Saturday, December 25, 2010 In 2010 Christmas Day falls on a Saturday. For most British employees, Monday, December 27, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes.
Bank Holidays and Special Occasions in
UK Calendar
All bank holiday and special occasion dates are given in good faith and have been extracted from authoritative sources. Please make sure you check any dates with your own countries public holidays before booking any holidays.
2011 UK Calendar
Bank holidays, vacations and special occasions in the United Kingdom in 2011
All bank holidays are accurate at the time of publishing but are subject to change depending on what state you live in. Please make sure you check any dates with your own countries public holidays before booking any holidays.
Saturday, January 1, 2011 In 2011 New Years Day falls on a Saturday. For most British employees, Monday, January 3, 2011, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes.
Sunday, December 25, 2011 In 2011 Christmas Day falls on a Sunday. For most UK employees, Tuesday, December 27, 2011 will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes.
Bank, Public Holidays , Vacations and Special Occasions
New Years Day (England , Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales )
New Years Day is celebrated all over the United Kingdom on 1 January each year.
Second of January (Scotland)
Scotland also has a public holiday on the 2nd January each year.
St. Valentine’s Day While St. Valentines Day is not a public holiday in the UK, it is celebrated throughout the country on February 14 each year by friends, lovers and secret admirers.
St Patricks Day (Northern Ireland)
St Patricks Day is celebrated in Ireland each year on March 17.
Mothering Sunday Mothering Sunday in the UK is the equivalent of Mother’s Day in many other countries.
April Fool’s Day
April 1 - This is the day to play small tricks on friends and strangers.
Easter
People celebrate the Easter holiday period according to their beliefs and their religious denominations.
May Day Holiday (England , Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales)
May Day is a public holiday in England, Ireland Scotland and Wales and is observed on the 1st Monday in May each year.
Spring Bank Holiday (England , Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales)
Spring Bank Holiday is a public holiday in England, Ireland Scotland and Wales and is observed on the last Monday in May each year.
Father’s Day
Father's Day in the UK is celebrated in a similar way to how it is celebrated in the US.
Orangeman’s Day (Ireland)
Orangeman’s Day is observed in Ireland on July 12 each year and is also known as the “Battle of Boyne”.
Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland)
The Summer Bank Holiday is observed in Scotland on the first Monday in August each year.
Halloween
Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. On October 31st, children dressed in costumes knock on their neighbors' doors and yell, "Trick or Treat" when the door opens.
St Andrews Day (Scotland)
St Andrew’s Day is observed in Scotland as a public holiday on November 30 each year.
Christmas Day
Christmas Day is celebrated in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales on December 25 each year.
New Years Eve
While New Years Eve is not a federal holiday in the UK it is a day to celebrate the end of one year and at the stroke of midnight, the beginning of a new year. To celebrate New Years Eve many British conduct parties and invite friends and family to them.
