Official UK flag flying days 2025
1 Mar St David’s Day (in Wales) | 10 Mar Commonwealth Day (Commonwealth Flag is flown) | 17 Mar St Patrick’s Day (in Northern Ireland) | 9 Apr Wedding Anniversary of HM The King | 23 Apr St George’s Day (in England) | 6 May Coronation Day of HM The King | 14 Jun Official Birthday of HM The King | 21 Jun Birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales | 17 Jul Birthday of HM The Queen | 8 Sept Accession Day of HM The King | 9 Nov Remembrance Day | 14 Nov Birthday of HM The King | 30 Nov St Andrew’s Day (in Scotland)
These are the designated days when the Union Flag must be flown on UK government buildings.
UK government buildings are also encouraged to fly the Union Flag all year round.
Official Scottish flag flying days 2025
1 Feb Start of LGBT History Month | 10 Mar Commonwealth Day | 9 Apr Wedding Anniversary of HM The King | 28 Apr International Workers Memorial Day | 6 May Coronation Day of HM The King | 9 May Europe Day | 17 May International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia | 14 Jun Official Birthday of HM The King | 18 Jun Autistic Pride | 21 Jun Birthday of The Duke of Rothesay | 21 Jun Edinburgh Pride | 28 Jun Armed Forces Day | 17 Jul Birthday of HM The Queen | 19 Jul Glasgow Pride | 3 Sept Merchant Navy Day | 8 Sept Accession Day of HM The King | 9 Nov Remembrance Day | 14 Nov Birthday of HM The King | 20 Nov Transgender Remembrance Day | 30 Nov St Andrew’s Day | 1 Dec World AIDS Day
The Scottish Government issues detailed instructions regarding the flags to be flown and their formation.
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All UK flag flying days 2025
# Official UK flag flying day | * Official Scottish flag flying day
- 9 January: Birthday of Catherine, Princess of Wales
- 20 January: Birthday of Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh
- 25 January: Burns Night Celebrations
- *1 February: Start of LGBT History Month
- 23 February: Shropshire: St Milburga’s Day
- #1 March: Wales: St David’s Day
- 5 March: Cornwall: St Piran’s Day
- #*10 March: Commonwealth Day (2nd Monday in March)
- 10 March: Birthday of Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
- #17 March: Northern Ireland: St Patrick’s Day
- 20 March: County Durham: St Cuthbert’s Day
- 29 March: West Riding (Yorkshire): Battle of Towton, 1461
- 30 March: Cheshire: charter of liberties granted by King Edward I, 1300
- #*9 April: Wedding Anniversary of HM The King
- 16 April: Orkney: St Magnus’ Day
- #23 April: England: St George’s Day (in England)
- 23 April: Warwickshire: Birth of William Shakespeare, 1564
- 25 April: Huntingdonshire: Birth of Oliver Cromwell, 1599
- *28 April: International Workers Memorial Day
- 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
- 10 May: Sark: Liberation Day
- 10 May: Surrey (Saturday in early May)
- 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
- 23 May: Bermuda Day (fourth Friday in May)
- 25 May: Wessex: St Aldhelm’s Day
- 25 May: Northumberland (last Saturday in May)
- 26 May: Kent: St Augustine’s Day
- 30 May: Anguilla: Anguilla Day
- 1 June: Dorset: St Wite’s Day
- 1 June: Pembrokeshire Day
- 4 June: Devon: St Petroc’s Day
- 5 June: Wiltshire: Wiltshire Day
- #*14 June: Official Birthday of HM The King (announced annually)
- 14 June: Falkland Islands: Liberation Day
- 16 June: Sussex: St Richard’s Day
- *18 June: Autistic Pride
- #*21 June: Birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales (*The Duke of Rothesay)
- 21 June: Shetland: Midsummer Day
- 21 June: Suffolk: Midsummer Day
- *21 June: Edinburgh Pride (announced annually)
- 22 June: Mercia: St Alban’s Day
- *28 June: Armed Forces Day (last Saturday in June)
- 7 July: Isle of Man: Tynwald Day
- 7 July: Cayman Islands: Constitution Day
- 7 July: Virgin Islands: Virgin Islands Day
- 14 July: Black Country: Unveiling of the Newcomen Engine, 1712
- 15 July: Hampshire: St Swithin’s Day
- #*17 July: Birthday of HM The Queen
- *19 July: Glasgow Pride (announced annually)
- 23 July: Historic County Flags Day
- 27 July: Norfolk
- 28 July: Buckinghamshire: First Paralympic Games, 1948
- 1 August: Yorkshire: Battle of Minden, 1759
- 15 August: Birthday of HRH The Princess Royal
- 22 August: North Riding (Yorkshire): Battle of the Standard, 1138
- 24 August: East Riding (Yorkshire): Birth of William Wilberforce, 1759
- 30 August: Turks and Caicos Islands: Constitution Day
- 31 August: Northumbria: St Aidan’s Day
- *3 September: Merchant Navy Day
- #*8 September: Accession Day of HM The King
- 10 September: Gibraltar: Gibraltar Day
- 13 September: Rutland: Grand Assault of Gibraltar, 1782
- 21 September: Gloucestershire
- 22 September: Derbyshire: Derbyshire Flag Day
- 24 September: Cumberland: Baptism of John Peel, 1777
- 25 September: Monmouthshire: St Cadoc’s Day
- 29 September: Westmorland: First Earl of Westmorland Created, 1397
- 1 October: Lincolnshire: Lincolnshire Uprising, 1536
- 24 October: United Nations Day
- 25 October: Northamptonshire: St Crispin’s Day
- 26 October: Essex: St Cedd’s Day
- #*9 November: Remembrance Day (2nd Sunday in November)
- #*14 November: Birthday of HM The King
- *20 November: Transgender Remembrance Day
- 27 November: Lancashire: First Representatives Sent to Parliament, 1295
- 28 November: Bedfordshire: Birth of John Bunyan, 1628
- 28 November: Caernarfonshire: Death of Owain Gwynedd, 1170
- #*30 November: Scotland: St Andrew’s Day
- *1 December: World AIDS Day
- 5 December: Alderney: Homecoming Day
