Promotional Events
Below are Public Holidays of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom for 2008. If you are planning to hold a trade show, special event or want to sell a new product, it is best you do it on a public holiday where people can have time to visit the event and maximize your revenue.
UNITED STATES
- January 1 New Year’s Day
- January 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (3rd Monday of January, traditionally Jan. 15)
- February 2 Groundhog Day
- February 3 Super Bowl Sunday (currently the first Sunday of February)
- February 6 Ash Wednesday (Christian; moveable based on Easter)
- February 14 Valentine’s Day
- February 18 Presidents Day (officially Washington’s Birthday; 3rd Monday of February, traditionally Feb. 22)
- March 16 Palm Sunday (Christian; Sunday before Easter)
- March 17 St. Patrick’s Day
- March 20 Vernal Equinox (based on sun), Lailatul-Qadr (Islamic; moveable, based on lunar calendar)
- March 21 Good Friday (Christian; Friday before Easter)
- March 23 Easter Sunday (Christian; moveable; Sunday after first full moon during spring)
- March 24 Easter Monday (Christian; Monday after Easter)
- April 1 April Fool’s Day
- April 20 First day of Passover (Jewish; moveable based on Jewish calendar)
- April 21 Patriot’s Day/Marathon Monday (New England and Wisconsin only) (3rd Monday of April)
- April 22 Earth Day
- April 27 Last Day of Passover (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish Calendar)
- May 5 Cinco De Mayo (Mexican holiday often observed in US)
- May 11 Mother’s Day (2nd Sunday of May), Pentecost Sunday (Christian; 49 days after Easter)
- May 26 Memorial Day (last Monday of May, traditionally May 30)
- June 14 Flag Day
- June 15 Father’s Day (3rd Sunday of June)
- June 20 Summer Solstice (based on sun)
- July 4 Independence Day
- September 1 Labor Day (first Monday of September)
- September 2 First day of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable based on Lunar calendar)
- September 30 - Oct. 1 Rosh Hashanah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish calendar)
- October 2 Eid-al-Fitr/Day after the end of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable, based on lunar calendar)
- October 9 Yom Kippur (Jewish, moveable, 9 days after first day of Rosh Hashanah), Leif Erikson Day
- October 13 Columbus Day (2nd Monday of October, traditionally Oct. 12)
- October 14 First day of Sukkot (Jewish; moveable, 14 days after Rosh Hashanaah)
- October 20 Last Day of Sukkot (Jewish)
- October 22 Simchat Torah (Jewish; moveable, 22 days after Rosh Hashanah)
- October 30 Mischief Night
- October 31 Halloween
- November 1 All Saints Day, Day of the Dead (Mexico)
- November 4 Election Day (Tuesday after the first Monday of November)
- November 11 Veterans Day
- November 27 Thanksgiving (4th Thursday of November)
- November 28 Black Friday (Friday after Thanksgiving Day)
- December 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- December 21 Winter Solstice (based on sun)
- December 22 First day of Hannukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish calendar)
- December 24 Christmas Eve (Christian)
- December 25 Christmas Day (Christian)
- December 26 First day of Kwanzaa (Kwanzaa is celebrated until January 1, 2009)
- December 29 Last day of Hannukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish Calendar)
- December 31 New Year’s Eve
CANADA
- January 1 - New Year’s Day
- February 18 - Family Day Ontario
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday - Schools, Banks and Government
- First Monday on or before May 24 - Victoria Day
- July 1 - Canada Day
- First Monday in September - Labour Day
- Second Monday in October - Thanksgiving Day
- November 11 - Remembrance Day
- December 25 - Christmas Day
- December 26 - Boxing Day
UNITED KINGDOM
- 1 January - New Year’s Day
- 17 March - St Patrick’s Day (Northern Ireland only)
- 21 March - Good Friday
- 24 March - Easter Monday
- 5 May - May Day Bank Holiday
- 26 May - Spring Bank Holiday
- 14 July - Bank Holiday in Lieu of Battle of the Boyne (Northern Ireland only)
- 4 August - Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland only)
- 25 August - Summer Bank Holiday (Northern Ireland and England and Wales only)
- 1 December - Bank Holiday in Lieu of St. Andrew’s Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day / St. Stephen’s Day (Northern Ireland only)
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