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Is Saturday 18 December 2021 a England and Wales bank holidays business day?

No: Saturday 18 December 2021 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 Monday 20 December 2021 (Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1).

28 days of England and Wales bank holidays around Sat 18 Dec 2021

England and Wales bank holidays, Sat 11 Dec 2021 to Fri 7 Jan 2022
CalendarSat 11 Dec 2021Sun 12 Dec 2021Mon 13 Dec 2021Tue 14 Dec 2021Wed 15 Dec 2021Thu 16 Dec 2021Fri 17 Dec 2021Sat 18 Dec 2021Sun 19 Dec 2021Mon 20 Dec 2021Tue 21 Dec 2021Wed 22 Dec 2021Thu 23 Dec 2021Fri 24 Dec 2021Sat 25 Dec 2021Sun 26 Dec 2021Mon 27 Dec 2021Tue 28 Dec 2021Wed 29 Dec 2021Thu 30 Dec 2021Fri 31 Dec 2021Sat 1 Jan 2022Sun 2 Jan 2022Mon 3 Jan 2022Tue 4 Jan 2022Wed 5 Jan 2022Thu 6 Jan 2022Fri 7 Jan 2022
England and Wales bank holidaysEngland and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 11 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 12 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 13 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 14 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 15 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 16 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 17 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 18 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 19 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 20 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 21 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 22 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 23 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 24 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 25 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 26 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays closed Mon 27 Dec 2021: Christmas Day (Substitute day)England and Wales bank holidays closed Tue 28 Dec 2021: Boxing Day (Substitute day)England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 29 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 30 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 31 Dec 2021England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 1 Jan 2022England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 2 Jan 2022England and Wales bank holidays closed Mon 3 Jan 2022: New Year's Day (Substitute day)England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 4 Jan 2022England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 5 Jan 2022England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 6 Jan 2022England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 7 Jan 2022
  • Open
  • Closed
  • Weekend
  • Holiday on a weekend

Other calendars on Sat 18 Dec 2021

Saturday 18 December 2021 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 18 Dec 2021Weekend
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 18 Dec 2021Business 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 18 Dec 2021

England and Wales bank holidays revision 68, published .

Cite this answer
Zeitwide (2026). GB-EAW on 2021-12-18. Release 2026.11.04.1. https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2021-12-18

Questions people ask

When does England and Wales bank holidays reopen after Saturday 18 December 2021?

England and Wales bank holidays reopens on Monday 20 December 2021.

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/2021-12-18

{
  "date": "2021-12-18",
  "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