Calendar

Jan
9
Mon
2023
Scotland: Birthday of the Duchess of Rothesay
Jan 9 all-day

The birthday of the Duchess of Rothesay (Princess of Wales) is an official flag flying day only in Scotland, not in the rest of the UK.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/flag-flying-on-government-buildings/

Jan
20
Fri
2023
Scotland: Birthday of the Duchess of Edinburgh
Jan 20 all-day

The birthday of the Duchess of Edinburgh (and Countess of Forfar) is an official flag flying day only in Scotland, not in the rest of the UK.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/flag-flying-on-government-buildings/

Jan
23
Mon
2023
Pitcairn Islands: Bounty Day
Jan 23 all-day

The Pitcairn Islands celebrate Bounty Day annually on 23 January.

Bounty Day commemorates the burning of HMS Bounty by the mutineers in 1790.

Feb
1
Wed
2023
LGBT+ History Month
Feb 1 all-day

The start of LGBT+ History Month is an official flag flying day only in Scotland, not in the rest of the UK.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/flag-flying-on-government-buildings/

Feb
23
Thu
2023
Shropshire Day: Feast of St Milburga
Feb 23 all-day

Shropshire Day takes place annually on 23 February, the feast of St Milburga.

Milburga (d.715) was a Mercian princess and the abbess of Wenlock Priory.

In the eleventh century, her reputation as a miracle worker turned Much Wenlock into a place of pilgrimage.

Visitors flocked to St Milburga’s Well seeking cures for their ailments.

Mar
1
Wed
2023
Wales: St David’s Day
Mar 1 all-day

 

St David’s Day is Wales’ national day.

The Senedd Cymru flies the Welsh national flag – Y Ddraig Goch (The Red Dragon) – all year round.

On St David’s Day it also flies the flag of St David (below).

https://senedd.wales/media/hl5dtuct/foi-574-final-redacted-response-saes.pdf

St David’s Day is also listed as a flag flying day (for Wales only) by UK government guidance.

The Union Flag is specified.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/designated-days-for-union-flag-flying

Mar
5
Sun
2023
Cornwall Day: Feast of St Piran
Mar 5 all-day

St Piran, the patron saint of tin miners, is one of Cornwall’s patron saints.

Mar
8
Wed
2023
Anglia Day: Feast of St Felix
Mar 8 all-day

St Felix (d.647/8), the first bishop of the East Angles, introduced Christianity to the kingdom.

Mar
10
Fri
2023
Scotland: Birthday of the Duke of Edinburgh
Mar 10 all-day

The birthday of the Duke of Edinburgh (and Earl of Forfar) is an official flag flying day only in Scotland, not in the rest of the UK.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/flag-flying-on-government-buildings/

Mar
13
Mon
2023
UK: Commonwealth Day
Mar 13 all-day

Commonwealth Day is the second Monday in March.

The UK government states that the Union Flag should be flown.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/designated-days-for-union-flag-flying

The Scottish government states that the Commonwealth flag should be flown.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/flag-flying-on-government-buildings/

The Senedd Cymru states that the Commonwealth flag should be flown.

https://senedd.wales/media/hl5dtuct/foi-574-final-redacted-response-saes.pdf