The UK has a rich tradition of flag flying — from official government-mandated days to regional, historic, and community celebrations. Below is the complete list of UK flag flying days for 2026, including official UK-wide days, official Scottish flag flying days, and a wealth of county, regional, and island occasions.
Key: # Official UK flag flying day | * Official Scottish flag flying day
January
- 9 Jan — Birthday of Catherine, Princess of Wales
- 20 Jan — Birthday of Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh
- 25 Jan — Burns Night Celebrations
February
- * 1 Feb — Start of LGBT History Month
- 23 Feb — Shropshire: St Milburga's Day
March
- # 1 Mar — Wales: St David's Day
- 5 Mar — Cornwall: St Piran's Day
- #* 9 Mar — Commonwealth Day (2nd Monday in March)
- 10 Mar — Birthday of Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
- # 17 Mar — Northern Ireland: St Patrick's Day
- 20 Mar — County Durham: St Cuthbert's Day
- 29 Mar — West Riding (Yorkshire): Battle of Towton, 1461
- 30 Mar — Cheshire: Edward I Grants Charter of Liberties, 1300
April
- #* 9 Apr — Wedding Anniversary of HM The King
- 16 Apr — Orkney: St Magnus' Day
- # 23 Apr — England: St George's Day
- 23 Apr — Warwickshire: Birth of William Shakespeare, 1564
- 25 Apr — Huntingdonshire: Birth of Oliver Cromwell, 1599
- * 28 Apr — International Workers Memorial Day
May
- 1 May — Staffordshire: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons founded, 1759
- #* 6 May — Coronation Day of HM The King
- 8 May — Victory in Europe (VE Day)
- * 9 May — Europe Day
- 9 May — Jersey: Liberation Day
- 9 May — Guernsey: Liberation Day
- 9 May — Surrey (Saturday in early May)
- 10 May — Sark: Liberation Day
- 11 May — Somerset: Alfred the Great's Call to Arms, 878
- 16 May — Middlesex: Battle of Albuera, 1811
- * 17 May — International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia
- 22 May — Bermuda Day (fourth Friday in May)
- 25 May — Wessex: St Aldhelm's Day
- 26 May — Kent: St Augustine's Day
- 30 May — Anguilla: Anguilla Day
- 31 May — Northumberland (last Sunday in May)
June
- 1 Jun — Dorset: St Wite's Day
- 1 Jun — Pembrokeshire Day
- 4 Jun — Devon: St Petroc's Day
- 5 Jun — Wiltshire: Wiltshire Day
- #* 13 Jun — Official Birthday of HM The King (announced annually)
- 14 Jun — Falkland Islands: Liberation Day
- 16 Jun — Sussex: St Richard's Day
- * 18 Jun — Autistic Pride
- * 20 Jun — Edinburgh Pride (announced annually)
- #* 21 Jun — Birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales (*The Duke of Rothesay)
- 21 Jun — Shetland: Midsummer Day
- 21 Jun — Suffolk: Midsummer Day
- 22 Jun — Mercia: St Alban's Day
- * 27 Jun — Armed Forces Day (last Saturday in June)
July
- 7 Jul — Isle of Man: Tynwald Day
- 7 Jul — Cayman Islands: Constitution Day
- 7 Jul — Virgin Islands: Virgin Islands Day
- 14 Jul — Black Country: Unveiling of the Newcomen Engine, 1712
- 15 Jul — Hampshire: St Swithin's Day
- #* 17 Jul — Birthday of HM The Queen
- * 18 Jul — Glasgow Pride (tbc – announced annually)
- 23 Jul — Historic County Flags Day
- 27 Jul — Norfolk
- 28 Jul — Buckinghamshire: First Paralympic Games, 1948
August
- 1 Aug — Yorkshire: Battle of Minden, 1759
- 15 Aug — Birthday of HRH The Princess Royal
- 22 Aug — North Riding (Yorkshire): Battle of the Standard, 1138
- 24 Aug — East Riding (Yorkshire): Birth of William Wilberforce, 1759
- 30 Aug — Turks and Caicos Islands: Constitution Day
- 31 Aug — Northumbria: St Aidan's Day
September
- * 3 Sep — Merchant Navy Day
- #* 8 Sep — Accession Day of HM The King
- 10 Sep — Gibraltar: Gibraltar Day
- 13 Sep — Rutland: Grand Assault of Gibraltar, 1782
- 21 Sep — Gloucestershire
- 22 Sep — Derbyshire: Derbyshire Flag Day
- 24 Sep — Cumberland: Baptism of John Peel, 1777
- 25 Sep — Monmouthshire: St Cadoc's Day
- 29 Sep — Westmorland: First Earl of Westmorland Created, 1397
October
- 1 Oct — Lincolnshire: Lincolnshire Uprising, 1536
- 24 Oct — United Nations Day
- 25 Oct — Northamptonshire: St Crispin's Day
- 26 Oct — Essex: St Cedd's Day
November
- #* 8 Nov — Remembrance Day (2nd Sunday in November)
- #* 14 Nov — Birthday of HM The King
- * 20 Nov — Transgender Remembrance Day
- 27 Nov — Lancashire: First Representatives Sent to Parliament, 1295
- 28 Nov — Bedfordshire: Birth of John Bunyan, 1628
- 28 Nov — Caernarfonshire: Death of Owain Gwynedd, 1170
- #* 30 Nov — Scotland: St Andrew's Day
December
- * 1 Dec — World AIDS Day
- 5 Dec — Alderney: Homecoming Day
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