On which date will the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton take place on? On which date will the Waltham transmitter have its analogue terrestrial television signals switched off for the final time, and when will BBC 2 have its signal switched off prior to that? On which date will the 2011 Census take place on, which happens once every ten years? On which date will the annual London Marathon take place on? On which date will Chinese New Year begin and which animal will it be the year of in 2011? All the important events for 2011 are listed here along with traditional ones such as Christmas, Easter and April Fool’s Day. You may find this page useful throughout 2011, and every entry has a hyperlink to either a website based on the event or a page giving further information about the event.
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JANUARY
1) 1ST - NEW YEAR’S DAY
2) 3RD - NEW YEAR BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY
3) 4TH - SOLAR ECLIPSE
4) 4TH - SCOTTISH NEW YEAR BANK HOLIDAY
5) 5TH - START OF SCHOOL SPRING TERM
6) 6TH - TWELTH NIGHT AND EPIPHANY - TAKE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DOWN
7) 13TH - OLDHAM EAST AND SADDLEWORTH BY-ELECTION - LABOUR WIN
8) 25TH - BURNS NIGHT
9) 31ST - ANNUAL TELEVISION LICENCE EXPIRY DATE
FEBRUARY
10) 3RD - CHINESE NEW YEAR - THE YEAR OF THE HARE
11) 14TH - VALENTINE’S DAY
12) 16TH - PROPHET MUHAMMAD’S (PEACE BE UPON HIM) BIRTHDAY
13) 18TH - SCHOOLS BREAK UP FOR SPRING HALF TERM
14) 19TH - START OF THE ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP
15) 25TH - BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION WEAR RED DAY
16) 28TH - SCHOOLS RESUME AFTER SPRING HALF TERM
MARCH
17) 1ST - ST DAVID’S DAY
18) 3RD - BARNSLEY CENTRAL BY-ELECTION - LABOUR WIN
19) 8TH - SHROVE TUESDAY AND PANCAKE DAY
20) 9TH - ASH WEDNESDAY
21) 17TH - ST PATRICK’S DAY
22) 18TH - RED NOSE DAY (COMIC RELIEF)
23) 20TH - SPRING EQUINOX
24) 23RD - THE BUDGET
25) 27TH - 2011 CENSUS DAY
26) 27TH - START OF BRITISH SUMMER TIME (BST) - CLOCKS GO FORWARD ONE HOUR AT 1.00 AM
APRIL
27) 1ST - APRIL FOOLS' DAY
28) 2ND - END OF THE ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP
29) 3RD - MOTHERING SUNDAY
30) 6TH - START OF THE NEW TAX YEAR
31) 15TH - SCHOOLS BREAK UP FOR THE EASTER HOLIDAY
32) 16TH - START OF THE WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE CRUCIBLE THEATRE, SHEFFIELD
33) 17TH - LONDON MARATHON
34) 19TH - FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER
35) 21ST - MAUNDY THURSDAY
36) 22ND - GOOD FRIDAY
37) 23RD - ST GEORGE’S DAY
38) 23RD - SHAKESPEARE DAY
39) 24TH - EASTER SUNDAY
40) 25TH - EASTER MONDAY
41) 26TH - LAST DAY OF PASSOVER
42) 29TH - THE ROYAL WEDDING OF PRINCE WILLIAM OF WALES AND CATHERINE (KATE) MIDDLETON AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY, IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, AT 11.00 AM BST
MAY
43) 2ND - MAY DAY BANK HOLIDAY
JUNE
53) 6TH - SCHOOLS RESUME AFTER SUMMER HALF TERM
JULY
60) 4TH - AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
AUGUST
64) 1ST - START OF RAMADAN
SEPTEMBER
72) 6TH - START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR - AUTUMN TERM
OCTOBER
77) 5TH - FIRST DAY OF NOTTINGHAM GOOSE FAIR
NOVEMBER
88) 5TH - GUY FAWKES’ NIGHT
DECEMBER
96) 14TH - FINAL DATE FOR STANDARD PARCELS POSTED BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Dates maybe incorrect at the time of publishing, or could be changed as the year goes on do a number of various reasons.
44) 2ND - GRAND FINAL OF THE WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE CRUCIBLE THEATRE, SHEFFIELD
45) 3RD - START OF SCHOOL SUMMER TERM
46) 5TH - LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS, AND THE REFERENDUM ON HOW VOTES ARE CAST (IN FAVOUR OF THE ALTERNATIVE VOTE OR AGAINST IT)
47) 5TH - LEICESTER SOUTH BY-ELECTION - LABOUR WIN
48) 7TH - END OF THE FOOTBALL SEASON (LEAGUE 1 AND LEAGUE 2)
49) 8TH - END OF THE FOOTBALL SEASON (CHAMPIONSHIP)
50) 14TH - EUROVISION SONG CONTEST IN GERMANY
51) 27TH - SCHOOLS BREAK UP FOR SUMMER HALF TERM
52) 30TH - SPRING BANK HOLIDAY
54) 9TH - BELFAST WEST BY-ELECTION - SINN FEIN WIN
55) 11TH - THE QUEEN’S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY AND TROOPING THE COLOUR
56) 17TH - FOOTBALL FIXTURES RELEASED
57) 19TH - FATHER’S DAY
58) 21ST - SUMMER SOLSTICE
59) 30TH - INVERCLYDE BY-ELECTION - LABOUR WIN
61) 12TH - ORANGEMEN’S DAY
62) 21ST - SCHOOLS BREAK UP FOR THE SUMMER HOLIDAY
63) 22ND - SCHOOL HOLIDAY DATE PROVIDED IN LIEU OF THE ROYAL WEDDING OF PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MIDDLETON
65) 1ST - SCOTTISH BANK HOLIDAY
66) 7TH - START OF THE FOOTBALL SEASON
67) 17TH - BBC 2 ANALOGUE IS SWITCHED OFF THE WALTHAM TRANSMITTER
68) 29TH - AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY
69) 30TH - MY BIRTHDAY
70) 31ST - REMAINING ANALOGUE CHANNELS ARE SWITCHED OFF THE WALTHAM TRANSMITTER
71) 31ST - EID-AL-FITR - END OF RAMADAN
73) 9TH - START OF THE RUGBY WORLD CUP
74) 23RD - AUTUMN EQUINOX
75) 29TH - ROSH HASHANA
76) 30TH - MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING
78) 8TH - YOM KIPPUR
79) 9TH - END OF THE RUGBY WORLD CUP
80) 9TH - FINAL DAY OF NOTTINGHAM GOOSE FAIR
81) 13TH - FIRST DAY OF SUKKOT
82) 19TH - FINAL DAY OF SUKKOT
83) 21ST - SCHOOLS BREAK UP FOR AUTUMN HALF TERM
84) 26TH - DIWALI
85) 30TH - END OF BRITISH SUMMER TIME (BST) - CLOCKS GO BACK ONE HOUR AT 2.00 AM
86) 31ST - HALLOWE’EN
87) 31ST - SCHOOLS RESUME AFTER AUTUMN HALF TERM
89) 7TH - EID-AL-ADHA
90) 11TH - ARMISTICE DAY - TWO MINUTE SILENCE AT 11.00 AM
91) 13TH - REMBERENCE SUNDAY - TWO MINUTE SILENCE AT 11.00 AM
92) 18TH - BBC CHILDREN IN NEED
93) 27TH - FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
94) 27TH - MUHARRAM - ISLAMIC NEW YEAR
95) 30TH - ST ANDREW’S DAY
97) 15TH - FELTON AND HESTON BY-ELECTION - LABOUR WIN
98) 17TH - FINAL DATE FOR SECOND CLASS POSTED BEFORE CHRISTMAS
99) 20TH - FINAL DATE FOR FIRST CLASS POSTED BEFORE CHRISTMAS
100) 21ST - FIRST DAY OF CHANUKAH
101) 22ND - WINTER SOLSTICE
102) 23RD - SCHOOLS BREAK UP FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
103) 23RD - FINAL DATE FOR SPECIAL DELIVERY POSTED BEFORE CHRISTMAS
104) 24TH - CHRISTMAS EVE
105) 25TH - CHRISTMAS DAY
106) 26TH - BOXING DAY
107) 27TH - CHRISTMAS BANK HOLIDAY
108) 28TH - FINAL DAY OF CHANUKAH
109) 31ST - NEW YEAR’S EVE
