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Bank holidays, tax deadlines, seasonal food, countryside dates and awareness campaigns, ordered by what is happening now and what is coming next.

This week
Happening now
Now

2026 weed pollen season begins

Weed pollen season UK, Monday, 1 June 2026

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Happening now

3 dates

Happening now

Weed pollen season UK

Season open now

2026 weed pollen season begins · Monday, 1 June 2026

Happening now

Open water swimming season UK

Season open now

2026 main swimming season ends · Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Happening now

Lido season UK

Season open now

2026 typical lido season closes · Wednesday, 30 September 2026

This week

5 dates

This week

Hay making season

Today

Hay making season starts 2026 · Monday, 1 June 2026

This week

British strawberry season

Today

Strawberry season starts 2026 · Monday, 1 June 2026

This week

Bank of England rate decision

Today

2026 rate decision window · Monday, 1 June 2026

This week

Seal pup season

Today

2026 common seal pupping season · Monday, 1 June 2026

This week

UK surfing season

Today

2026 warm beginner season begins · Monday, 1 June 2026

Coming soon

9 dates

Food & seasonal produce

British lobster season

In 2 weeks

British lobster season peaks 2026 · Monday, 15 June 2026

Pollen & air quality

Grass pollen season UK

In 2 weeks

2026 peak grass pollen · Monday, 15 June 2026

Pollen & air quality

Midge season Scotland

In 2 weeks

2026 peak midge season · Monday, 15 June 2026

Countryside & field sports

Coarse fishing season

In 2 weeks

2026 season opens · Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Sport

Royal Ascot

In 2 weeks

Royal Ascot 2026 starts · Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Family & celebrations

Father's Day

In 2 weeks

Father's Day 2026 · Sunday, 21 June 2026

Nature & seasons

Summer solstice

In 2 weeks

Summer solstice 2026 · Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sport

Wimbledon Championships

In 4 weeks

Wimbledon Championships 2026 starts · Monday, 29 June 2026

Countryside & field sports

Harvest season

In 1 month

Harvest season starts 2026 · Wednesday, 1 July 2026

Categories

Bank holidays6Community & charity6Countryside & field sports10Culture & events14Education2Family & celebrations6Finance & bills7Food & seasonal produce12Health & awareness7Nature & seasons8Outdoor leisure6Pollen & air quality7Shopping & money1Sport13Stargazing & astronomy6TV & entertainment4Tax & money3Wildlife calendar8

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A level results day13 Aug 26Autumn equinox23 Sept 26Bank of England rate decision1 Jun 26Basking shark season1 May 27Bat emergence season1 Apr 27BBC Children in Need13 Nov 26Beaujolais Nouveau19 Nov 26Black Friday UK27 Nov 26Blue Monday18 Jan 27Bluebell season15 Apr 27Bonfire Night5 Nov 26British apple season15 Aug 26British asparagus season23 Apr 27British crab season1 Jul 26British Grand Prix F15 Jul 26British lobster season15 Jun 26British strawberry season1 Jun 26Budget Day1 Nov 26Burns Night25 Jan 27Camping season UK26 Mar 27Chelsea Flower Show18 May 27Cheltenham Festival16 Mar 27Chinese New Year in the UK6 Feb 27Christmas bank holidays25 Dec 26Clocks go back — GMT returns25 Oct 26Clocks go forward — BST begins28 Mar 27Coarse fishing season16 Jun 26Council tax billing1 Apr 27Deer rut season20 Sept 26Diwali8 Nov 26Dry January1 Jan 27Early May bank holiday3 May 27Easter Monday29 Mar 27Easter Sunday28 Mar 27Edinburgh Festival Fringe7 Aug 26Eid al-Fitr in the UK10 Mar 27Elderflower season20 May 27Energy price cap1 Oct 26Eurovision Song Contest1 May 27Fallow deer rut1 Oct 26Father's Day21 Jun 26Flu jab season1 Sept 26GCSE results day20 Aug 26Geminids meteor shower13 Dec 26Glastonbury Festival23 Jun 27Good Friday26 Mar 27Grand National10 Apr 27Grass pollen season UK15 Jun 26Great British Bake Off25 Aug 26Great Yorkshire Show14 Jul 26Grouse season — the Glorious Twelfth12 Aug 26Halloween31 Oct 26Harvest season1 Jul 26Hay fever season UK1 Feb 27Hay making season1 Jun 26I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!1 Nov 26International Dark Sky Week7 Apr 27ISA allowance reset and tax year start6 Apr 27Lambing season1 Jan 27Leonids meteor shower17 Nov 26Lido season UKnowLondon Marathon25 Apr 27Macmillan Coffee Morning25 Sept 26Mental Health Awareness Week10 May 27Midge season Scotland15 Jun 26Minimum wage increase1 Apr 27Mothering Sunday7 Mar 27Mould spore season UK1 Jul 26Movember1 Nov 26Narrowboat season UK1 Apr 27Native oyster season1 Sept 26New potato season1 Apr 27New season lamb1 Mar 27NFL London Games4 Oct 26Northern Lights in the UK1 Sept 26Notting Hill Carnival30 Aug 26Open water swimming season UKnowOspreys return to the UK20 Mar 27P60 deadline31 May 27Pancake Day9 Feb 27Partridge shooting season1 Sept 26PDC World Darts Championship10 Dec 26Perseids meteor shower12 Aug 26Pheasant shooting season1 Oct 26Poppy Appeal22 Oct 26Puffin season in the UK1 Apr 27Ramadan in the UK8 Feb 27Red Nose Day19 Mar 27Red squirrel spotting season1 Sept 26Remembrance Sunday8 Nov 26Royal Ascot16 Jun 26Royal Welsh Show20 Jul 26Ryder Cup13 Sept 27Seal pup season1 Jun 26Self Assessment payment deadline31 Jan 27Self Assessment tax return deadline31 Jan 27Six Nations Championship6 Feb 27Sloe picking season1 Oct 26Sport Relief17 Mar 28Spring bank holiday31 May 27Spring equinox20 Mar 27St Andrew's Day30 Nov 26St David's Day1 Mar 27St George's Day23 Apr 27St Patrick's Day17 Mar 27State Pension increase6 Apr 27Stoptober1 Oct 26Strictly Come Dancing1 Sept 26Summer bank holiday31 Aug 26Summer solstice21 Jun 26Supermoon dates24 Nov 26Swallows arrive in the UK20 Mar 27Swifts arrive in the UK25 Apr 27The Boat Race11 Apr 27The Open Championship16 Jul 26Tree pollen season UK1 Feb 27UK ski season1 Jan 27UK surfing season1 Jun 26UV season UK1 Apr 27Veganuary1 Jan 27Vitamin D supplement season1 Oct 26Weed pollen season UKnowWild mushroom season1 Sept 26Wimbledon Championships29 Jun 26Winter solstice21 Dec 26World Snooker Championship17 Apr 27