# England and Wales bank holidays closures in 2026

England and Wales bank holidays has 8 closing days in 2026, 8 on weekdays. England and Wales bank holidays is closed every Saturday and Sunday. Every date below is from Zeitwide release 2026.11.03.1.

## Every closure

England and Wales bank holidays closures in 2026, with the official source for each

| Date | Reason | Basis | Reopens | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [England and Wales bank holidays closed Thu 1 Jan 2026: New Year's Day](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-01-01) | New Year's Day | Published | [England and Wales bank holidays reopens Fri 2 Jan 2026](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-01-02) | GOV.UK (Government Digital Service) |
| [England and Wales bank holidays closed Fri 3 Apr 2026: Good Friday](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-04-03) | Good Friday | Published | [England and Wales bank holidays reopens Tue 7 Apr 2026](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-04-07) | GOV.UK (Government Digital Service) |
| [England and Wales bank holidays closed Mon 6 Apr 2026: Easter Monday](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-04-06) | Easter Monday | Published | [England and Wales bank holidays reopens Tue 7 Apr 2026](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-04-07) | GOV.UK (Government Digital Service) |
| [England and Wales bank holidays closed Mon 4 May 2026: Early May bank holiday](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-05-04) | Early May bank holiday | Published | [England and Wales bank holidays reopens Tue 5 May 2026](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-05-05) | GOV.UK (Government Digital Service) |
| [England and Wales bank holidays closed Mon 25 May 2026: Spring bank holiday](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-05-25) | Spring bank holiday | Published | [England and Wales bank holidays reopens Tue 26 May 2026](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-05-26) | GOV.UK (Government Digital Service) |
| [England and Wales bank holidays closed Mon 31 Aug 2026: Summer bank holiday](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-08-31) | Summer bank holiday | Published | [England and Wales bank holidays reopens Tue 1 Sept 2026](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-09-01) | GOV.UK (Government Digital Service) |
| [England and Wales bank holidays closed Fri 25 Dec 2026: Christmas Day](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-12-25) | Christmas Day | Published | [England and Wales bank holidays reopens Tue 29 Dec 2026](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-12-29) | GOV.UK (Government Digital Service) |
| [England and Wales bank holidays closed Mon 28 Dec 2026: Boxing Day (Substitute day)](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-12-28) | Boxing Day (Substitute day) | Published | [England and Wales bank holidays reopens Tue 29 Dec 2026](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2026-12-29) | GOV.UK (Government Digital Service) |

## Other years

- [England and Wales bank holidays has no closing days in 2025](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2025)
- [England and Wales bank holidays has 8 closing days in 2027, 8 on weekdays](https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2027)

## England and Wales bank holidays against other calendars in 2026

- [England and Wales bank holidays and Germany: nationwide public holidays share 0 closing days in 2026](https://zeitwide.com/compare/DE-vs-GB-EAW/2026)
- [England and Wales bank holidays and T2 (TARGET RTGS) share 4 closing days in 2026](https://zeitwide.com/compare/EU-T2-vs-GB-EAW/2026)
- [England and Wales bank holidays and CHAPS share 8 closing days in 2026](https://zeitwide.com/compare/GB-CHAPS-vs-GB-EAW/2026)
- [England and Wales bank holidays and FedACH Services share 3 closing days in 2026](https://zeitwide.com/compare/GB-EAW-vs-US-FEDACH/2026)
- [England and Wales bank holidays and US federal holidays share 3 closing days in 2026](https://zeitwide.com/compare/GB-EAW-vs-US-FEDERAL/2026)
- [England and Wales bank holidays and FedNow Service share 0 closing days in 2026](https://zeitwide.com/compare/GB-EAW-vs-US-FEDNOW/2026)
- [England and Wales bank holidays and Fedwire Funds Service share 3 closing days in 2026](https://zeitwide.com/compare/GB-EAW-vs-US-FEDWIRE/2026)

## Sources

- GOV.UK (Government Digital Service): <https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays.json> (Read 28 Oct 2026, 15:46 UTC)

Zeitwide release 2026.11.03.1.