UK Dates: When Is Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and More?
Dates and days of the week for the big UK events, worked out from their official rules and updated every year.
| Event | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter | 5 April | 28 March | 16 April |
| Mothering Sunday | 15 March | 7 March | 26 March |
| Father’s Day | 21 June | 20 June | 18 June |
| Pancake Day | 17 February | 9 February | 29 February |
| Black Friday | 27 November | 26 November | 24 November |
| Valentine’s Day | 14 February | 14 February | 14 February |
| St Patrick’s Day | 17 March | 17 March | 17 March |
| St George’s Day | 23 April | 23 April | 23 April |
| Halloween | 31 October | 31 October | 31 October |
| Bonfire Night | 5 November | 5 November | 5 November |
| Remembrance Sunday | 8 November | 14 November | 12 November |
| Christmas Day | 25 December | 25 December | 25 December |
Why some dates move and others do not
Some dates are fixed: Christmas Day is always 25 December and Bonfire Night is always 5 November, so only the day of the week changes. Others follow a rule: Father’s Day is the third Sunday of June, and Remembrance Sunday is the second Sunday of November. The rest are moveable feasts counted from Easter, which itself depends on the moon: Pancake Day is 47 days before Easter, Mothering Sunday is three weeks before it, and Good Friday is two days before it.
Every date on this site is calculated from those rules, then checked against the official GOV.UK bank holiday list where the two overlap, such as Good Friday and Easter Monday.
Looking for something else?
For days off work, see the UK bank holidays. To plan around daylight, see when the clocks change. For live counters, try the countdowns to Christmas, the end of the tax year and more.
Figures are for the 2026/27 tax year from official sources and are estimates for guidance only, not financial or legal advice. Printed from ukanswers.co.uk.