day. In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howe’s Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and women’s suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mother’s Day, with her Mother’s Day Proclamation. Called "Mothering Sunday" in the UK

    Easter holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday march 28, 2024
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    Good Friday

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.

    Daylight Saving Time

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    Sunday march 31, 2024
    Special Events : At 1:00 am local times

    April Fools Day

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    Monday april 1, 2024
    cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.

    Easter Monday

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    Monday april 1, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
    Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday april 10, 2024
    cards/flowers : The month of Ramadan is that in which was revealed the Quran; a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the criterion (of right and wrong). And whosoever of you is present, let him fast the month, and whosoever of you is sick or on a journey, a number of other days. Allah desires for you ease; He desires not hardship for you; and that you should complete the period, and that you should magnify Allah for having guided you, and that perhaps you may be thankful [Wikipedia]

    Easter holiday (end)

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    Monday april 15, 2024
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    London Marathon

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    Sunday april 21, 2024
    Sports events : Https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com 2024 edition confirmed

    Queen's Anniversary

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    Sunday april 21, 2024
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    Passover

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    Monday april 29, 2024
    cards/flowers : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus

    Early May Bank Holiday

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    Monday may 6, 2024
    Secular holiday : The Bank of England observed about 33 saints' days and religious festivals as holidays, but in 1834 this was reduced to four May 1 (May Day), November 1 (All Saints' Day), Good Friday and Christmas Day. In 1871, the Bank Holidays Act 1871 was introduced. It stated that no person was compelled to make any payment or to do any act upon a bank holiday which he would not be compelled to do or make on Christmas Day or Good Friday. 100 years later the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 was passed, specifying the majority of the current bank holidays, although New Year's Day and May Day were not introduced throughout the whole of the UK until 1974 and 1978.

    London International Wine & Spirits Fair

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    Monday may 20, 2024
    Tradeshows : Www.londonwinefair.com lasts 3 days 2024 edition confirmed

    Spring Bank Holiday

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    Monday may 27, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Trooping the Colour

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    Saturday june 8, 2024
    Culture : A ceremony performed by regiments of the British and Commonwealth armies. Since 1748 Trooping the Colour has also marked the official birthday of the British sovereign. date depends on wheather forecast [Wikipedia]

    Fathers' Day

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    Sunday june 16, 2024
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    London Cinch Tennis Championships

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    Monday june 17, 2024
    Sports events : Http://www.atpworldtour.com 2024 edition confirmed

    Wimbledon Tennis Cup

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    Monday july 1, 2024
    Sports events : Www.wimbledon.com 2024 dition confirmed

    Silverstone British Grand Prix

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    Sunday july 7, 2024
    Sports events : Www.silverstone.co.uk lasts 3 days - 2024 edition confirmed

    Farnborough International Air Show

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    Monday july 22, 2024
    Tradeshows : Www.farnborough.com lasts a week - near London 2024 edition confirmed

    End of school year

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    Friday july 26, 2024
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    Notting Hill Carnival

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    Sunday august 25, 2024
    Culture : Http://www.lnhc.org.uk/

    Summer Bank Holiday

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    Monday august 26, 2024
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    Beginning of school year

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    Monday september 2, 2024
    School holidays : In England and Wales, term and holiday dates may differ by local authority, but the majority are following this pattern

    Southampton Boat Show

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    Friday september 13, 2024
    Tradeshows : Https://www.southamptonboatshow.com/ lasts 5 days - 2024 edition confirmed