Notable Dates 2021
Please note that events to celebrate significant dates in 2021 may be cancelled due to coronavirus.
BANK HOLIDAY | Jan 1st |
Bank Holiday (Scotland) | Jan 4th |
Epiphany | Jan 6th |
Burns Night (Scotland) | Jan 25th |
Septuagesima Sunday | Jan 31st |
Accession of Queen Elizabeth II | Feb 6th |
Chinese New Year | Feb 12th |
St. Valentine’s Day | Feb 14th |
Quinquagesima Sunday | Feb 14th |
Shrove Tuesday | Feb 16th |
Ash Wednesday | Feb 17th |
Quadragesima Sunday | Feb 21st |
St. David (Wales) | Mar 1st |
Commonwealth Day | Mar 8th |
Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) | Mar 11th |
Isra and Mi’raj (Muslim) | Mar 11th |
Mothering Sunday | Mar 14th |
St. Patrick (Ireland) | Mar 17th |
Bank Holiday (N. Ireland/Eire) | Mar 17th |
Annunciation (Lady Day) | Mar 25th |
Holi (Hindu) | Mar 28th |
British Summertime commences | Mar 28th |
Palm Sunday | Mar 28th |
Passover (Jewish) 1st day of | Mar 28th |
GOOD FRIDAY | Apr 2nd |
Easter Day | Apr 4th |
BANK HOLIDAY (Easter Monday - Excl. Scotland) | Apr 5th |
Low Sunday | Apr 11th |
First Day of Ramadan (Muslim) | Apr 13th |
H.M. The Queen’s Birthday | Apr 21st |
St. George (England) | Apr 23rd |
BANK HOLIDAY | May 3rd |
Laylat al-Qadr – Night of Destiny (Muslim) | May 8th |
Liberation Day (Jersey/Guernsey) | May 9th |
Rogation Sunday | May 9th |
Ascension Day | May 13th |
Eid al-Fitr (Muslim) | May 13th |
Feast of Weeks (Jewish) | May 17th |
Whit Sunday | May 23rd |
Trinity Sunday | May 30th |
BANK HOLIDAY | May 31st |
Coronation Day | June 2nd |
Corpus Christi | June 3rd |
Bank Holiday (Eire) | June 7th |
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh’s Birthday | June 10th |
H.M. The Queen’s Official Birthday* | June 12th |
Fathers’ Day | June 20th |
Longest Day | June 21st |
Midsummer Day | June 24th |
Bank Holiday (N. Ireland) | July 12th |
Eid-al-Adha (Muslim) | July 20th |
Bank Holiday (Eire & Scotland) | Aug 2nd |
Al-Hijra/Muharram (Muslim) | Aug 10th |
Islamic New Year (1443) | Aug 10th |
Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) | Aug 21st |
Janmashtami (Hindu) | Aug 29th |
BANK HOLIDAY (Excl. Scotland) | Aug 30th |
Jewish New Year (5781) | Sept 7th |
Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu) | Sept 10th |
Day of Atonement (Jewish) | Sept 16th |
Tabernacles (Jewish) 1st day of | Sept 21st |
Michaelmas Day | Sept 29th |
Navaratri (Hindu) | Oct 6th |
Dussehra (Hindu) | Oct 14th |
Prophet’s Birthday (Muslim) | Oct 19th |
Trafalgar Day | Oct 21st |
Bank Holiday (Eire) | Oct 25th |
British Summertime ends* | Oct 31st |
Hallow’een | Oct 31st |
Guy Fawkes | Nov 5th |
Remembrance Sunday | Nov 14th |
Birthday of the H.R.H. Prince of Wales | Nov 14th |
1st Sunday in Advent | Nov 28th |
St. Andrew (Scotland) | Nov 30th |
Shortest Day | Dec 21st |
CHRISTMAS DAY | Dec 25th |
BOXING DAY | Dec 26th |
BANK HOLIDAY | Dec 27th |
BANK HOLIDAY | Dec 28th |
Reproduced, with permission, from data supplied by H.M. Nautical Almanac Office,
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* Dates correct at time of going to press.