UK Bank Holidays and Observances in United Kingdom in 2020
Holidays and Observances in
United Kingdom in 2020
PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE DELAY IN MUG ORDER DELIVERIES
ALL MUG ORDERS TO BE DELIVERED BY 30TH APRIL 2020 DUE TO SUPPLY ISSUES BECAUSE OF COVID -19
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Bank holiday | |
| 2 Jan | Thursday | 2nd January | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| 6 Jan | Monday | Epiphany | Christian | |
| 7 Jan | Tuesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
| 14 Jan | Tuesday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
| 25 Jan | Saturday | Burns Night | Local observance | Scotland |
| 25 Jan | Saturday | Chinese New Year | Observance | |
| 10 Feb | Monday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday | |
| 14 Feb | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| 21 Feb | Friday | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu Holiday | |
| 25 Feb | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | Christian | |
| 26 Feb | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
| 1 Mar | Sunday | St. David's Day | Observance | Wales |
| 9 Mar | Monday | Holi | Hindu Holiday | |
| 10 Mar | Tuesday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| 17 Mar | Tuesday | St Patrick's Day | Local Bank Holiday | Northern Ireland |
| 20 Mar | Friday | March Equinox | Season | |
| 22 Mar | Sunday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| 22 Mar | Sunday | Mothering Sunday | Observance | |
| 29 Mar | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| 5 Apr | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
| 9 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
| 9 Apr | Thursday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| 10 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | Bank holiday | |
| 11 Apr | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian | |
| 12 Apr | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 13 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Common local holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| 13 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Observance | Scotland |
| 16 Apr | Thursday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| 17 Apr | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
| 18 Apr | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
| 19 Apr | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
| 20 Apr | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
| 21 Apr | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
| 22 Apr | Wednesday | Stephen Lawrence Day | Observance | |
| 23 Apr | Thursday | St. George's Day | Observance | |
| 23 Apr | Thursday | Shakespeare Day | Observance | |
| 24 Apr | Friday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| 29 Apr | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| 8 May | Friday | Early May Bank Holiday / VE Day | Bank holiday | |
| 12 May | Tuesday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday | |
| 19 May | Tuesday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| 21 May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | |
| 24 May | Sunday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| 25 May | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank holiday | |
| 29 May | Friday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| 31 May | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | |
| 1 Jun | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | |
| 7 Jun | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
| 11 Jun | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
| 13 Jun | Saturday | Queen's Birthday | Observance | |
| 20 Jun | Saturday | June Solstice | Season | |
| 21 Jun | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | |
| 22 Jun | Monday | Windrush Day | Observance | |
| 12 Jul | Sunday | Battle of the Boyne | Local Bank Holiday | Northern Ireland |
| 13 Jul | Monday | Battle of the Boyne observed | Local Bank Holiday | Northern Ireland |
| 30 Jul | Thursday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday | |
| 31 Jul | Friday | Eid ul Adha | Muslim | |
| 3 Aug | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday | |
| 3 Aug | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common local holiday | Scotland |
| 12 Aug | Wednesday | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday | |
| 15 Aug | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
| 20 Aug | Thursday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| 22 Aug | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday | |
| 29 Aug | Saturday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| 31 Aug | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common local holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| 19 Sep | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| 22 Sep | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| 28 Sep | Monday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| 3 Oct | Saturday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| 4 Oct | Sunday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
| 9 Oct | Friday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
| 10 Oct | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
| 11 Oct | Sunday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
| 17 Oct | Saturday | Navaratri | Hindu Holiday | |
| 25 Oct | Sunday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday | |
| 25 Oct | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| 29 Oct | Thursday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| 31 Oct | Saturday | Halloween | Observance | |
| 1 Nov | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Christian | |
| 2 Nov | Monday | All Souls' Day | Christian | |
| 5 Nov | Thursday | Guy Fawkes Day | Observance | |
| 8 Nov | Sunday | Remembrance Sunday | Observance | |
| 14 Nov | Saturday | Diwali/Deepavali | Hindu Holiday | |
| 29 Nov | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
| 30 Nov | Monday | St Andrew's Day | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| 8 Dec | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
| 11 Dec | Friday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| 18 Dec | Friday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| 21 Dec | Monday | December Solstice | Season | |
| 24 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day | Bank holiday | |
| 26 Dec | Saturday | Boxing Day | Bank holiday | |
| 28 Dec | Monday | Substitute Bank Holiday for Boxing Day | Bank holiday | |
| 31 Dec | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |