Holidays and Observances in the United Kingdom in 2000
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Jan 3 | Monday | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim | |
| Jan 3 | Monday | New Year's Day observed | Bank Holiday | |
| Jan 4 | Tuesday | 2nd January (substitute day) | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Jan 5 | Wednesday | Twelfth Night | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 6 | Thursday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Friday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 8 | Saturday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Jan 14 | Friday | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 22 | Saturday | Tu B'Shevat | Jewish Holiday | |
| Jan 25 | Tuesday | Burns Night | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Feb 5 | Saturday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 14 | Monday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 1 | Wednesday | St. David's Day | Local Observance | Wales |
| Mar 7 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 8 | Wednesday | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 16 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Mar 17 | Friday | St. Patrick's Day | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Mar 20 | Monday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 21 | Tuesday | Purim | Jewish Holiday | |
| Mar 26 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 2 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| Apr 6 | Thursday | Muharram | Muslim | |
| Apr 15 | Saturday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Apr 16 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 20 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 20 | Thursday | First day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 21 | Friday | Good Friday | Bank Holiday | |
| Apr 22 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 23 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 23 | Sunday | St. George's Day | Local Observance | |
| Apr 23 | Sunday | Shakespeare Day | Observance | |
| Apr 24 | Monday | Easter Monday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Apr 24 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local Observance | Scotland |
| Apr 27 | Thursday | Last day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| Apr 28 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 29 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 30 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 1 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 1 | Monday | Early May Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| May 2 | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish Commemoration | |
| May 10 | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 23 | Tuesday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish Holiday | |
| May 29 | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| Jun 1 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 9 | Friday | Shavuot | Jewish Holiday | |
| Jun 10 | Saturday | Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday | Observance | |
| Jun 11 | Sunday | Pentecost | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 12 | Monday | Whit Monday | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 15 | Thursday | Milad un Nabi | Muslim | |
| Jun 18 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 18 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 22 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance, Christian | |
| Jul 12 | Wednesday | Battle of the Boyne | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| Aug 7 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Local Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| Aug 10 | Thursday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish Holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Tuesday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian | |
| Aug 28 | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| Sep 22 | Friday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 30 | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Wednesday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian | |
| Oct 9 | Monday | Yom Kippur | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 14 | Saturday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 20 | Friday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 21 | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 22 | Sunday | Simchat Torah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Oct 26 | Thursday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Oct 29 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Oct 31 | Tuesday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Wednesday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Thursday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 5 | Sunday | Guy Fawkes Day | Observance | |
| Nov 12 | Sunday | Remembrance Sunday | Observance | |
| Nov 28 | Tuesday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Dec 3 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 8 | Friday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 21 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 22 | Friday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Dec 23 | Saturday | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim | |
| Dec 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Tuesday | Boxing Day | Bank Holiday | |
| Dec 28 | Thursday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Dec 29 | Friday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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