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Is Saturday 23 May 2020 a England and Wales bank holidays business day?

No: Saturday 23 May 2020 is not a England and Wales bank holidays business day, because England and Wales bank holidays is closed at weekends; England and Wales bank holidays reopens on Tuesday 26 May 2020 (Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1).

28 days of England and Wales bank holidays around Sat 23 May 2020

England and Wales bank holidays, Sat 16 May 2020 to Fri 12 Jun 2020
CalendarSat 16 May 2020Sun 17 May 2020Mon 18 May 2020Tue 19 May 2020Wed 20 May 2020Thu 21 May 2020Fri 22 May 2020Sat 23 May 2020Sun 24 May 2020Mon 25 May 2020Tue 26 May 2020Wed 27 May 2020Thu 28 May 2020Fri 29 May 2020Sat 30 May 2020Sun 31 May 2020Mon 1 Jun 2020Tue 2 Jun 2020Wed 3 Jun 2020Thu 4 Jun 2020Fri 5 Jun 2020Sat 6 Jun 2020Sun 7 Jun 2020Mon 8 Jun 2020Tue 9 Jun 2020Wed 10 Jun 2020Thu 11 Jun 2020Fri 12 Jun 2020
England and Wales bank holidaysEngland and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 16 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 17 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 18 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 19 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 20 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 21 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 22 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 23 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 24 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays closed Mon 25 May 2020: Spring bank holidayEngland and Wales bank holidays open Tue 26 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 27 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 28 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 29 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 30 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 31 May 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 1 Jun 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 2 Jun 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 3 Jun 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 4 Jun 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 5 Jun 2020England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 6 Jun 2020England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 7 Jun 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 8 Jun 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 9 Jun 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 10 Jun 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 11 Jun 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 12 Jun 2020
  • Open
  • Closed
  • Weekend
  • Holiday on a weekend

Other calendars on Sat 23 May 2020

Saturday 23 May 2020 on 7 other calendars
CalendarStatusWhy
Germany: nationwide public holidays (DE)No dataOutside this calendar's sources
T2 (TARGET RTGS) (EU-T2)No dataOutside this calendar's sources
CHAPS (GB-CHAPS)CHAPS closed for the weekend Sat 23 May 2020Weekend
FedACH Services (US-FEDACH)No dataOutside this calendar's sources
US federal holidays (US-FEDERAL)No dataOutside this calendar's sources
FedNow Service (US-FEDNOW)FedNow Service open Sat 23 May 2020Business day
Fedwire Funds Service (US-FEDWIRE)No dataOutside this calendar's sources

Sources

No entry decides this date, so England and Wales bank holidays's weekend rule does. England and Wales bank holidays is closed every Saturday and Sunday.

Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1. Evidence and signed receipt for England and Wales bank holidays on Sat 23 May 2020

England and Wales bank holidays revision 68, published .

Cite this answer
Zeitwide (2026). GB-EAW on 2020-05-23. Release 2026.11.04.1. https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2020-05-23

Questions people ask

When does England and Wales bank holidays reopen after Saturday 23 May 2020?

England and Wales bank holidays reopens on Tuesday 26 May 2020.

Which days is England and Wales bank holidays closed?

England and Wales bank holidays is closed every Saturday and Sunday. It also closes on the holidays published by GOV.UK (Government Digital Service).

Where does this answer come from?

The calendar's weekend rule and no closure for it in GOV.UK (Government Digital Service), in Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1.

The same answer from the API

curl https://api.zeitwide.com/v1/calendars/GB-EAW/days/2020-05-23

{
  "date": "2020-05-23",
  "is_business_day": false,
  "dataset_release": "2026.11.04.1"
}

Agents get it from the is_business_day MCP tool. The developer quickstart covers keys, MCP and webhooks