UK Holidays 2023 – In this post, you will find the calendar of all 2023 public holidays and bank holidays for England, United Kingdom. Get to know the list of bank holidays for 2023 in the UK to plan your year accordingly.
So, you have greatly welcomed 2023 grandly. Here are the Public holidays in UK 2023 to start planning for this year.
Many people in the United Kingdom, particularly in Wales and England, including the North East, have already begun planning for their trips in 2023. So, what do you need now? All you need is the holiday dates in UK 2023 and here are them.
UK Holidays 2023
If you are fond of travelling on the weekends, these holiday dates will make you happier because many public holidays and bank holidays in the United Kingdom 2023 fall on either Friday or Monday. So, no need to wait for the long weekend of this year 2023 because that is quite late.
Before that, you can utilize the bank holidays in the UK and start marking them on the calendar 2023. Besides the bank holidays and public holidays, there is a coronation celebration, which will get you some extra holidays during this year.
Holidays and Observances in UK 2023
| Date | Name | Type | |
| 1-Jan | Sunday | New Year’s Day | Bank Holiday |
| 2-Jan | Monday | New Year’s Day observed | Bank Holiday |
| 3-Jan | Tuesday | 2nd January (substitute day) | Local Bank Holiday |
| 5-Jan | Thursday | Twelfth Night | Observance, Christian |
| 6-Jan | Friday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian |
| 7-Jan | Saturday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Observance, Orthodox |
| 14-Jan | Saturday | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox |
| 22-Jan | Sunday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| 25-Jan | Wednesday | Burns Night | Local Observation |
| 6-Feb | Monday | Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish Holiday |
| 14-Feb | Tuesday | Valentine’s Day | Observance |
| 18-Feb | Saturday | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| 18-Feb | Saturday | Isra and Mi’raj | Muslim |
| 21-Feb | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Observance, Christian |
| 22-Feb | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian |
| 1-Mar | Wednesday | St. David’s Day | Local Observation |
| 7-Mar | Tuesday | Purim | Jewish Holiday |
| 17-Mar | Friday | St Patrick’s Day | Local Bank Holiday |
| 19-Mar | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| 20-Mar | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| 23-Mar | Thursday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 26-Mar | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 2-Apr | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 6-Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| 6-Apr | Thursday | First day of Passover | Jewish Holiday |
| 7-Apr | Friday | Good Friday | Bank Holiday |
| 8-Apr | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian |
| 9-Apr | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 10-Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Local Observation |
| 10-Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Common Local Holiday |
| 13-Apr | Thursday | Last day of Passover | Jewish Holiday |
| 14-Apr | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Observance, Orthodox |
| 15-Apr | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox |
| 16-Apr | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Observance, Orthodox |
| 17-Apr | Monday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim |
| 17-Apr | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox |
| 18-Apr | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish Commemoration |
| 22-Apr | Saturday | Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 22-Apr | Saturday | Stephen Lawrence Day | Observance |
| 23-Apr | Sunday | St. George’s Day | Observance, Christian |
| 23-Apr | Sunday | St. George’s Day | Observance |
| 23-Apr | Sunday | Shakespeare Day | Observance |
| 26-Apr | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish Holiday |
| 1-May | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| 6-May | Saturday | The Coronation of King Charles III | Observance |
| 8-May | Monday | Bank Holiday for the Coronation of King Charles III | Bank Holiday |
| 9-May | Tuesday | Lag B’Omer | Jewish Holiday |
| 18-May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian |
| 26-May | Friday | Shavuot | Jewish Holiday |
| 28-May | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance, Christian |
| 29-May | Monday | Whit Monday | Observance, Christian |
| 29-May | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| 4-Jun | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 8-Jun | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance, Christian |
| 17-Jun | Saturday | King’s Birthday | Observance |
| 18-Jun | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| 21-Jun | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| 22-Jun | Thursday | Windrush Day | Observance |
| 29-Jun | Thursday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 12-Jul | Wednesday | Battle of the Boyne | Local Bank Holiday |
| 19-Jul | Wednesday | Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 27-Jul | Thursday | Tisha B’Av | Jewish Holiday |
| 28-Jul | Friday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 7-Aug | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| 15-Aug | Tuesday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian |
| 28-Aug | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| 6-Sep | Wednesday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Hindu Holiday |
| 7-Sep | Thursday | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday |
| 16-Sep | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish Holiday |
| 23-Sep | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| 25-Sep | Monday | Yom Kippur | Jewish Holiday |
| 27-Sep | Wednesday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 30-Sep | Saturday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish Holiday |
| 4-Oct | Wednesday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian |
| 6-Oct | Friday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish Holiday |
| 7-Oct | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish Holiday |
| 8-Oct | Sunday | Simchat Torah | Jewish Holiday |
| 29-Oct | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 31-Oct | Tuesday | Halloween | Observance |
| 1-Nov | Wednesday | All Saints’ Day | Observance, Christian |
| 2-Nov | Thursday | All Souls’ Day | Observance, Christian |
| 5-Nov | Sunday | Guy Fawkes Day | Observance |
| 12-Nov | Sunday | Diwali/Deepavali | Hindu Holiday |
| 12-Nov | Sunday | Remembrance Sunday | Observance |
| 30-Nov | Thursday | St Andrew’s Day | Local Bank Holiday |
| 3-Dec | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance, Christian |
| 8-Dec | Friday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian |
| 8-Dec | Friday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday |
| 15-Dec | Friday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday |
| 22-Dec | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24-Dec | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian |
| 25-Dec | Monday | Christmas Day | Bank Holiday |
| 26-Dec | Tuesday | Boxing Day | Bank Holiday |
| 31-Dec | Sunday | New Year’s Eve | Observance |
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