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Is Thursday 26 December 2024 a England and Wales bank holidays business day?

No: Thursday 26 December 2024 is not a England and Wales bank holidays business day, because England and Wales bank holidays is closed for Boxing Day, according to GOV.UK (Government Digital Service); England and Wales bank holidays reopens on Friday 27 December 2024 (Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1).

28 days of England and Wales bank holidays around Thu 26 Dec 2024

England and Wales bank holidays, Thu 19 Dec 2024 to Wed 15 Jan 2025
CalendarThu 19 Dec 2024Fri 20 Dec 2024Sat 21 Dec 2024Sun 22 Dec 2024Mon 23 Dec 2024Tue 24 Dec 2024Wed 25 Dec 2024Thu 26 Dec 2024Fri 27 Dec 2024Sat 28 Dec 2024Sun 29 Dec 2024Mon 30 Dec 2024Tue 31 Dec 2024Wed 1 Jan 2025Thu 2 Jan 2025Fri 3 Jan 2025Sat 4 Jan 2025Sun 5 Jan 2025Mon 6 Jan 2025Tue 7 Jan 2025Wed 8 Jan 2025Thu 9 Jan 2025Fri 10 Jan 2025Sat 11 Jan 2025Sun 12 Jan 2025Mon 13 Jan 2025Tue 14 Jan 2025Wed 15 Jan 2025
England and Wales bank holidaysEngland and Wales bank holidays open Thu 19 Dec 2024England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 20 Dec 2024England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 21 Dec 2024England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 22 Dec 2024England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 23 Dec 2024England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 24 Dec 2024England and Wales bank holidays closed Wed 25 Dec 2024: Christmas DayEngland and Wales bank holidays closed Thu 26 Dec 2024: Boxing DayEngland and Wales bank holidays open Fri 27 Dec 2024England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 28 Dec 2024England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 29 Dec 2024England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 30 Dec 2024England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 31 Dec 2024England and Wales bank holidays closed Wed 1 Jan 2025: New Year's DayEngland and Wales bank holidays open Thu 2 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 3 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 4 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 5 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 6 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 7 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 8 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 9 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 10 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 11 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 12 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 13 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 14 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 15 Jan 2025
  • Open
  • Closed
  • Weekend
  • Holiday on a weekend

Other calendars on Thu 26 Dec 2024

Thursday 26 December 2024 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 Thu 26 Dec 2024: Boxing DayBoxing 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 26 Dec 2024Business 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 Thu 26 Dec 2024

England and Wales bank holidays revision 68, published .

Cite this answer
Zeitwide (2026). GB-EAW on 2024-12-26. Release 2026.11.04.1. https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2024-12-26

Questions people ask

When does England and Wales bank holidays reopen after Thursday 26 December 2024?

England and Wales bank holidays reopens on Friday 27 December 2024.

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/2024-12-26

{
  "date": "2024-12-26",
  "is_business_day": false,
  "reason": "Boxing Day",
  "dataset_release": "2026.11.04.1"
}

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