The Wedding Day of HM The King is listed as a flag flying day by UK government guidance.
The Union Flag is specified.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/designated-days-for-union-flag-flying
St Magnus, then Magnus Erlendsson, was Earl of Orkney (1106–c.1117).
He was sanctified in 1136.
St George’s Day is England’s national day – St George was named as England’s principal patron saint in 1416.
St George’s Day is listed as a flag flying day (for England only) by UK government guidance.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/designated-days-for-union-flag-flying
The Union Flag is specified.
Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier.
He was MP for his native Huntingdon (1628-9).
International Workers’ Memorial Day is a day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured, or made unwell by their work.
It is an official flag flying day only in Scotland, not in the rest of the UK.
The saltire(s) should be hoisted right up and then lowered to half-mast for the day.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/flag-flying-on-government-buildings/
Staffordshire Day commemorates the foundation date of Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (1759).
The date was selected by public vote from a list that includes: 5 July – discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard (2009); 6 September – the future King Charles II hid in an oak tree in South Staffordshire (1651); 18 September – Doctor Samuel Johnson born in Lichfield (1709); 27 September – James Brindley, renowned engineer and resident of Leek, died (1772)
Europe Day is celebrated annually on 5 May and 9 May.
The Council of Europe designates 5 May, the anniversary of the Council’s founding.
https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/5-may-europe-day
The European Union designates 9 May, the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration (1950).
https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/symbols/europe-day_en
Neither date is listed as a flag flying day by UK government guidance, although the UK remains a member of the Council of Europe.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/designated-days-for-union-flag-flying
Europe Day is listed on 9 May as a flag flying day by Scottish government guidance.
The European Flag is specified.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/flag-flying-on-government-buildings/
The Coronation Day of HM The King is listed as a flag flying day by UK government guidance.
The Union Flag is specified.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/designated-days-for-union-flag-flying
The Coronation Day of HM The King is also listed as a flag flying day by Scottish government guidance.
The Scottish Saltire is specified.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/flag-flying-on-government-buildings/
Europe Day is celebrated annually on 5 May and 9 May.
The European Union designates 9 May, the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration (1950).
https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/symbols/europe-day_en
The Council of Europe designates 5 May, the anniversary of the Council’s founding.
https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/5-may-europe-day
Europe Day is listed on 9 May as a flag flying day by Scottish government guidance.
The European Flag is specified.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/flag-flying-on-government-buildings/
Neither date is listed as a flag flying day by UK government guidance, although the UK remains a member of the Council of Europe.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/designated-days-for-union-flag-flying
Somerset Day was selected by public vote from a shortlist that includes: 19 May – Feast of St Dunstan; 6 July – Battle of Sedgemoor.
