King Charles III’s Coronation took place on Saturday 6 May 2023, and ASDA stores were not subject to a nationwide compulsory closure on Coronation Day itself. The additional UK bank holiday associated with the Coronation was Monday 8 May 2023, not Saturday 6 May.
Because the Coronation is now a historical event rather than a recurring annual holiday, there is no current “Coronation Day opening timetable” to use in 2026. Searches for this topic are best understood as questions about what happened in May 2023.
Coronation Day and the Coronation Bank Holiday Were Different Dates
This is the most important distinction.
The Coronation ceremony took place on Saturday 6 May 2023. The government then provided an additional bank holiday on Monday 8 May, following the Coronation weekend.
A search for “ASDA Coronation Day opening times” can therefore refer to either the Saturday ceremony itself or the Monday bank holiday. Those were separate trading dates.
Was ASDA Closed for the Coronation?
There was no general legal requirement for supermarkets to close on Saturday 6 May simply because the Coronation was taking place.
ASDA actively sold Coronation-themed food in the run-up to the event, with its limited-edition Coronation range available in stores and online from 24 April until 17 May 2023. This confirms that the retailer was treating the Coronation period as an active trading and promotional period rather than a nationwide store-closure event.
Individual store hours still depended on the branch, so the exact Saturday timetable was a local matter.
What Happened on Monday 8 May 2023?
Monday 8 May was the additional bank holiday created to mark the Coronation.
For retailers, that meant the day was closer to another bank-holiday trading question than to the Saturday ceremony itself. ASDA stores could operate, but branch-specific bank holiday hours and service hours were relevant.
Contemporary NHS pharmacy schedules illustrate that even services inside ASDA stores varied on the Coronation bank holiday. For example, some ASDA pharmacies were listed for reduced hours on 8 May while others were listed as closed. That is another reason the supermarket’s main opening time should not be treated as the pharmacy timetable.
Why Old Search Results Can Be Confusing
Coronation-related articles were published quickly in April and May 2023, often using phrases such as “Coronation weekend”, “Coronation bank holiday” and “Coronation Day” interchangeably.
Those phrases do not always refer to the same calendar date. A Saturday 6 May opening time cannot automatically be used for Monday 8 May, and vice versa.
When checking a historical opening time, confirm both the branch and the date before relying on the result.
Did Sunday Trading Law Affect Coronation Day?
The Coronation ceremony itself was on a Saturday, so the normal large-shop Sunday trading restrictions in England and Wales did not determine Saturday opening hours.
The following day, Sunday 7 May, was subject to ordinary Sunday trading arrangements for large shops. The additional bank holiday then fell on Monday 8 May.
That three-day sequence is useful for understanding why stores could have three different timetables across the Coronation weekend.
ASDA Express and Petrol Stations
Smaller ASDA formats and petrol locations can use different hours from full-size supermarkets.
This would also have applied during the Coronation weekend. A Superstore, Express and petrol filling station in the same area should not be assumed to have shared identical hours.
What About Online Shopping?
ASDA’s Coronation promotion was available both in store and online, but delivery availability was still based on the slots offered for the customer’s postcode and date.
A supermarket being open on a particular day did not guarantee that every delivery time was available. Delivery capacity and physical store trading are separate parts of the service.
Is Coronation Day an Annual Bank Holiday?
No. The additional bank holiday on 8 May 2023 was created specifically for King Charles III’s Coronation.
It is not an annual May bank holiday that repeats each year. That means ASDA customers in 2026 should use the normal current bank holiday calendar rather than looking for a new annual Coronation Day timetable.
For current holiday trading, the ASDA bank holiday opening times guide is more relevant.
Coronation Day FAQs
Was ASDA open on the King’s Coronation Day?
The Coronation itself was on Saturday 6 May 2023 and there was no national compulsory supermarket closure for the occasion. Individual store hours varied.
When was the Coronation bank holiday?
The additional UK bank holiday was Monday 8 May 2023, two days after the Coronation ceremony.
Is Coronation Day still a bank holiday?
No. The 2023 Coronation bank holiday was a one-off additional holiday rather than a recurring annual event.