Complete List of Bank Holidays in India 2026

Bank holidays in India in 2026 cover a wide range of national holidays, regional festivals, and religious observances, during which banks remain closed in specific states or across the country. Knowing these dates in advance can help you avoid last-minute banking disruptions and plan branch visits, cash withdrawals, and digital transactions smoothly.

Below is the complete month-wise list of bank holidays in India for 2026, based strictly on official state and national observances.

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Why Checking Bank Holidays in 2026 Is Important

With banking services playing a crucial role in daily life, missing a holiday can delay:

Cash deposits and withdrawals
Cheque clearances
Loan and EMI processing
In-branch customer services

While online banking remains available, physical branches remain closed on these holidays. This makes planning ahead essential.

Bank Holidays in January 2026

Date	Occasion	States / Union Territories
Thu, 1 Jan	New Year’s Day / Gaan-Ngai	Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, Shillong
Fri, 2 Jan	New Year Celebration / Mannam Jayanthi	Aizawl, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram
Sat, 3 Jan	Birthday of Hazrat Ali	Lucknow
Mon, 12 Jan	Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda	Kolkata
Wed, 14 Jan	Makar Sankranti / Magh Bihu	Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Itanagar
Thu, 15 Jan	Uttarayana Punyakala / Pongal / Maghe Sankranti / Makara Sankranti	Bengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Vijayawada
Fri, 16 Jan	Thiruvalluvar Day	Chennai
Sat, 17 Jan	Uzhavar Thirunal	Chennai
Fri, 23 Jan	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti / Saraswati Puja / Basanta Panchami	Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata
Mon, 26 Jan	Republic Day	Except Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Kanpur, Srinagar

Bank Holidays in February 2026

Date	Occasion	States / Union Territories
Wed, 18 Feb	Losar	Gangtok
Thu, 19 Feb	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti	Belapur, Mumbai, Nagpur
Fri, 20 Feb	State Day / Statehood Day	Aizawl, Itanagar

Bank Holidays in March 2026

Date	Occasion	States / Union Territories
Mon, 2 Mar	Holika Dahan	Lucknow
Tue, 3 Mar	Holi / Dol Jatra / Dhulandi	Belapur, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Vijayawada
Wed, 4 Mar	Holi / Dhuleti / Yaosang (2nd Day)	Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Lucknow, New Delhi, Raipur, Shillong, Shimla
Fri, 13 Mar	Chapchar Kut	Aizawl
Tue, 17 Mar	Shab-I-Qadr	Jammu
Thu, 19 Mar	Gudhi Padwa / Ugadi / Telugu New Year / Cheiraoba / 1st Navratra	Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Kochi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Vijayawada
Fri, 20 Mar	Eid-Ul-Fitr / Jumat-ul-Vida	Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi
Sat, 21 Mar	Ramzan-Id / Sarhul	Aizawl, Belapur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi
Thu, 26 Mar	Shree Ram Navami	Multiple states
Fri, 27 Mar	Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain)	Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi
Tue, 31 Mar	Mahavir Jayanti	Most major states and cities

Bank Holidays in April 2026

Date	Occasion	States / Union Territories
Wed, 1 Apr	Banks’ Yearly Closing	Most states
Thu, 2 Apr	Maundy Thursday	Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram
Fri, 3 Apr	Good Friday	Most states
Tue, 14 Apr	Ambedkar Jayanti / Baisakhi / Bohag Bihu / Tamil New Year	Most states
Wed, 15 Apr	Bengali New Year / Vishu / Himachal Day	Selected states
Thu, 16 Apr	Bohag Bihu	Guwahati
Mon, 20 Apr	Basava Jayanti / Akshaya Tritiya	Bengaluru, Kolkata
Tue, 21 Apr	Garia Puja	Agartala

Bank Holidays in May 2026

Date	Occasion	States / Union Territories
Fri, 1 May	May Day / Maharashtra Day / Buddha Pournima	Most states
Sat, 9 May	Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti	Kolkata
Sat, 16 May	State Day	Gangtok
Tue, 26 May	Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti	Multiple states
Wed, 27 May	Eid-Ul-Adha	Agartala, Jammu
Thu, 28 May	Bakri Id	Major cities

Bank Holidays in June 2026

Date	Occasion	States / Union Territories
Mon, 15 Jun	YMA Day / Raja Sankranti	Aizawl, Bhubaneswar
Thu, 25 Jun	Moharrum	Vijayawada
Fri, 26 Jun	Muharram / Ashoora	Many states
Mon, 29 Jun	Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti	Shimla
Tue, 30 Jun	Remna Ni	Aizawl

Bank Holidays in July 2026

Date	Occasion	States / Union Territories
Mon, 6 Jul	MHIP Day	Aizawl
Thu, 9 Jul	Beh Deinkhlam	Shillong
Thu, 16 Jul	Ratha Yatra	Bhubaneswar
Fri, 17 Jul	U Tirot Singh Death Anniversary	Imphal
Sat, 18 Jul	Drukpa Tshe-zi	Gangtok
Wed, 22 Jul	Kharchi Puja	Agartala, Shillong

Bank Holidays in August 2026

Date	Occasion	States / Union Territories
Tue, 4 Aug	Ker Puja	Agartala
Sat, 8 Aug	Tendong Lho Rum Faat	Gangtok
Thu, 13 Aug	Patriot’s Day	Imphal
Sat, 15 Aug	Independence Day / Parsi New Year	All major locations
Wed, 19 Aug	Maharaja Bir Bikram Jayanti	Agartala
Tue, 25 Aug	Milad-Un-Nabi / First Onam	Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada
Wed, 26 Aug	Milad-un-Nabi / Thiruvonam	Multiple states
Fri, 28 Aug	Raksha Bandhan / Guru Jayanthi	Selected states

Bank Holidays in September 2026

Date	Occasion	States / Union Territories
Fri, 4 Sep	Janmashtami / Krishna Jayanthi	Multiple states
Sat, 12 Sep	Sankardeva Tithi	Guwahati
Mon, 14 Sep	Ganesh Chaturthi	Major cities
Tue, 15 Sep	Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) / Nuakhai	Major cities
Mon, 21 Sep	Sankardeva Janmotsav	Gangtok
Tue, 22 Sep	Karma Puja	Gangtok, Kochi
Wed, 23 Sep	Maharaja Hari Singh Jayanti	Jammu, Ranchi
Fri, 25 Sep	Indrajatra	Gangtok, Panaji

Bank Holidays in October 2026

Date	Occasion	States / Union Territories
Fri, 2 Oct	Gandhi Jayanti	Nationwide
Sat, 10 Oct	Mahalaya Amavasye	Bengaluru
Sat, 17 Oct	Maha Saptami	Selected states
Mon, 19 Oct	Dussehra / Durga Puja	Most states
Tue, 20 Oct	Vijay Dashami	Multiple states
Wed, 21 Oct	Vijaya Dasami	Selected states
Thu, 22 Oct	Durga Puja	Gangtok, Shimla
Fri, 23 Oct	Durga Puja	Gangtok, Kolkata
Mon, 26 Oct	Laxmi Puja / Accession Day	Agartala
Thu, 29 Oct	Karva Chauth	Shimla
Sat, 31 Oct	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti	Shimla

Bank Holidays in November 2026

Date	Occasion	States / Union Territories
Mon, 9 Nov	Diwali / Govardhan Puja	Selected states
Tue, 10 Nov	Diwali / Vikram Samvat New Year	Major cities
Wed, 11 Nov	Bhai Dooj / Ningol Chakkouba	Selected states
Fri, 13 Nov	Wangala Festival	Shillong
Mon, 16 Nov	Chhath Puja	Patna, Ranchi
Mon, 23 Nov	Seng Kut Snem	Aizawl
Tue, 24 Nov	Guru Nanak Jayanti	Most states
Fri, 27 Nov	Kanakadasa Jayanthi	Bengaluru

Bank Holidays in December 2026

Date	Occasion	States / Union Territories
Tue, 1 Dec	Indigenous Faith Day	Itanagar, Kohima
Thu, 3 Dec	Feast of St. Francis Xavier	Panaji
Wed–Fri, 9–11 Dec	Losoong / Namsoong	Gangtok
Sat, 12 Dec	Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma Death Anniversary	Shillong
Fri, 18 Dec	U SoSo Tham Death Anniversary	Shillong
Sat, 19 Dec	Goa Liberation Day	Panaji
Thu, 24 Dec	Christmas Eve	Aizawl, Kohima, Shillong
Fri, 25 Dec	Christmas	All central locations
Sat, 26 Dec	Christmas	Aizawl, Kohima, Shillong
Wed, 30 Dec	U Kiang Nangbah Death Anniversary	Aizawl, Shillong
Thu, 31 Dec	New Year’s Eve	Aizawl, Shillong

Major Nationwide Bank Holidays in 2026

These holidays are observed across most states and typically lead to pan-India bank closures:

Republic Day – January 26
Good Friday – April 3
Independence Day – August 15
Gandhi Jayanti – October 2
Diwali – November 9–11 (varies by state)
Christmas – December 25

Important Note for Bank Customers

Bank holidays vary by state and city, even on major festivals.
RBI guidelines allow banks to remain closed while UPI, net banking, ATMs, and mobile apps stay operational.
Always confirm local holidays before planning branch visits.

Final Takeaway

The Bank Holidays in India 2026 calendar offers a reliable, month-by-month snapshot of when banks remain closed across the country. Staying updated on key holidays such as Holi, Eid, Durga Puja, Onam, Baisakhi, and Diwali, along with national observances, ensures seamless financial planning throughout the year.

Bookmark this page to stay prepared and avoid unexpected banking delays in 2026.

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