Famous Holidays and Festivals
January
Third Monday of the month: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (USA) | 26th: Australia Day (Australia) |
25th: Burns Night (Scotland) |
February
14th: Valentine’s Day |
March
Varies (but always Friday): Comic Relief (UK) | 17th: St. Patrick’s Day (Ireland) |
April
1st: April Fools’ Day |
May
Varies: Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling (UK) |
June
Varies (but runs Friday-Sunday): Glastonbury Festival (UK) |
July
Starting late July, for 8 weeks: The Proms (UK) |
August
All month: Edinburgh Festival (UK) |
September
October
31st: Hallowe’en |
November
5th: Guy Fawkes Night (UK) | 30th: St. Andrew’s Day (Scotland) |
December
25th: Christmas Day |