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All the main events happening in the UK in 2019;
January | |
Veganuary, Dry January and Ginuary | |
1st | New Year’s Day |
12th | Kiss a Ginger Day |
15th | Most depressing day of the year |
18th | Winnie the Pooh Day |
25th | Burns Night |
February | |
2nd | Groundhog Day |
3rd | Super Bowl |
5th | Chinese New Year |
9th | National Pizza Day |
14th | Valentine’s Day |
15th | Singles Awareness Day |
17th | Random Acts of Kindness Day |
24th | The Oscars |
March | |
1st | St David’s Day and World Book Day |
3rd | World Wildlife Day |
5th | Shrove Tuesday |
8th | International Women’s Day |
17th | St Patrick’s Day |
20th | Spring Equinox |
21st | World Poetry Day |
30th | Earth Hour |
31st | Mother’s Day and clocks go forward at 1am |
April | |
1st | April Fool’s Day |
6th | The Grand National |
7th | Oxford V Cambridge Boat Race and World Health Day |
19th | Good Friday |
20th | Easter Saturday |
21st | Easter Sunday, National Tea Day and Queen’s 93rd Birthday (actual) |
22nd | Easter Monday and Earth Day |
23rd | St George’s Day and Shakespeare’s birth and death date |
28th | London Marathon |
May | |
4th | Star Wars Day |
5th | Cinco De Mayo and Ramadan begins |
6th | Bank Holiday Monday |
18th | Eurovision Finals and FA Cup Final |
21st | RHS Chelsea Flower Show begins |
27th | Bank Holiday Monday and English Wine Week |
28th | World Hunger Day |
June | |
1st | Champion’s League Final |
5th | Eid al Fitr |
9th | Queen’s Official Birthday and World Gin Day |
15th | National Beer Day |
16th | Father’s Day |
21st | Summer Solstice |
24th | World Food Week |
26th | Glastonbury starts |
29th | Tour de France starts and National Cream Tea Day |
July | |
1st | Wimbledon starts |
6th | Pride London Parade |
14th | Bastille Day |
August | |
Summer Holidays | |
2nd | Edinburgh Festival starts |
8th | International Cat Day |
11th | Eid al Adha |
23rd | National Burger Day |
25th | Notting Hill Carnival |
26th | Bank Holiday Monday |
September | |
Back to school and Organic September | |
3rd | Zero Waste Week |
13th | Roald Dahl Day and National Chocolate Day |
16th | 100 days until Xmas |
19th | Talk Like a Pirate Day |
22nd | World Car Free Day |
23rd | Autumn Equinox and British Food Fortnight begins |
27th | World Tourism Day |
October | |
Sober October / Stoptober | |
1st | World Vegetarian Day and International Coffee Day |
3rd | World Kindness Day |
4th | National Poetry Day and World Animal Day |
5th | World Teacher’s Day |
6th | Grandparent’s Day |
7th | National Curry Week |
12th | World Egg Day |
14th | National Baking Week and National Chocolate Week |
16th | World Food Day |
20th | World Children’s Day |
21st | Apple Day |
25th | World Pasta Day |
27th | Clocks go back at 2am and Diwali |
31st | Halloween |
November | |
Movember and World Vegan Month | |
1st | World Vegan Day |
5th | Bonfire Night |
10th | Remembrance Sunday |
15th | Children in Need |
18th | Alcohol Awareness Week |
28th | Thanksgiving |
29th | Black Friday |
30th | St Andrew’s Day and Small Business Saturday |
December | |
2nd | Cyber Monday |
21st | Winter Solstice |
22nd | Hanukkah begins |
24th | Christmas Eve |
25th | Christmas |
26th | Boxing Day |
31st | New Year’s Eve |