Holiday Name | Date & Day | Holiday Type | Observance |
New Year’s Day | Friday, January 1, 2016 | Bank holiday | |
2nd January | Monday, January 4, 2016 | Local holiday | Scotland |
Epiphany | Wednesday, January 6, 2016 | Christian | |
Orthodox Christmas Day | Thursday, January 7, 2016 | Orthodox | |
Orthodox New Year | Thursday, January 14, 2016 | Orthodox | |
Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) | Monday, January 25, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
Burns’ Night | Monday, January 25, 2016 | Local observance | Scotland |
Chinese New Year | Monday, February 8, 2016 | Observance | |
Carnival/Shrove Tuesday | Tuesday, February 9, 2016 | Christian | |
Carnival/Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, February 10, 2016 | Christian | |
Valentine’s Day | Sunday, February 14, 2016 | Observance | |
St. David’s Day | Tuesday, March 1, 2016 | Observance | Wales |
Mothering Sunday | Sunday, March 6, 2016 | Observance | |
St Patricks Day | Thursday, March 17, 2016 | Local holiday | Northern Ireland |
Palm Sunday | Sunday, March 20, 2016 | Christian | |
March equinox | Sunday, March 20, 2016 | Season | |
Maundy Thursday | Thursday, March 24, 2016 | Christian | |
Purim | Thursday, March 24, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
Good Friday | Friday, March 25, 2016 | Public holiday | |
Holy Saturday | Saturday, March 26, 2016 | Christian | |
Daylight Saving Time starts | Sunday, March 27, 2016 | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
Easter Sunday | Sunday, March 27, 2016 | Christian | |
Easter Monday | Monday, March 28, 2016 | Common Local holidays | ENG, Guernsey, Jersey, NIR, WAL |
First day of Passover | Saturday, April 23, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
St. George’s Day | Saturday, April 23, 2016 | Observance | |
Shakespeare Day | Saturday, April 23, 2016 | Observance | |
Orthodox Good Friday | Friday, April 29, 2016 | Orthodox | |
Last day of Passover | Saturday, April 30, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
Orthodox Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 30, 2016 | Orthodox | |
Orthodox Easter | Sunday, May 1, 2016 | Orthodox | |
Orthodox Easter Monday | Monday, May 2, 2016 | Orthodox | |
Early May Bank Holiday | Monday, May 2, 2016 | Bank holiday | |
Yom HaShoah | Wednesday, May 4, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
Ascension Day | Thursday, May 5, 2016 | Christian | |
Isra and Mi’raj | Thursday, May 5, 2016 | Muslim | |
Liberation Day | Monday, May 9, 2016 | Local holiday | Guernsey, Jersey |
Yom HaAtzmaut | Thursday, May 12, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
Pentecost | Sunday, May 15, 2016 | Christian | |
Whit Monday | Monday, May 16, 2016 | Christian | |
Trinity Sunday | Sunday, May 22, 2016 | Christian | |
Corpus Christi | Thursday, May 26, 2016 | Christian | |
Lag B’Omer | Thursday, May 26, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
Spring Bank Holiday | Monday, May 30, 2016 | Bank holiday | |
Ramadan begins | Tuesday, June 7, 2016 | Muslim | |
Shavuot | Sunday, June 12, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
Father’s Day | Sunday, June 19, 2016 | Observance | |
June Solstice | Monday, June 20, 2016 | Season | |
Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Destiny) | Saturday, July 2, 2016 | Muslim | |
Eid-al-Fitr | Thursday, July 7, 2016 | Muslim | |
Battle of the Boyne | Tuesday, July 12, 2016 | Local holiday | Northern Ireland |
Summer Bank Holiday | Monday, August 1, 2016 | Common Local holidays | Scotland |
Tisha B’Av | Sunday, August 14, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
Assumption of Mary | Monday, August 15, 2016 | Christian | |
Summer Bank Holiday | Monday, August 29, 2016 | Common Local holidays | ENG, Guernsey, Jersey, NIR, WAL |
Eid-al-Adha | Tuesday, September 13, 2016 | Muslim | |
September equinox | Thursday, September 22, 2016 | Season | |
Rosh Hashana | Monday, October 3, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
Muharram/Islamic New Year | Monday, October 3, 2016 | Muslim | |
Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Tuesday, October 4, 2016 | Christian | |
Yom Kippur | Wednesday, October 12, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
First day of Sukkot | Monday, October 17, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
Last day of Sukkot | Sunday, October 23, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
Shmini Atzeret | Monday, October 24, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
Simchat Torah | Tuesday, October 25, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
Daylight Saving Time ends | Sunday, October 30, 2016 | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
Halloween | Monday, October 31, 2016 | Observance | |
All Saints’ Day | Tuesday, November 1, 2016 | Christian | |
All Souls’ Day | Wednesday, November 2, 2016 | Christian | |
Guy Fawkes Day | Saturday, November 5, 2016 | Observance | |
Remembrance Sunday | Sunday, November 13, 2016 | Observance | |
First Sunday of Advent | Sunday, November 27, 2016 | Observance | |
St Andrew’s Day | Wednesday, November 30, 2016 | Local holiday | Scotland |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Thursday, December 8, 2016 | Christian | |
Prophet’s Birthday | Monday, December 12, 2016 | Muslim | |
December Solstice | Wednesday, December 21, 2016 | Season | |
Christmas Eve | Saturday, December 24, 2016 | Observance | |
First Day of Hanukkah | Sunday, December 25, 2016 | Jewish holiday | |
Christmas Day | Sunday, December 25, 2016 | Public holiday | |
Boxing Day | Monday, December 26, 2016 | Bank holiday | |
Bank Holiday | Tuesday, December 27, 2016 | Bank holiday | |
New Year’s Eve | Saturday, December 31, 2016 | Observance | |