2022 Key Dates for the Diary
2022 see’s the addition of an extra bank holiday for the Queen’s Jubilee – so what key dates are there in the UK this year?
Plan ahead of what events you are running on which key dates, and school holiday dates.
*Please note: School holiday dates vary per region – please check with your local council for definite dates
January 2022
- 1st January – New Years Day
- 3rd January – Bank Holiday in lieu for New Years Day
- 25th January – Burns Night (Scotland)
February 2022
- 1st February – Chinese New Year
- 14th February – Valentines Day
- 21st – 25th February – Half Term Holiday *
March 2022
- 1st March – St David’s Day (Wales)
- 1st March – Shrove Tuesday
- 2nd March – Ash Wednesday
- 17th March – St Patrick’s Day
- 27th March – Mothering Sunday
- 27th March – Daylight Saving time starts
April 2022
- 11th April – 22nd April – Half Term Holiday*
- 15th April – Good Friday
- 17th April – Easter Sunday
- 18th April – Easter Monday
- 25th April – St George’s Day (England)
May 2022
- 2nd May – Early Bank Holiday
- 30th May – 3rd June – Half Term Holiday*
June 2022
- 2nd June – Spring Bank Holiday
- 3rd June – Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
- 6th June – Whit Monday
- 19th June – Fathers Day
July 2022
- 12th July – Battle of the Boyne (NIR)
- 21st July – 2nd September – Summer Holiday*
August 2022
- 1st August – Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland)
- 29th August – Summer Bank Holiday (England, Wales, NIR)
September 2022
- 5th September – Inset Day*
October 2022
- 24th – 28th October – Half Term Holiday*
- 30th October – Daylight Saving Ends
- 31st October – Halloween
November 2022
- 5th November – Guy Fawkes Day
- 13th November – Remembrance Sunday
- 30th November – St Andrews Day (Scotland)
December 2022
- 19th December – 2nd January – School Holidays*
- 24th December – Christmas Eve
- 25th December – Christmas Day
- 26th December – Boxing Day
- 27th December – Substitute Bank Holiday for Christmas
- 31st December – New Years Eve
Page Updated: 14/01/2022