National holidays of United Kingdom in 2023
This page contains a calendar of all 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Jan. 1, 2023 | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Jan. 2, 2023 | New Year's Day Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Jan. 3, 2023 | 2nd January (substitute day) | |
| Friday | Jan. 6, 2023 | Epiphany | |
| Saturday | Jan. 7, 2023 | Orthodox Christmas Day | |
| Saturday | Jan. 14, 2023 | Orthodox New Year | |
| Sunday | Jan. 22, 2023 | Chinese New Year | |
| Wednesday | Jan. 25, 2023 | Burns Night | |
| Monday | Feb. 6, 2023 | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 14, 2023 | Valentine's Day | |
| Saturday | Feb. 18, 2023 | Isra and Mi'raj | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 21, 2023 | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | Feb. 22, 2023 | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | |
| Wednesday | March 1, 2023 | St. David's Day | |
| Tuesday | March 7, 2023 | Purim | |
| Friday | March 17, 2023 | St Patrick's Day | |
| Sunday | March 19, 2023 | Mothering Sunday | |
| Monday | March 20, 2023 | March Equinox | |
| Thursday | March 23, 2023 | Ramadan Start | |
| Sunday | March 26, 2023 | Daylight Saving Time starts | |
| Sunday | April 2, 2023 | Palm Sunday | |
| Thursday | April 6, 2023 | Maundy Thursday | |
| Thursday | April 6, 2023 | First day of Passover | |
| Friday | April 7, 2023 | Good Friday | |
| Saturday | April 8, 2023 | Holy Saturday | |
| Sunday | April 9, 2023 | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | April 10, 2023 | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | April 13, 2023 | Last day of Passover | |
| Friday | April 14, 2023 | Orthodox Good Friday | |
| Saturday | April 15, 2023 | Orthodox Holy Saturday | |
| Sunday | April 16, 2023 | Orthodox Easter | |
| Monday | April 17, 2023 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | |
| Monday | April 17, 2023 | Orthodox Easter Monday | |
| Tuesday | April 18, 2023 | Yom HaShoah | |
| Saturday | April 22, 2023 | Stephen Lawrence Day | |
| Saturday | April 22, 2023 | Eid ul Fitr | |
| Sunday | April 23, 2023 | St. George's Day | |
| Sunday | April 23, 2023 | Shakespeare Day | |
| Wednesday | April 26, 2023 | Yom HaAtzmaut | |
| Monday | May 1, 2023 | Early May Bank Holiday | |
| Tuesday | May 9, 2023 | Lag B'Omer | |
| Thursday | May 18, 2023 | Ascension Day | |
| Friday | May 26, 2023 | Shavuot | |
| Sunday | May 28, 2023 | Pentecost | |
| Monday | May 29, 2023 | Spring Bank Holiday | |
| Monday | May 29, 2023 | Whit Monday | |
| Sunday | June 4, 2023 | Trinity Sunday | |
| Thursday | June 8, 2023 | Corpus Christi | |
| Saturday | June 10, 2023 | Queen's Birthday | |
| Sunday | June 18, 2023 | Father's Day | |
| Wednesday | June 21, 2023 | June Solstice | |
| Thursday | June 22, 2023 | Windrush Day | |
| Thursday | June 29, 2023 | Eid ul Adha | |
| Wednesday | July 12, 2023 | Battle of the Boyne | |
| Wednesday | July 19, 2023 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | |
| Thursday | July 27, 2023 | Tisha B'Av | |
| Friday | July 28, 2023 | Ashura | |
| Monday | Aug. 7, 2023 | Summer Bank Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Aug. 15, 2023 | Assumption of Mary | |
| Saturday | Sept. 16, 2023 | Rosh Hashana | |
| Saturday | Sept. 23, 2023 | September Equinox | |
| Monday | Sept. 25, 2023 | Yom Kippur | |
| Wednesday | Sept. 27, 2023 | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | |
| Saturday | Sept. 30, 2023 | First day of Sukkot | |
| Wednesday | Oct. 4, 2023 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | |
| Friday | Oct. 6, 2023 | Hoshana Rabbah | |
| Saturday | Oct. 7, 2023 | Shemini Atzeret | |
| Sunday | Oct. 8, 2023 | Simchat Torah | |
| Sunday | Oct. 29, 2023 | Daylight Saving Time ends | |
| Tuesday | Oct. 31, 2023 | Halloween | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 1, 2023 | All Saints' Day | |
| Thursday | Nov. 2, 2023 | All Souls' Day | |
| Sunday | Nov. 5, 2023 | Guy Fawkes Day | |
| Sunday | Nov. 12, 2023 | Remembrance Sunday | |
| Monday | Nov. 13, 2023 | Diwali/Deepavali | |
| Thursday | Nov. 30, 2023 | St Andrew's Day | |
| Sunday | Dec. 3, 2023 | First Sunday of Advent | |
| Friday | Dec. 8, 2023 | First Day of Hanukkah | |
| Friday | Dec. 8, 2023 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Friday | Dec. 15, 2023 | Last day of Hanukkah | |
| Friday | Dec. 22, 2023 | December Solstice | |
| Sunday | Dec. 24, 2023 | Christmas Eve | |
| Monday | Dec. 25, 2023 | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 26, 2023 | Boxing Day | |
| Sunday | Dec. 31, 2023 | New Year's Eve |
Public Holidays
- United Kingdom public holidays by years
- Public holidays in other countries