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

Sat 23 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/2027-01-23

{
  "date": "2027-01-23",
  "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 Saturday 23 January 2027 a England and Wales bank holidays business day?
No. Saturday 23 January 2027 is a weekend day, and England and Wales bank holidays does not settle at weekends. Next business day: Mon 25 Jan 2027. Previous: Fri 22 Jan 2027. Backed by official sources.
When does England and Wales bank holidays settle again?
Monday 25 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.