Special event dates for your diary [March 2019]
January 1st - New Year’s Day Dry January begins
January 25th - Robert Burns Night (Scotland)
February 5th - Chinese New Year (Year of the Pig)
February 14th - St Valentine’s Day
February 17th - Random Acts of Kindness Day
March 1st - St. David’s Day
March 5th - Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day
March 7th - World Book Day
March 13th - National No Smoking Day
March 15th - Red Nose Day
March 17th - St. Patrick’s Day (Bank Holiday in Northern Ireland)
March 20th - First Day of Spring
March 31st - Mother’s Day
Daylight Saving Time starts – Clocks go forward
April 1st - April Fool’s Day
April 6th - The Grand National
April 19th - Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
April 21st - Easter Sunday
April 22nd - Easter Monday (Bank Holiday except in Scotland)
April 23rd - St. George’s Day
May 6th - Early May Bank Holiday
May 18th - FA Cup Final
May 27th - Spring Bank Holiday
June - Guy Pride Month
June 16th - Father’s Day
June 21st - First Day of Summer – Longest day
July 1st – 14th - Wimbledon Tennis Championships
July 30th - International Friendship Day
August 5th - Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland only)
August 26th - Summer Bank Holiday (except in Scotland)
September 23rd - First Day of Autumn
October 27th - Daylight Saving Time ends – Clocks go back
October 31st - Halloween
November 5th - Bonfire Night
November 10th - Remembrance Sunday
November 29th - Black Friday
November 30th - St. Andrew’s Day - (Bank Holiday in Scotland)
December 2nd - Cyber Monday
December 22nd - First Day of Winter – Shortest day
December 25th - Christmas Day
December 26th - Boxing Day
December 31st - New Year’s Eve Hogmany (Scotland)