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Special Dates in the UK and Worldwide
It can feel exciting but sometimes a little daunting to start a new diary or calendar. To make things a little easier, we thought we’d share a list of key dates for this year with you to help you get a head-start on your planning.
2019 Key Dates |
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January |
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21 January | Blue Monday – why not send a bouquet to say thank you and turn someone’s Blue Monday into a Happy Monday? |
25 January | Robert Burns Night |
February |
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4 February | World Cancer Day |
5 February | Chinese New Year (Year of the Pig) |
7 February | Rose Day (India) – you can discover our rose bouquets here |
14 February | Valentines Day - view our Valentines flowers collection |
17 February | Random Acts of Kindness Day |
25 February | Fairtrade Fortnight – discover more about our Fairtrade sister farm here |
28 February | Floral Design Day |
March |
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1 March | St David’s Day, Patron Saint of Wales |
3 March | World Wildlife Day |
5 March | Shrove Tuesday |
6 March | Ash Wednesday |
8 March | International Women’s Day |
11 March | Commonwealth Day |
17 March | St Patrick’s Day, Patron Saint of Ireland |
20 March | Spring Equinox |
31 March | Mother’s Day UK - view our Mothers Day flowers collection |
31 March | daylight saving begins – clocks go forward one hour |
April |
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Start Of April | Our scented English sweet peas start becoming available (estimated) |
1 April | April Fools’ Day |
14 April | Palm Sunday |
19 April | Good Friday |
21 April | Easter Sunday |
23 April | St George’s Day, Patron Saint of England |
29 April | National Gardening Week |
May |
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Start Of May | Our English Roses start come into bloom (estimated date) |
5 May | Ramadan begins |
6 May | Early May Bank Holiday |
7 May | National Teachers’ Day |
12 May | International Mother’s Day |
21– 25 May | The RHS Chelsea Flower Show – stop by and say hello if you’re visiting the show |
27 May | Spring Bank Holiday |
31 May | Siblings’ Day (Europe) |
June |
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4 June | Ramadan ends |
16 June | Father’s Day |
21 June | Summer Solstice and longest day – |
July |
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2–7 July | The RHS Hampton Court Flower Show – come and visit us in the Festival of Roses tent |
7 July | World Chocolate Day – ,discover our range of chocolates here |
30 July | International Friendship Day |
August |
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4 August | National Sisters’ Day |
5 August | Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland) |
7 August | Qixi, Chinese Valentine’s Day |
26 August | Summer Bank Holiday (England and Wales) |
September |
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21 September | World Gratitude Day |
23 September | Autumn Equinox – see our Autumn bouquet collection here |
October |
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6 October | Grandparents’ Day UK |
8–9 October | Yom Kippur |
14 October | Canadian Thanksgiving |
27 October | Mother-In-Law Day |
27 October | end of British summertime – clocks go back one hour |
27 October | Diwali – discover our Diwali flowers here |
31 October | Halloween |
November |
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1 November | All Saints’ Day |
5 November | Guy Fawkes Night |
10 November | Remembrance Sunday |
11 November | Armistice Day |
13 November | Kindness Day UK |
28 November | Thanksgiving USA |
29 November | Black Friday |
30 November | St Andrew’s Day, Patron Saint of Scotland |
December |
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2 December | Cyber Monday |
22–30 December | Hanukkah |
22 December | Winter Solstice – discover our winter bouquets here |
25 December | Christmas Day - view our Christmas flower and fresh Christmas Wreath Collection< |
26 December | Boxing Day |
31 December | New Year’s Eve, Hogmanay |
Looking for a gift idea? You can read our Complete Guide to Buying Her Flowers here.