NOTABLE DATES
You can find here the most important days in several countries. Dates are based on the 1999 year. They are only here to let you know when these events (approximately) take place. If a date interests you, look on the Internet to know the right date for the current year.
Key : * = always at the same date
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INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAYS
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| New Year's Day | Jan 1 (!) * |
| Good Friday. UK CND AUS NZ HK | Apr 2 |
| Easter Monday UK IRL CND AUS NZ HK | Apr 5 |
| Christmas Day | Dec 25 (!) * |
| Boxing Day UK IRL CDN AUS NZ HK | Dec 26 |
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UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
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| Mothering Sunday | Mar 14 |
| St Patrick's Day IRL | Mar 17 * |
| British Summer Time Begins | Mar 28 |
| May Day Holiday UK | May 3 |
| May Holiday IRL | May 31 |
| Spring Holiday UK | May 31 |
| Holiday IRL | Jun 7 |
| Father's day | Jun 20 |
| Holiday IRL | Aug 2 |
| Late Summer Holiday UK | Aug 30 |
| British Summer Time ends | Oct 31 |
| Holiday IRL | Oct 25 |
| Remembrance Sunday | Nov 14 |
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USA AND CANADA
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| Martin Luther King, Jr Day USA | Jan 18 |
| Presidents'Day USA | Feb 15 |
| Daylight Saving Time begins | Apr 4 |
| Mother's Day | May 9 |
| Victoria Day CND | May 24 |
| Memorial Day USA | May 31 |
| Father's Day | Jun 20 |
| Canada's Day CND | July 1 * |
| Independence Day USA | July 4 * |
| Labor Day USA CND | Sep 6 |
| Columbus Day USA | Oct 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day CND | Oct 11 |
| United Nations Day | Oct 24 * |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Oct 31 |
| Veterans Day USA | Nov 11 * |
| Remembrance Day CDN | Nov 11 * |
| Thanksgiving Day USA | Nov 25 |
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AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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| Holiday NZ | Jan 2 * |
| Devonport Cup TAS | Jan 6 |
| Australia Day AUS | Jan 26 * |
| Hobart Cup Day (South Tasmania) | Jan 26 |
| Waitangi Day NZ | Feb 6 * |
| Hoberta Regatta Day (S Tasmania) | Feb 9 |
| Launceston Cup (N Tasmania) | Feb 24 |
| Labour Day WA | Mar 1 |
| Eight Hour Day TAS | Mar 1 |
| Labour Day VIC | Mar 8 |
| King Island Show TAS | Mar 9 |
| Canberra Day ACT | Mar 15 |
| Easter Saturday AUS not VIC, WA | Apr 3 |
| Summertime ends NWS ACT VIS SA TAS | Mar 28 |
| Easter Tuesday TAS | Apr 6 |
| Anzac Day AUS NZ | Apr 25 * |
| Labour Day QLD | May 3 |
| May Day NT | May 3 |
| Mother's Day AUS NZ | May 9 |
| Adelaide Cup Day SA | May 17 |
| Foundation Day Wa | Jun 7 |
| Queen's Birthday NZ | Jun 7 |
| Queen's Birthday AUS not WA | Jun 14 |
| Queen's Birthday PNG | Jun 14 |
| Remembrance Day PNG | Jun 14 |
| Bank Holiday NSW | Aug 2 |
| Picnic Day NT | Aug 2 |
| Royal National Show QLD | Aug 11 |
| Father's Day AUZ NZ | Sep 5 |
| Independence Day PNG | Sep 16 * |
| Burnie Show TAS | Oct 1 |
| Summertime begins TAS | Oct 3 |
| Labour Day ACT NSW SA | Oct 4 |
| Launceston Show TAS | Oct 7 |
| Flinders Island Show TAS | Oct 21 |
| Hobart Show TAS | Oct 21 |
| Summertime begins NSW ACT VIC SA | Oct 31 |
| Labour Day NZ | Oct 25 |
| Recreation Day (North Tasmania) | Nov 1 |
| Melbourne Cup Day (Mel. City) | Nov 2 |
| Proclamation Day SA | Dec 26 * |