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Is Friday 18 April 2025 a England and Wales bank holidays business day?

No: Friday 18 April 2025 is not a England and Wales bank holidays business day, because England and Wales bank holidays is closed for Good Friday, according to GOV.UK (Government Digital Service); England and Wales bank holidays reopens on Tuesday 22 April 2025 (Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1).

28 days of England and Wales bank holidays around Fri 18 Apr 2025

England and Wales bank holidays, Fri 11 Apr 2025 to Thu 8 May 2025
CalendarFri 11 Apr 2025Sat 12 Apr 2025Sun 13 Apr 2025Mon 14 Apr 2025Tue 15 Apr 2025Wed 16 Apr 2025Thu 17 Apr 2025Fri 18 Apr 2025Sat 19 Apr 2025Sun 20 Apr 2025Mon 21 Apr 2025Tue 22 Apr 2025Wed 23 Apr 2025Thu 24 Apr 2025Fri 25 Apr 2025Sat 26 Apr 2025Sun 27 Apr 2025Mon 28 Apr 2025Tue 29 Apr 2025Wed 30 Apr 2025Thu 1 May 2025Fri 2 May 2025Sat 3 May 2025Sun 4 May 2025Mon 5 May 2025Tue 6 May 2025Wed 7 May 2025Thu 8 May 2025
England and Wales bank holidaysEngland and Wales bank holidays open Fri 11 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 12 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 13 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 14 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 15 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 16 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 17 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed Fri 18 Apr 2025: Good FridayEngland and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 19 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 20 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed Mon 21 Apr 2025: Easter MondayEngland and Wales bank holidays open Tue 22 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 23 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 24 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 25 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 26 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 27 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 28 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 29 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 30 Apr 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 1 May 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 2 May 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 3 May 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 4 May 2025England and Wales bank holidays closed Mon 5 May 2025: Early May bank holidayEngland and Wales bank holidays open Tue 6 May 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 7 May 2025England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 8 May 2025
  • Open
  • Closed
  • Weekend
  • Holiday on a weekend

Other calendars on Fri 18 Apr 2025

Friday 18 April 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 closed Fri 18 Apr 2025: Good FridayGood Friday
FedACH Services (US-FEDACH)No dataOutside this calendar's sources
US federal holidays (US-FEDERAL)US federal holidays open Fri 18 Apr 2025Business day
FedNow Service (US-FEDNOW)FedNow Service open Fri 18 Apr 2025Business 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 Fri 18 Apr 2025

England and Wales bank holidays revision 68, published .

Cite this answer
Zeitwide (2026). GB-EAW on 2025-04-18. Release 2026.11.04.1. https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2025-04-18

Questions people ask

When does England and Wales bank holidays reopen after Friday 18 April 2025?

England and Wales bank holidays reopens on Tuesday 22 April 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?

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/2025-04-18

{
  "date": "2025-04-18",
  "is_business_day": false,
  "reason": "Good Friday",
  "dataset_release": "2026.11.04.1"
}

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