2027 Spring term
Popular spring term events include Burns Night, Lunar New Year, Pancake Day, Valentine’s Day, Leap Day (next occurring in 2028), World Book Day, Comic Relief, Mother’s Day, Easter and April Fool’s Day. Discover more spring term ideas.
January 2027
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DATE |
EVENT |
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LINKS |
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1 |
New Year’s Day |
Bank holiday (Eng, Scot, Wal, NI) |
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4 |
Second Hogmanay/New Year bank holiday (Scotland) |
Bank holiday (Scotland) |
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6 |
RSPB’s Big Schools’ Birdwatch (6 Jan to 12 Feb) |
Campaign |
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22 |
Tu Bishvat (22-23 Jan) |
Jewish festival |
Cultural celebrations |
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25 |
Burns Night |
Local observance (Scotland) |
Step-by-step: Ceilidh |
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28 |
International LEGO Day |
Event |
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29 |
RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch (23-25 Jan) |
Campaign |
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30 |
National Storytelling Week (30 Jan to 7 Feb) |
Campaign |
Literacy fundraisers |
February 2027
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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Feb |
LGBT+ History Month (UK) |
Awareness |
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Feb |
Campaign |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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1 |
Children's Mental Health Week (1-7 Feb) |
Awareness | |
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4 |
Awareness |
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5 |
Campaign Campaign |
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6 |
Lunar New Year (Goat) |
Festival |
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8 |
Student Volunteering Week (8-14 Feb) Ramadan begins (8 Feb to 10 Mar) |
Campaign Muslim observance |
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9 |
Shrove Tuesday |
Event Event |
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11 |
Campaign |
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13 |
Awareness |
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14 |
Valentine’s Day |
Event |
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17 |
Random Acts of Kindness Day |
Event |
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23 |
Shropshire Day |
County day |
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29 |
Leap Year (2028) |
March 2027
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
St David’s Day |
National day (Wales) |
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2 |
Event |
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3 |
Awareness |
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Event |
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5 |
Cornwall Day (St Piran’s Day) British Science Week (5-14 Mar) |
County day Event |
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7 |
Mother's Day (UK) |
Event |
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8 |
Campaign |
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10 |
Eid al-Fitr (10-11 Mar) |
Muslim celebration |
Event inspiration |
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12 |
The Great British Spring Clean (12-28 Mar) |
Keep Britain Tidy campaign |
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15 |
Neurodiversity Celebration Week (15-19 Mar) Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel (15-26 Mar) |
Awareness Campaign |
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17 |
St Patrick’s Day |
Bank holiday (Northern Ireland) |
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18 |
Global Recycling Day - 10th anniversary in 2027 |
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19 |
Event |
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20 |
County Durham Day March Equinox |
County day
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21 |
World Poetry Day |
Event |
See our PTA poems |
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22 |
Holi Festival of Colour Purim |
Hindu festival Jewish festival |
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22 |
Schools' Football Week (22-28 Mar) |
Campaign |
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26 |
Epilepsy Society's Purple Day Brain Tumour Research's Wear a Hat Day |
Event Campaign Campaign |
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26 |
Easter (26-29 Mar) |
Christian holiday |
Easter fundraisers |
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29 |
West Riding Day |
County day |
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30 |
World Bipolar Day Vincent Van Gogh (b. 1853) |
Awareness Artist |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
April 2027
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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Apr |
Campaign Awareness |
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1 |
April Fool’s Day |
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2027 Summer term
Popular summer celebrations include The London Marathon, May Day, VE Day, Father’s Day, sports day and leavers’ events as well as summer fairs and festivals. Find more summer event inspiration.
April 2027 (continued)
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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5 |
International Dark Skies Week (5-11 Apr) |
Awareness |
Step-by-step: Space fundraiser |
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15 |
Leonardo da Vinci (b. 1452) 575 years International Micro-volunteering Day |
Artist/Inventor Event |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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16 |
Orkney Day |
County day |
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21 |
Passover (21-29 Apr) |
Jewish celebration |
Cultural celebrations |
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22 |
Stephen Lawrence Day Allergy Awareness Week (22-28 Apr) |
Observance Awareness |
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23 |
St George’s Day Shakespeare Day |
National day (England) Observance |
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24 |
London Marathon (24-25 Apr) |
Event |
Success story: London Marathon fundraiser |
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25 |
Huntingdonshire Day |
County day |
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May 2027
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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May |
Awareness |
Record your school's history | |
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1 |
May Day Staffordshire Day |
County day |
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3 |
Early May bank holiday Sun Awareness Week (3-9 May) |
Bank holiday (UK) Campaign |
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8 |
VE Day |
National event |
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11 |
Somerset Day Mental Health Awareness Week (11-17) |
County day Awareness |
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15 |
Eurovision Song Contest (Grand Final), Bulgaria. Date tbc National Doughnut Week (15-23 May 2026) |
Event Event |
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16 |
Middlesex Day |
County day |
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17 |
Walk to School Week (17-21 May) |
Campaign |
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20 |
Campaign |
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24 |
Lag BaOmer (24-25 May) |
Jewish celebration |
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26 |
Kent Day |
County day |
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29 |
National Children’s Gardening Week (29 May to 6 June) |
Campaign |
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31 |
Spring bank holiday National BBQ Week (31 May to 6 June) |
Bank holiday (UK) Event |
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June 2027
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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June |
Awareness |
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1 |
Dorset Day and Pembrokeshire Day Volunteers' Week (1-7 June) |
County days Event |
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4 |
Devon Day |
County day |
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5 |
Wiltshire Day The Big Lunch and the Big Help Out (5-6 June) The Great Big Green Week (5-13 June) |
County day Event Event Campaign |
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8 |
Campaign |
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9 |
Bike Week (9-15 June) |
Campaign |
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10 |
Shavuot (10-12 June)) |
Jewish festival |
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16 |
Sussex Day |
County day |
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20 |
Father's Day (UK) |
Event |
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21 |
Shetland Day and Suffolk Day Summer solstice National Insect Week (21-27 June) |
County days Event
Campaign |
Step-by step: Beetle Drive
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22 |
Windrush Day |
Observance |
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28 |
International Pride Day |
Awareness |
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July 2027
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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July |
Campaign |
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1 |
Fiver Challenge (1-10 July) |
Campaign |
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2 |
Tour de France Grand Depart (2-4 July) starting in Edinburgh |
Event |
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6 |
Frida Khalo (b. 1907) 120 years |
Artist |
Step-by-step: Art exhibition |
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7 |
World Chocolate Day |
Food day |
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12 |
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) |
Bank holiday (NI) |
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15 |
National School Sports Week (15-21 July) |
Campaign Event |
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27 |
Norfolk Day |
County day |
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29 |
Buckinghamshire Day |
County day |
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August 2027
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
Yorkshire Day |
County day |
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2 |
Summer bank holiday (Scotland) |
Bank holiday (Scotland) |
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5 |
Northumberland Day |
County day |
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11 |
Enid Blyton (b. 1897) 130 years Tisha B'av (11-12 Aug) |
Author Jewish celebration |
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22 |
North Riding Day |
County day |
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24 |
East Riding Day |
County day |
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30 |
Summer bank holiday (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) |
Bank holiday (Eng, Wal, NI) |
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2026 Autumn term
Popular autumn events include Halloween, Bonfire Night, Remembrance Day, Children in Need and Christmas. Explore our ideas for more autumn events and inspiration for Christmas fundraising.
September 2026
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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Sept |
Snack-tember helping children and young people (aged 5-16 years) have healthier snacks |
Campaign |
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7 |
Zero Waste Week (7-11 Sept) |
Campaign |
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11 |
Rosh Hashanah (11-13 Sept) |
Jewish festival |
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13 |
International Chocolate Day Roald Dahl Day (b. 1916) 110 years Rutland Day |
Food day Author County day |
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14 |
Recycle Week (14-20 Sept) |
Campaign |
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16 |
Event |
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20 |
Yom Kippur (20-21 Sept) |
Jewish observance |
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22 |
Derbyshire Day Autumnal equinox |
County day
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25 |
National Teaching Assitant's Day Monmouthshire Day Sukkot (25-27 Sept) |
County day Jewish celebration Campaign |
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26 |
British Food Fortnight (26 Sept to 11 Oct) |
Campaign |
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29 |
Westmorland Day |
County day |
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October 2026
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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Oct |
International School Library Month National Pizza Month The Big Draw (1-31 October) - 2026 theme is Make a Mark |
Awareness Campaigns Food month Campaign |
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1 |
Lincolnshire Day International Coffee Day National Vegetarian Week (1-7 Oct) National Poetry Day - 2026 theme is Wonder
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County day Food day/week
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See our PTA poems |
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3 |
Simchat Torah (3-4 Oct) |
Jewish celebration |
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4 |
Grandparents’ Day |
Event |
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5 |
National Curry Week (5-11) |
Observance Event |
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8 |
Event |
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14 |
National Baking Week (14-20 Oct) |
Campaign |
Cake! |
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16 |
Food day |
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19 |
Oxfordshire Day |
County day |
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21 |
Apple Day (UK) National Honey Day (UK) |
Event Event |
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25 |
Northamptonshire Day |
County day Food day |
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26 |
Essex Day |
County day |
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30 |
National Spa Week (30 Oct to 5 Nov) |
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Step-by-step: Pamper Evening |
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31 |
Halloween |
Observance |
November 2026
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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1 |
All Saint’s Day |
Observance Food day |
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2 |
All Soul’s Day |
Observance |
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5 |
Bonfire Night |
Observance |
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6 |
Festival of Lights/Diwali (6-10 Nov) |
Hindu festival |
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11 |
Remembrance Day/Armistice Day |
Observance |
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14 |
World Diabetes Day |
Awareness |
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16 |
Anti-Bullying Week (16-20 Nov) Odd Socks Day (part of Anti-Bullying Week) |
Campaign Event |
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19 |
Campaign |
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20 |
Campaign |
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23 |
Parliament Week (23-29 Nov) |
Awareness |
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27 |
Lancashire Day |
County day |
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28 |
Bedfordshire and Caernarfonshire Day |
County days |
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30 |
St Andrew’s Day |
Bank holiday (Scotland) |
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December 2026
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DATE |
EVENT |
TYPE |
LINKS |
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4 |
Hanukkah (4-12 Dec) |
Jewish festival |
Cultural celebrations |
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10 |
Campaign |
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21 |
Winter solstice (shortest day) |
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24 |
Christmas Eve |
Christian celebration |
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25 |
Christmas Day |
Christian holiday |
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26 |
Boxing Day |
Christian holiday |
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28 |
Boxing Day bank holiday |
Bank holiday (Eng, Scot, Wal, NI) |
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31 |
New Year’s Eve |
Observance |
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