Petition · past parliament

To help establish St George's Day as a national holiday for England.

Closed 828 signatures

What the petition asks

I wish to start the petition to help gain support for St George's Day becoming a national holiday, a day to celebrate and reconnect with our roots and to celebrate the life of England's patron saint.
As most Britons are aware we are a union of great nations however England doesn't appear to have the opportunity to celebrate it's "Englishness" unlike the Scottish, Welsh or N. Irish for we do not have any major holiday to actually celebrate unlike the other countries that make up the union so I believe England should be granted a day off to celebrate and recollect with our English roots just like Scots do with theirs on St Andrews Day. It is unfair that we cannot celebrate our own identity.

Timeline

24 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
24 Jul 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 828
Status Closed
Opened 24 Jan 2016
Closed 24 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.