Special Dates of the Year

US and UK Holidays and Celebrations

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​January

• ​New Year - January 1st

• ​Martin Luther King Jr. Day - 3rd Monday of January

​February

• ​African American History Month

• ​Groundhogs Day - February 2nd

• ​Super Bowl Sunday (American Football Championship) - January-February

• ​St. Valentines Day - February 14th

• ​Presidents Day - Third monday in February

​March

• ​Daylight Saving Time Begins (clocks go forward one hour). ​

• ​Saint Patricks Day - March 17th.

• Good Friday & Easter Sunday - March-April.

• ​Women's History Month

​April

• April Fools Day - April 1-2.

• Federal Income Taxes are due on April 15th.

• Earth Day - April 22nd

​May

• American Mothers Day - Second sunday in May

• ​Memorial Day - Fourth Monday in May

​June

• American Fathers Day - Third sunday in June.

• LGBTQIA+ Pride Month - June.

• ​Junetheeth - June 19th

​July

• United States of America Independence Day - July 4th

​September

• Labor Day - First Monday in September

• ​9/11 Memorial Day - September 11th

​October

• Indignenous Peoples' Day / Columbus Day - second Monday in October 

• ​Halloween - October 31st

​November

• Daylight Savings Time Ends, November (clocks go back an hour)

• ​Veterans Day - November 11th

• ​Thanksgiving - Fourth thursday in November

• ​Black Friday - Friday after Thanksgiving

  Chanukah/Hanukkah - November-December

December

• Christmas Day - December 25th.

• Kwanzaa - late December .

​January

• New year's day​

​March

• St Patrick's Day: ​Northern Ireland only. 17 March by statute if this is not a Sunday.

​April

• ​Good Friday

• ​Easter Monday

​May

• ​May Day Bank Holiday: First Monday in May

• ​Spring Bank Holiday or Summer Half-Term Monday: Last Monday in May

​July

• ​Battle of the Boyne (Orangeman's Day): Northern Ireland only. Falls on the 12th July unless this is a Saturday or Sunday.

​August

• ​Late Summer Bank Holiday: Last Monday in August.

​December

​Christmas Day: December 25th.