List of dates which may be useful to the Civic Office
2016
Event
Notes
9 January
Birthday of HRH The Duchess
of Cambridge
Union Flag to be flown
20 January
Birthday of HRH The Countess
of Wessex
Union Flag to be flown
27 January
Holocaust Memorial Day
6 February
Anniversary of Accession of Her
Majesty The Queen
Union Flag to be flown
19 February
Birthday of HRH The Duke of
York
Union Flag to be flown
28 February
Anniversary of end of Gulf War
25th anniversary
10 March
Birthday of HRH The Earl of
Wessex
Union Flag to be flown
14 March
WW1 Single Commemorative
Act
NACO project – see
information on website
14 March
Fly the Flag for Commonwealth
Day
17 March
St Patrick’s Day
Union flag to be flown
(Northern Ireland only)
17 March
NACO Training Event
Further information on
NACO website
21 March
International Day for the
Elimination of Racial
Discrimination
21 April
Birthday of Her Majesty The
Queen
Union flag to be flown
23 April
St George’s Day
Union flag to be flown and
Annual Scout Parades are
held near this date
23 April
Celebration of 400 years of
Shakespeare’s legacy
William Shakespeare died
in 1616
25 April
Anzac Day
Many services are held on
the nearest Sunday
8 May
VE Day (marking the end of
World War II in Europe)
9 May
Europe Day
12 – 15 May
Pageant celebrating Her
Majesty The Queen’s life
31 May
Centenary of the Battle of
Jutland
2 June
Anniversary of the Coronation
6 June to 5 July
Ramadan
10 June
National Service of
Thanksgiving marking Her
Majesty The Queen’s 90th
Birthday
St Paul’s Cathedral
10 June
Birthday of HRH The Duke of
Edinburgh
Union Flag to be flown
11 June
Trooping the Colour
Horse Guards Parade
12 June
Patron’s Lunch celebrating Her
Majesty The Queen’s 90th
Birthday
The Mall
21 June
Birthday of HRH The Duke of
Cambridge
Union Flag to be flown
23 June
Reserves Day
Reserves Day is part of
Armed Forces Day
programme
Home Park, Windsor
Castle
Union Flag to be flown
25 June
National Armed Forces Day
Union Flag to be flown
1 July
Centenary of the Battle of the
Somme
Information on events
marking this anniversary
can be found on
www.gov.uk
5 July
Eid
10 July
Disability Awareness Day
17 July
Birthday of HRH The Duchess
of Cornwall
30 July
50th Anniversary of England
winning the FIFA World Cup
15 August
Birthday of HRH The Princess
Royal
15 August
VJ Day (marking the end of
WWII)
2 September
350th Anniversary of the Great
Fire of London
3 September
Merchant Navy Day
8-11 September
Heritage Open Days
1 October
Older Peoples Day
14 October
950th Anniversary of the Battle
of Hastings
21 October
Trafalgar Day
11 November
Armistice Day
13 November
Remembrance Sunday
14 November
Birthday of HRH The Prince of
Wales
Union Flag to be flown
20 November
Wedding Anniversary of Her
Majesty The Queen & HRH The
Prince Philip
Union Flag to be flown
Union Flag to be flown
Union Flag to be flown
For further information
visit
heritageopendays.org.uk
2 minutes silence
30 November
St Andrew’s Day
24 December
950th Anniversary of William the
Conqueror being crowned King
of England
Saltire to be flown
(Scotland only)