bank holiday

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Over the bank holiday weekend more than 400 performances are set to take place across 70 venues in the city, with about 100,000 visitors expected to take in the festival.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Epstein, who was in France, emailed Mandelson and said: "I do not have a visa for Russia, it is a bank holiday in paris today... any ideas how i can get one."

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Iran is in the middle of an extended weekend, with the authorities declaring Wednesday a bank holiday at the last minute, citing the need to save energy during the cold weather.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

The authorities have not linked the bank holiday to the protests.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Oliver Twist and Nancy—merely acquaintances in the original story—with a fresh hand at the plot, might have gone on a bank holiday to Margate.

From Confessions of a Book-Lover by Egan, Maurice Francis