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Is Wednesday 8 January 2025 a England and Wales bank holidays business day?

Yes: Wednesday 8 January 2025 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 Thursday 9 January 2025 (Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1).

28 days of England and Wales bank holidays around Wed 8 Jan 2025

England and Wales bank holidays, Wed 1 Jan 2025 to Tue 28 Jan 2025
CalendarWed 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 2025Thu 16 Jan 2025Fri 17 Jan 2025Sat 18 Jan 2025Sun 19 Jan 2025Mon 20 Jan 2025Tue 21 Jan 2025Wed 22 Jan 2025Thu 23 Jan 2025Fri 24 Jan 2025Sat 25 Jan 2025Sun 26 Jan 2025Mon 27 Jan 2025Tue 28 Jan 2025
England and Wales bank holidaysEngland 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 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 16 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 17 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 18 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 19 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 20 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 21 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 22 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 23 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 24 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 25 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 26 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 27 Jan 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 28 Jan 2025
  • Open
  • Closed
  • Weekend
  • Holiday on a weekend

Other calendars on Wed 8 Jan 2025

Wednesday 8 January 2025 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 Wed 8 Jan 2025Business day
FedACH Services (US-FEDACH)No dataOutside this calendar's sources
US federal holidays (US-FEDERAL)US federal holidays open Wed 8 Jan 2025Business day
FedNow Service (US-FEDNOW)FedNow Service open Wed 8 Jan 2025Business 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 Wed 8 Jan 2025

England and Wales bank holidays revision 68, published .

Cite this answer
Zeitwide (2026). GB-EAW on 2025-01-08. Release 2026.11.04.1. https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2025-01-08

Questions people ask

What is the next England and Wales bank holidays business day after Wednesday 8 January 2025?

The next England and Wales bank holidays business day is Thursday 9 January 2025.

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/2025-01-08

{
  "date": "2025-01-08",
  "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