National holidays of United Kingdom in 2021
This page contains a calendar of all 2021 public holidays for United Kingdom. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.
| Day | Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Jan. 1, 2021 | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Jan. 4, 2021 | 2nd January (substitute day) | |
| Wednesday | Jan. 6, 2021 | Epiphany | |
| Thursday | Jan. 7, 2021 | Orthodox Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Jan. 14, 2021 | Orthodox New Year | |
| Monday | Jan. 25, 2021 | Burns Night | |
| Thursday | Jan. 28, 2021 | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | |
| Friday | Feb. 12, 2021 | Chinese New Year | |
| Sunday | Feb. 14, 2021 | Valentine's Day | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 16, 2021 | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | Feb. 17, 2021 | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | |
| Friday | Feb. 26, 2021 | Purim | |
| Monday | March 1, 2021 | St. David's Day | |
| Thursday | March 11, 2021 | Maha Shivaratri | |
| Thursday | March 11, 2021 | Isra and Mi'raj | |
| Sunday | March 14, 2021 | Mothering Sunday | |
| Wednesday | March 17, 2021 | St Patrick's Day | |
| Saturday | March 20, 2021 | March Equinox | |
| Sunday | March 28, 2021 | First day of Passover | |
| Sunday | March 28, 2021 | Palm Sunday | |
| Sunday | March 28, 2021 | Daylight Saving Time starts | |
| Monday | March 29, 2021 | Holi | |
| Thursday | April 1, 2021 | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | April 2, 2021 | Good Friday | |
| Saturday | April 3, 2021 | Holy Saturday | |
| Sunday | April 4, 2021 | Easter Sunday | |
| Sunday | April 4, 2021 | Last day of Passover | |
| Monday | April 5, 2021 | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | April 8, 2021 | Yom HaShoah | |
| Tuesday | April 13, 2021 | Ramadan Start | |
| Thursday | April 15, 2021 | Yom HaAtzmaut | |
| Thursday | April 22, 2021 | Stephen Lawrence Day | |
| Friday | April 23, 2021 | Shakespeare Day | |
| Friday | April 23, 2021 | St. George's Day | |
| Friday | April 30, 2021 | Lag B'Omer | |
| Friday | April 30, 2021 | Orthodox Good Friday | |
| Saturday | May 1, 2021 | Orthodox Holy Saturday | |
| Sunday | May 2, 2021 | Orthodox Easter | |
| Monday | May 3, 2021 | Early May Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | May 3, 2021 | Orthodox Easter Monday | |
| Saturday | May 8, 2021 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | |
| Thursday | May 13, 2021 | Eid ul Fitr | |
| Thursday | May 13, 2021 | Ascension Day | |
| Monday | May 17, 2021 | Shavuot | |
| Sunday | May 23, 2021 | Pentecost | |
| Monday | May 24, 2021 | Whit Monday | |
| Sunday | May 30, 2021 | Trinity Sunday | |
| Monday | May 31, 2021 | Spring Bank Holiday | |
| Thursday | June 3, 2021 | Corpus Christi | |
| Saturday | June 12, 2021 | Queen's Birthday | |
| Sunday | June 20, 2021 | Father's Day | |
| Monday | June 21, 2021 | June Solstice | |
| Tuesday | June 22, 2021 | Windrush Day | |
| Monday | July 12, 2021 | Battle of the Boyne | |
| Sunday | July 18, 2021 | Tisha B'Av | |
| Tuesday | July 20, 2021 | Eid ul Adha | |
| Monday | Aug. 2, 2021 | Summer Bank Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Aug. 10, 2021 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | |
| Sunday | Aug. 15, 2021 | Assumption of Mary | |
| Thursday | Aug. 19, 2021 | Ashura | |
| Sunday | Aug. 22, 2021 | Raksha Bandhan | |
| Monday | Aug. 30, 2021 | Janmashtami | |
| Tuesday | Sept. 7, 2021 | Rosh Hashana | |
| Friday | Sept. 10, 2021 | Ganesh Chaturthi | |
| Thursday | Sept. 16, 2021 | Yom Kippur | |
| Tuesday | Sept. 21, 2021 | First day of Sukkot | |
| Wednesday | Sept. 22, 2021 | September Equinox | |
| Monday | Sept. 27, 2021 | Hoshana Rabbah | |
| Tuesday | Sept. 28, 2021 | Shemini Atzeret | |
| Wednesday | Sept. 29, 2021 | Simchat Torah | |
| Monday | Oct. 4, 2021 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | |
| Thursday | Oct. 7, 2021 | Navaratri | |
| Thursday | Oct. 14, 2021 | Dussehra | |
| Tuesday | Oct. 19, 2021 | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | |
| Sunday | Oct. 31, 2021 | Halloween | |
| Sunday | Oct. 31, 2021 | Daylight Saving Time ends | |
| Monday | Nov. 1, 2021 | All Saints' Day | |
| Tuesday | Nov. 2, 2021 | All Souls' Day | |
| Thursday | Nov. 4, 2021 | Diwali/Deepavali | |
| Friday | Nov. 5, 2021 | Guy Fawkes Day | |
| Sunday | Nov. 14, 2021 | Remembrance Sunday | |
| Sunday | Nov. 28, 2021 | First Sunday of Advent | |
| Monday | Nov. 29, 2021 | First Day of Hanukkah | |
| Tuesday | Nov. 30, 2021 | St Andrew's Day | |
| Monday | Dec. 6, 2021 | Last day of Hanukkah | |
| Wednesday | Dec. 8, 2021 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 21, 2021 | December Solstice | |
| Friday | Dec. 24, 2021 | Christmas Eve | |
| Saturday | Dec. 25, 2021 | Christmas Day | |
| Sunday | Dec. 26, 2021 | Boxing Day | |
| Monday | Dec. 27, 2021 | Substitute Bank Holiday for Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 28, 2021 | Substitute Bank Holiday for Boxing Day | |
| Friday | Dec. 31, 2021 | New Year's Eve |
Public Holidays
- United Kingdom public holidays by years
- Public holidays in other countries