Relevant UK Calendar Dates For 2009
This is our Gifts Diary for 2009 and shows events that you may want to take into account when planning your promotional campaigns for the year. If you think we need to add a date or event to our calendar please email us.
January
- 1st New Year’s Day – Bank Holiday
- 5th National Bird Day
- 6th Epiphany
- 7th Islamic Ashura
- 10th Save The Eagles Day
- 18th Winnie the Pooh Day (birthday of the author of Winnie the Pooh)
- 19th Martin Luther King Jr day
- 20th Inauguration day – Penguin Awareness Day
- 21st Squirrel Appreciation Day
- 26th Australia Day – Chinese New Year
February
- 1st National Freedom Day – Super Bowl Sunday
- 2nd Groundhog Day
- 5th National Weather Man’s day
- 8th Boy Scout Day
- 14th St. Valentine’s Day
- 16th Presidents Day
- 20th Love Your Pet Day
- 22nd International World Thinking Day
- 24th Shrove Tuesday
- 25th Ash Wednesday
March
- 1st St David’s Day – patron saint of Wales
- 2nd Dr Sues’ Birthday
- 5th World Book Day
- 6th National Salesperson day
- 8th International (working) Women’s Day
- 9th Employee Appreciation Day
- 12th Girl Scouts Day
- 13th Red Nose Day
- 17th St Patrick’s Day – patron saint of Ireland
- 22nd Mothering Sunday
- 29th British Summer Time begins
- 30th National Doctors Day
April
- 1st April Fool’s Day
- 5th Palm Sunday
- 7th World Health Day
- 9th Maundy Thursday – Jewish Passover
- 10th Good Friday
- 12th Easter Sunday
- 13th Easter Monday – Holiday (Excludes Scotland)
- 16th National Librarian Day
- 20th Volunteer Recognition Day
- 21st Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
- 22nd Earth Day – Administrative Professional’s day
- 24th St. George’s Day – Arbor Day (U.S)
- 25th World Penguin Day
- 30th Hairstyle Appreciation Day – National Honesty Day
May
- 1st May Day (Bank Holiday) – Astronomy Day – Save The Rhino Day
- 2nd Join Hands Day
- 5th National Teacher’s Day
- 7th National Tourism day
- 12th Nurses Day
- 13th National Receptionist Day
- 16th Armed Forces Day – National Sea Monkey Day
- 18th Victoria Day
- 21st Ascension Day
- 22nd National Maritime Day
- 23rd World Turtle Day
- 25th Memorial Day – Spring bank holiday
- 29th Shavou’ot / Pentecost
- 31st Whit Sunday (Pentecost)
June
- 5th World Environment Day – National Doughnut Day
- 9th Donald Duck Day
- 13th The Queen’s Official Birthday
- 14th Flag Day
- 17th World Juggler’s Day
- 21st Father’s Day – Longest Day – Finally Summer Day
- 23rd National Pink Day
- 24th St. Baptiste Day
July
- 1st Canada Day – International Joke Day
- 4th Independence Day
- 11th World Population Day
- 14th Bastille Day
- 15th Cow Appreciation Day
- 23rd National Hot Dog Day
- 26th Parent’s Day
- 28th National Milk Chocolate Day
- 30th Father-in-Law Day
August
- 2nd Friendship Day
- 6th Hiroshima Day
- 7th National Lighthouse Day
- 15th Assumption Day
- 16th National Tell A Joke Day
- 19th National Aviation Day
- 20th National Radio Day
- 22nd Islamic Ramadan
- 26th Women’s Equality Day
September
- 7th Labour Day
- 8th International Literacy Day
- 11th Patriot Day
- 13th Grandparent’s Day – Positive Thinking Day
- 16th Stepfamily Day – Mexican Independence Day
- 17th Constitution Day and Week
- 19th Jewish Rosh Hashanah – Feast Of Trumpets
- 20th Islamic Eid ul-Fitr
- 21st International Day of Peace
- 22nd First Day of Autumn – Elephant Appreciation Day
- 25th Native American Day
- 27th International Rabbit Day
- 28th Jewish Yom Kippur
October
- 1st World Vegetarian Day
- 3rd Jewish Sukkot
- 4th National Golf Day
- 5th Child Health Day
- 7th World Smile Day
- 8th National Children’s Day
- 9th World Egg Day
- 12th Columbus Day – Thanksgiving (Canada)
- 16th National Boss Day
- 17th Sweetest Day – Diwali (festival of light)
- 24th United Nations Day
- 25th Mother-in-law Day – British summer time ends
- 27th Navy day
- 31st Halloween
November
- 1st All Saints Day (Christian)
- 2nd All Souls Day (Christian)
- 5th Bonfire Night
- 7th Book Lover’s Day
- 11th Remembrance Sunday – Veterans Day – Armistice Day
- 14th Young Readers Day
- 17th World Peace Day
- 26th Thanks Giving (USA)
- 29th St Andrew’s Day – patron saint of Scotland
December
- 1st Aids Awareness day
- 8th National Brownie Day
- 9th Christmas Card Day
- 10th Human Rights day
- 12th Hannuka begins (Jewish)
- 17th Wright Brother’s Day – Pan American Aviation Day
- 18th National Regifting Day – Islamic New Year
- 21st First Day of Winter – Fore Father’s Day
- 24th Christmas Eve (Christian)
- 25th Christmas Day (Christian)
- 26th Boxing Day – Bank Holiday
- 27th Islamic Ashura
- 31st New Year’s Eve
