Date | Event | Comment |
---|---|---|
1 January | New Years Day | Often marked with a date touch |
January (3rd Monday) | Martin Luther King Day | USA |
27 January | Holocaust Memorial Day | Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp |
25 January | Burns Night | Scotland |
28 January | Australia Day | Australia |
6 February | Waitingi Day | New Zealand |
14 February | Valentines Day | |
February (3rd Monday) | Presidents Day | USA |
13 March | Commonwealth Day | Commonwealth countries |
18 April | Independence Day | Zimbabwe |
23 April | St Georges Day | Ring for England |
25 April | ANZAC Day | Australia & New Zealand |
1 May | May Day | Coordinate with other local customs |
May (1st Monday) | Queens birthday | New Zealand |
May (Monday preceding 25th) | Victoria Day | Canada (Monarchs official birthday) |
May (last Monday) | Memorial Day | USA |
June (2nd Monday) | Kings (official) birthday | Australia (except WA) |
June (2nd Monday) | Commonwealth Day | |
14 June | Flag Day | USA |
June (2nd or 3rd Saturday) | Kings (official) birthday | Trooping the Colour |
1 July | Canada Day | Canada |
4 July | Independence Day | USA |
September (1st Monday) | Labor Day | USA |
September (10 days including 2nd weekend) | Heritage Open Days | Church towers open to the public and/or public ringing, see website |
21 September | International Day of Peace | Promoted by United Nations |
October (2nd Monday) | Columbus Day | USA |
October (2nd Monday) | Thanksgiving Day | Canada |
11 November | Remembrance Day | Half muffled |
11 November | Veterans Day | USA |
November (4th Thursday) | Thanksgiving Day | USA |
14 November | King Charles III (real) birthday | |
31 December | Festival of Bells | USA + world, website |
Notable church festivals are listed here. See also, significant anniversaries of historic events.