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Is Saturday 5 August 2028 a England and Wales bank holidays business day?

No: Saturday 5 August 2028 is not a England and Wales bank holidays business day, because England and Wales bank holidays is closed at weekends; England and Wales bank holidays reopens on Monday 7 August 2028 (Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1).

28 days of England and Wales bank holidays around Sat 5 Aug 2028

England and Wales bank holidays, Sat 29 Jul 2028 to Fri 25 Aug 2028
CalendarSat 29 Jul 2028Sun 30 Jul 2028Mon 31 Jul 2028Tue 1 Aug 2028Wed 2 Aug 2028Thu 3 Aug 2028Fri 4 Aug 2028Sat 5 Aug 2028Sun 6 Aug 2028Mon 7 Aug 2028Tue 8 Aug 2028Wed 9 Aug 2028Thu 10 Aug 2028Fri 11 Aug 2028Sat 12 Aug 2028Sun 13 Aug 2028Mon 14 Aug 2028Tue 15 Aug 2028Wed 16 Aug 2028Thu 17 Aug 2028Fri 18 Aug 2028Sat 19 Aug 2028Sun 20 Aug 2028Mon 21 Aug 2028Tue 22 Aug 2028Wed 23 Aug 2028Thu 24 Aug 2028Fri 25 Aug 2028
England and Wales bank holidaysEngland and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 29 Jul 2028England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 30 Jul 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 31 Jul 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 1 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 2 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 3 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 4 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 5 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 6 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 7 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 8 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 9 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 10 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 11 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 12 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 13 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 14 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 15 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 16 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 17 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 18 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 19 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 20 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 21 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 22 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 23 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 24 Aug 2028England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 25 Aug 2028
  • Open
  • Closed
  • Weekend
  • Holiday on a weekend

Other calendars on Sat 5 Aug 2028

Saturday 5 August 2028 on 7 other calendars
CalendarStatusWhy
Germany: nationwide public holidays (DE)No dataOutside this calendar's sources
T2 (TARGET RTGS) (EU-T2)T2 (TARGET RTGS) closed for the weekend Sat 5 Aug 2028Weekend
CHAPS (GB-CHAPS)CHAPS closed for the weekend Sat 5 Aug 2028Weekend
FedACH Services (US-FEDACH)FedACH Services closed for the weekend Sat 5 Aug 2028Weekend
US federal holidays (US-FEDERAL)US federal holidays closed for the weekend Sat 5 Aug 2028Weekend
FedNow Service (US-FEDNOW)FedNow Service open Sat 5 Aug 2028Business day
Fedwire Funds Service (US-FEDWIRE)Fedwire Funds Service closed for the weekend Sat 5 Aug 2028Weekend

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 Sat 5 Aug 2028

England and Wales bank holidays revision 68, published .

Cite this answer
Zeitwide (2026). GB-EAW on 2028-08-05. Release 2026.11.04.1. https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2028-08-05

Questions people ask

When does England and Wales bank holidays reopen after Saturday 5 August 2028?

England and Wales bank holidays reopens on Monday 7 August 2028.

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/2028-08-05

{
  "date": "2028-08-05",
  "is_business_day": false,
  "dataset_release": "2026.11.04.1"
}

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