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Is Sunday 17 January 2027 a England and Wales bank holidays business day?

No.

England and Wales bank holidays does not settle at weekends.

Weekend
Next business day
Mon 18 Jan 2027
Previous business day
Fri 15 Jan 2027

Decided by the weekend rule: saturday and sunday are closed on England and Wales bank holidays.

release 2026.10.29.1

How we know

Around this date

  1. Sun 10, Sunday 10 January 2027: weekend
  2. Mon 11, Monday 11 January 2027: open
  3. Tue 12, Tuesday 12 January 2027: open
  4. Wed 13, Wednesday 13 January 2027: open
  5. Thu 14, Thursday 14 January 2027: open
  6. Fri 15, Friday 15 January 2027: open
  7. Sat 16, Saturday 16 January 2027: weekend
  8. Sun 17, Sunday 17 January 2027: weekend
  9. Mon 18, Monday 18 January 2027: open
  10. Tue 19, Tuesday 19 January 2027: open
  11. Wed 20, Wednesday 20 January 2027: open
  12. Thu 21, Thursday 21 January 2027: open
  13. Fri 22, Friday 22 January 2027: open
  14. Sat 23, Saturday 23 January 2027: weekend
  15. Sun 24, Sunday 24 January 2027: weekend
  16. Mon 25, Monday 25 January 2027: open
  17. Tue 26, Tuesday 26 January 2027: open
  18. Wed 27, Wednesday 27 January 2027: open
  19. Thu 28, Thursday 28 January 2027: open
  20. Fri 29, Friday 29 January 2027: open
  21. Sat 30, Saturday 30 January 2027: weekend
  • Open
  • Closed
  • Weekend
  • Holiday on a weekend

Sun 17 Jan on other calendars

CalendarStatusWhy
Germany: nationwide public holidays DEWeekendWeekend
T2 (TARGET RTGS) EU-T2WeekendWeekend
CHAPS GB-CHAPSWeekendWeekend
FedACH Services US-FEDACHWeekendWeekend
US federal holidays US-FEDERALWeekendWeekend
FedNow Service US-FEDNOWOpenBusiness day
Fedwire Funds Service US-FEDWIREWeekendWeekend

Get this answer in code

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ZEITWIDE_API_KEY" \
  https://api.zeitwide.com/v1/calendars/GB-EAW/days/2027-01-17

{
  "date": "2027-01-17",
  "is_business_day": false,
  "dataset_release": "2026.10.29.1"
}

Agents get the same answer from the is_business_day MCP tool. Developer quickstart

Questions people ask

Is Sunday 17 January 2027 a England and Wales bank holidays business day?
No. Sunday 17 January 2027 is a weekend day, and England and Wales bank holidays does not settle at weekends. Next business day: Mon 18 Jan 2027. Previous: Fri 15 Jan 2027. Backed by official sources.
When does England and Wales bank holidays settle again?
Monday 18 January 2027.
Can I be warned about changes like this?
Yes. Sign in and add England and Wales bank holidays to an alert rule for webhook alerts.