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Is Monday 1 May 2023 a England and Wales bank holidays business day?

No: Monday 1 May 2023 is not a England and Wales bank holidays business day, because England and Wales bank holidays is closed for Early May bank holiday, according to GOV.UK (Government Digital Service); England and Wales bank holidays reopens on Tuesday 2 May 2023 (Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1).

28 days of England and Wales bank holidays around Mon 1 May 2023

England and Wales bank holidays, Mon 24 Apr 2023 to Sun 21 May 2023
CalendarMon 24 Apr 2023Tue 25 Apr 2023Wed 26 Apr 2023Thu 27 Apr 2023Fri 28 Apr 2023Sat 29 Apr 2023Sun 30 Apr 2023Mon 1 May 2023Tue 2 May 2023Wed 3 May 2023Thu 4 May 2023Fri 5 May 2023Sat 6 May 2023Sun 7 May 2023Mon 8 May 2023Tue 9 May 2023Wed 10 May 2023Thu 11 May 2023Fri 12 May 2023Sat 13 May 2023Sun 14 May 2023Mon 15 May 2023Tue 16 May 2023Wed 17 May 2023Thu 18 May 2023Fri 19 May 2023Sat 20 May 2023Sun 21 May 2023
England and Wales bank holidaysEngland and Wales bank holidays open Mon 24 Apr 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 25 Apr 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 26 Apr 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 27 Apr 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 28 Apr 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 29 Apr 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 30 Apr 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed Mon 1 May 2023: Early May bank holidayEngland and Wales bank holidays open Tue 2 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 3 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 4 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 5 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 6 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 7 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed Mon 8 May 2023: Bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles IIIEngland and Wales bank holidays open Tue 9 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 10 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 11 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 12 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 13 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 14 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 15 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 16 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 17 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 18 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 19 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 20 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 21 May 2023
  • Open
  • Closed
  • Weekend
  • Holiday on a weekend

Other calendars on Mon 1 May 2023

Monday 1 May 2023 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 Mon 1 May 2023: Early May bank holidayEarly May bank holiday
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 Mon 1 May 2023Business day
Fedwire Funds Service (US-FEDWIRE)No dataOutside this calendar's sources

Sources

Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1. Evidence and signed receipt for England and Wales bank holidays on Mon 1 May 2023

England and Wales bank holidays revision 68, published .

Cite this answer
Zeitwide (2026). GB-EAW on 2023-05-01. Release 2026.11.04.1. https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2023-05-01

Questions people ask

When does England and Wales bank holidays reopen after Monday 1 May 2023?

England and Wales bank holidays reopens on Tuesday 2 May 2023.

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?

GOV.UK (Government Digital Service), last read 28 Oct 2026, 15:46 UTC. The operator published this date. It is in Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1.

The same answer from the API

curl https://api.zeitwide.com/v1/calendars/GB-EAW/days/2023-05-01

{
  "date": "2023-05-01",
  "is_business_day": false,
  "reason": "Early May bank holiday",
  "dataset_release": "2026.11.04.1"
}

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