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Almanacs Significant, Notable and Interesting Dates |
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| Event | Date | 2021
| Vernal Equinox | About 21 March in northern hemisphere (about 23 September in southern hemisphere) | Thu | Autumnal Equinox | About 23 September in northern hemisphere (about 21 March in southern hemisphere) | Thu | New Year's Day | 1 January (observed following Monday if on Saturday or Sunday) | Fri 1 Jan | Epiphany | 6 January | Wed 6 Jan | Burns Night (Scotland) | 25 January | Mon 25 Jan | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Thu 28 Jan | Super Bowl Sunday (US) | First Sunday in February | Sun 7 Feb | St Valentine's Day | 14 February | Sun 14 Feb | Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) | 47 days before Easter Sunday | Tue 16 Feb | Ash Wednesday (Lent begins) | 46 days before Easter Sunday | Wed 17 Feb | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Sat 27 Feb | St David's Day (Wales) | 1 March | Mon 1 Mar | World Book Day | First Thursday in March | Thu 4 Mar | Mother's Day (Mothering Sunday) (UK, IRL, Nigeria) | Fourth Sunday of Lent | Sun 14 Mar | St Patrick's Day (Ireland) | 17 March (observed following Monday if on Saturday or Sunday) | Wed 17 Mar | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Sun 28 Mar | Easter Sunday | See Elusive Easter | Sun 4 Apr | Earth Day | 22 April | Thu 22 Apr | St George's Day (England) | 23 April | Fri 23 Apr | Anzac Day (Australia & New Zealand) | 25 April | Sun 25 Apr | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Tue 27 Apr | Labour Day | 1 May | Sat 1 May | May Day | 1 May | Sat 1 May | Early May Bank Holiday (UK) | First Monday in May | Mon 3 May | Victory in Europe Day | 8 May | Sat 8 May | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Wed 26 May | Spring Bank Holiday (UK) | Last Monday in May | Mon 31 May | Summer Solstice | About 21 June in northern hemisphere - 21 December in southern hemisphere | Sun 20 Jun | Father's Day (UK) | Third Sunday in June | Sun 20 Jun | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Thu 24 Jun | Independence Day (US) | 4 July (observed previous Friday if on Saturday - following Monday if on Sunday) | Sun 4 Jul | Battle of the Boyne (N Ireland) | 12 July (observed following Monday if on Saturday or Sunday) | Mon 12 Jul | Bastille Day (France) | 14 July | Wed 14 Jul | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Sat 24 Jul | Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland) | First Monday in August | Mon 2 Aug | Hiroshima Day | 6 August | Fri 6 Aug | Nagazaki Day | 9 August | Mon 9 Aug | The Assumption | 15 August | Sun 15 Aug | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Sun 22 Aug | Summer Bank Holiday (England, Wales, N Ireland) | Last Monday in August | Mon 30 Aug | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Tue 21 Sep | Columbus Day | 12 October | Tue 12 Oct | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Wed 20 Oct | Hallowe'en | 31 October | Sun 31 Oct | All Souls Day | 1 November | Mon 1 Nov | All Saints Day | 2 November | Tue 2 Nov | Armistice Day | 11 November | Thu 11 Nov | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Fri 19 Nov | Thanksgiving Day (US) | Fourth Thursday in November | Thu 25 Nov | Black Friday | The day after Thanksgiving Day | Fri 26 Nov | Cyber Monday | Monday after Black Friday | Mon 29 Nov | St Andrew's Day (Scotland) | 30 November (following Monday if on Saturday or Sunday) | Tue 30 Nov | St Nicholas Day | 6 December | Mon 6 Dec | Immaculate Conception | 8 December | Wed 8 Dec | Full Moon | See The Moon and its Phases | Sun 19 Dec | Winter Solstice | About 21 December in northern hemisphere - about 21 June in southern hemisphere | Tue 21 Dec | Christmas Eve | 24 December | Fri 24 Dec | Christmas Day | 25 December | Sat 25 Dec | Boxing Day | 26 December | Sun 26 Dec | New Year's Eve | 31 December | Fri 31 Dec | |
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