02 Jan |
Ready for More in 2024 |
Each year AC Services starts its regular monthly blog with a calendar for the year ahead. We looked back to the one we had last year. That talked of the broken dreams in 2022 and hopes to shake off the negative effects of the pandemic. In 2023 we hoped again that one of our teams would triumph as World Champions. And again we were disappointed.
The difference in 2023 was the opportunity to plan for the first Coronation for 70 years sadly following the Jubilee in 2022. In 2024 there is no Jubilee, Coronation or Royal Wedding to plan for. There are also very few world championships that most people would be aware of or get excited about. It is an Olympic year, but little of note sporting-wise.
Time to Plan
January is the best time for catering businesses to plan the year ahead in order to survive. That’s why we put forward a calendar, so that key events can be noted and opportunities created.
It’s also why this year we have thrown in a few extra celebration days. Some of these may be obvious, while others could be spurious. Is there really an International Tea Day? Maybe not, but it does provide an excuse to have something different to talk about and promote. And that excuse can get you more customers and demonstrate what you can do. We would also urge you to think locally as your own communities will also have special days.
2024 Events Calendar
January aka Dry January or Veganuary
- 14-28 Tennis Australian Open Melbourne
- 25 Burns Night
February
- 4 Yorkshire Pudding Day and British Pie Week
- 2- March 16 Rugby Union Six Nations
- 10 Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon
- 14 Pancake Day
- 14 Valentine’s Day29th Leap Day!
March
- 1 Employee Appreciation Day
- 10 Mother’s Day
- 10- 8/9 April Ramadan
- 15 Red Nose Day Comic Relief
- 31 Easter Sunday
April
- 8-14 Golf Masters Augusta
- 8 Total Solar Eclipse North America
- 13 Horse Racing Grand National Aintree
- 10- 6 May Snooker World Championship Sheffield
- 22-30 Jewish Passover
- 23 Great British Beef Week
May
- 6 Early May Bank Holiday
- 20 World Bee Day
- 20-19 June Tennis French Open Paris
- 27 Spring Bank Holiday
June
- 1 UEFA Champions League Final Wembley
- 4 National Cheese Day
- 13-16 Golf US Open Pinehurst
- 16 Father’s Day
- 21 Summer Solstice
July
- 1-14 Tennis Wimbledon
- 18-13 Golf, The Open Royal Troon
- 21 National Ice Cream Day
- 26 – 11 August Summer Olympics Paris
August
- 16 Tell a Joke Day
- 18 National Fajita Day
- 26 August Bank Holiday
- 28- 18 September Paralympics Paris
September
- 1-8 Cycling Tour Britain
- 13 Positive Thinking Day
- 27 World Tourism Day
- 29 International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day
October
- 12-10 Yom Kippur
- 12 World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
- 20 International Chefs Day
- 31 Halloween
November
- 1- 4 Diwali Festival of Lights
- 5 Bonfire Night
- 9 British Pudding Day
- 29 Black Friday
December
- 7 Small Business Saturday
- Christmas again and looking ahead to 2025!
At AC Services, we wish you a successful and prosperous 2024.