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 January 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 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 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 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 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 4 June Ramadan ends 16 June Father’s Day 21 June Summer Solstice and longest day –
July 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 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)
October 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 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
Looking for a gift idea? You can read our Complete Guide to Buying Her Flowers here.
Posted On: 14th January 2019
