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Is Thursday 18 May 2023 a England and Wales bank holidays business day?

Yes: Thursday 18 May 2023 is a England and Wales bank holidays business day, as no closure for it appears in GOV.UK (Government Digital Service); the next England and Wales bank holidays business day is Friday 19 May 2023 (Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1).

28 days of England and Wales bank holidays around Thu 18 May 2023

England and Wales bank holidays, Thu 11 May 2023 to Wed 7 Jun 2023
CalendarThu 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 2023Mon 22 May 2023Tue 23 May 2023Wed 24 May 2023Thu 25 May 2023Fri 26 May 2023Sat 27 May 2023Sun 28 May 2023Mon 29 May 2023Tue 30 May 2023Wed 31 May 2023Thu 1 Jun 2023Fri 2 Jun 2023Sat 3 Jun 2023Sun 4 Jun 2023Mon 5 Jun 2023Tue 6 Jun 2023Wed 7 Jun 2023
England and Wales bank holidaysEngland 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 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 22 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 23 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 24 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 25 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 26 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 27 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 28 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed Mon 29 May 2023: Spring bank holidayEngland and Wales bank holidays open Tue 30 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 31 May 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 1 Jun 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 2 Jun 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 3 Jun 2023England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 4 Jun 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 5 Jun 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 6 Jun 2023England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 7 Jun 2023
  • Open
  • Closed
  • Weekend
  • Holiday on a weekend

Other calendars on Thu 18 May 2023

Thursday 18 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 open Thu 18 May 2023Business day
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 Thu 18 May 2023Business 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 Thu 18 May 2023

England and Wales bank holidays revision 68, published .

Cite this answer
Zeitwide (2026). GB-EAW on 2023-05-18. Release 2026.11.04.1. https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2023-05-18

Questions people ask

What is the next England and Wales bank holidays business day after Thursday 18 May 2023?

The next England and Wales bank holidays business day is Friday 19 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?

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/2023-05-18

{
  "date": "2023-05-18",
  "is_business_day": true,
  "dataset_release": "2026.11.04.1"
}

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