St George's Day preparations are underway as people up and down England get ready to celebrate.

The Serbian Orthodox Church and its believers today celebrate Saint George, one of the nine great martyrs and the first ...

England's patron saint, St George, will be celebrated this Thursday 23 April. The day is synonymous with public displays of the English flag – the red cross on a white background – and is celebrated ...

The date of St George's Day 2026 has been set for this week but there are a few things people want to know.

It tends to be around St Patrick’s Day that the subject comes up. As our Irish friends mark their national saint’s day with mass celebrations of Celtic culture and black beer, the question often gets ...

On St George’s Day, EastEnders hardman turned gang-whisperer Ross Kemp calls on England to reclaim our Englishness, standing up for a nation rooted in pride not prejudice ...

Why St George’s Day has been moved from 23 April this year - Church of England has changed the date this year because no saint’s day can take place in the week before or after Easter ...

April 23 marks St. George's Day, a commemoration with roots in the 3rd-century Roman Empire, not England. The legend evolved from a Christian martyr to a dragon-slayer, spreading across Europe and ...

City of York Council has announced plans to close a raft of city centre streets to vehicles and cyclists on Sunday, April 26, 2026, for the ...

On Sunday, April 26, Salisbury held a day-long programme of events joining cities across England in celebrating St George's Day.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The earliest known depictions of the dragon slaying story comes from 10th or 11th Century Cappadocia and Georgia in which George ...