Bank Holidays 2026 - Month Wise Festival and Holidays
Author Updated on Dec 30, 2025
Bank holidays are specific dates when banks remain closed, which can either be nationwide or state-specific. It is essential to be informed about these holidays to plan your visits for availing services such as loans or fixed deposits (FDs). Being aware of bank holidays ensures you can access these services without inconvenience.
This blog provides an entire holiday list for banks for the year 2026 to let you know when you can visit branches to get particular services.
Holiday List for Banks in India 2026
Here is a table outlining the bank holidays in India for 2026, which will help you plan your banking activities and ensure smooth transactions throughout the year:
| Date | Day | Occasion | Region |
| January 1, 2026 | Thursday | New Year’s Day/Gaan-Ngai | Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Itanagar, Imphal, Kolkata, Kohima, Shillong |
| January 2, 2026 | Friday | New Year Celebration/Mannam Jayanthi | Aizawl, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| January 3, 2026 | Saturday | Birthday of Hazrat Ali | Kanpur, Lucknow |
| January 12, 2026 | Monday | Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda | Kolkata |
| January 14, 2026 | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu | Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar, Itanagar, Guwahati |
| January 15, 2026 | Thursday | Uttarayana Punyakala/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Makara Sankranti | Bengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Vijayawada |
| January 16, 2026 | Friday | Thiruvalluvar Day | Chennai |
| January 17, 2026 | Saturday | Uzhavar Thirunal | Chennai |
| January 23, 2026 | Friday | Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose/Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami)/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti/Basanta Panchami | Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata |
| January 26, 2026 | Monday | Republic Day | Nationwide |
| February 18, 2026 | Wednesday | Losar | Gangtok |
| February 20, 2026 | Friday | Statehood Day/State Day | Aizawl, Itanagar |
| March 2, 2026 | Monday | Holika Dahan | Kanpur, Lucknow |
| March 3, 2026 | Tuesday | Holi (Second Day)/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi/Holika Dahan | Belapur, Bhopal, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Vijayawada |
| March 4, 2026 | Wednesday | Holi/Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti/Yaosang 2nd Day | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Lucknow, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla |
| March 13, 2026 | Friday | Chapchar Kut | Aizawl |
| March 17, 2026 | Tuesday | Shab-I-Qadr | Jammu, Srinagar |
| March 19, 2026 | Thursday | Gudhi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Telugu New Year's Day/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/1st Navratra | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Srinagar, Vijayawada |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan)/Jumat-ul-Vida | Jammu, Kochi, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| March 21, 2026 | Saturday | Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1)/Khutub-E-Ramzan/Sarhul | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kohima, Lucknow, New Delhi, Raipur, Shillong, Srinagar |
March 26, 2026 | Thursday | Shree Ram Navami | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi, Shimla |
March 27, 2026 | Friday | Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain) | Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Patna, Vijayawada |
March 31, 2026 | Tuesday | Mahavir Janmakalyanak/Mahavir Jayanti | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi |
| April 1, 2026 | Wednesday | Banks’ Closing of Accounts | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Jammu, Kochi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Lucknow, New Delhi, Raipur, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| April 2, 2026 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| April 3, 2026 | Friday | Good Friday | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Kanpur, Kohima, Mumbai, Nagpur, Lucknow, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Shillong, Shimla, Raipur, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| April 14, 2026 | Tuesday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Maha Vishuva Sankranti/Biju/Buisu Festival/Tamil New Year's Day/Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba/Baisakhi | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Lucknow, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| April 15, 2026 | Wednesday | Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha)/Bohag Bihu/Vishu/Himachal Day | Agartala, Guwahati, Itanagar, Kochi, Kolkata, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram |
| April 16, 2026 | Thursday | Bohag Bihu | Guwahati |
April 20, 2026 | Monday | Basava Jayanti / Akshaya Tritiya | Bengaluru |
April 21, 2026 | Tuesday | Garia Puja | Agartala |
| May 1, 2026 | Friday | Maharashtra Din/Buddha Pournima/May Day (Labour Day)/Birth Anniversary of Pandit Raghunath Murmu | Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| May 9, 2026 | Saturday | Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore | Kolkata |
| May 16, 2026 | Saturday | State Day | Gangtok |
| May 26, 2026 | Tuesday | Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam | Agartala |
| May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | Eid-UI-Adha-(Bakri-Eid)/Id-ul-Zuha | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhopal, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| May 28, 2026 | Thursday | Bakri ID (Id-Uz-Zuha) | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Jaipur, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Srinagar |
| June 15, 2026 | Monday | YMA Day/Raja Sankranti | Aizawl, Bhubaneswar |
| June 25, 2026 | Thursday | Moharrum | Vijayawada |
| June 26, 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Yaom-EShahadath)/Last Day of Moharam/Ashoora | Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Ranchi, Srinagar |
| June 29, 2026 | Monday | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Shimla |
| June 30, 2026 | Tuesday | Remna Ni | Aizawl |
| July 6, 2026 | Monday | MHIP Day | Aizawl |
| July 9, 2026 | Thursday | Beh Deinkhlam | Shillong |
| July 16, 2026 | Thursday | Ratha Yatra/Kang (Rathajatra) | Bhubaneswar, Imphal |
| July 17, 2026 | Friday | Death Anniversary of U Tirot Singh | Shillong |
| July 18, 2026 | Saturday | Drukpa Tshe-zi | Gangtok |
| July 22, 2026 | Wednesday | Kharchi Puja | Agartala |
August 4, 2026 | Tuesday | Ker Puja | Agartala |
| August 8, 2026 | Saturday | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | Gangtok |
| August 13, 2026 | Thursday | Patriot’s Day | Imphal |
| August 15, 2026 | Saturday | Independence Day/Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) | Nationwide |
| August 19, 2026 | Wednesday | Birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur | Agartala |
| August 25, 2026 | Tuesday | Milad-Un-Nabi/First Onam/Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday , of Prophet Muhammed) | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| August 26, 2026 | Wednesday | Id-E-Milad/Baravafat/Milad-un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)/Thiruvonam | Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram |
| August 28, 2026 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan/Pang-Lhabsol/Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi/Ayyankali Jayanthi | Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Gangtok, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Lucknow, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram |
| September 4, 2026 | Friday | Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi | Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| September 12, 2026 | Saturday | Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva | Guwahati |
| September 14, 2026 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Ganesh Puja/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayakar Chathurthi/Hartalika | Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Vijayawada |
| September 15, 2026 | Tuesday | Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Nuakhai/Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) | Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Panaji |
| September 21, 2026 | Monday | Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva/Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Guwahati, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| September 22, 2026 | Tuesday | Karma Puja | Ranchi |
| September 23, 2026 | Wednesday | Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji | Jammu, Srinagar |
| September 25, 2026 | Friday | Indrajatra | Gangtok |
| October 2, 2026 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Nationwide |
| October 10, 2026 | Saturday | Mahalaya Amavasye | Bengaluru |
| October 17, 2026 | Saturday | Maha Saptami | Agartala |
| October 19, 2026 | Monday | Dussehra (Mahashtami)/Maha Navami/Ayutha Pooja/Durga Puja/Vijaya Dashomi/Durga Ashtami | Agartala, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Guwahati, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong |
| October 20, 2026 | Tuesday | Dasara/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) (Aaso sud-10)/Mahanavami, Ayudhapooja/Durga Puja | Agartala, Bengaluru, Kochi, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram |
| October 21, 2026 | Wednesday | Vijaya Dasami/Durga Puja (Dasain) | Bengaluru, Gangtok, Guwahati, Kolkata |
| October 22, 2026 | Thursday | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Gangtok |
| October 23, 2026 | Friday | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Gangtok |
| October 26, 2026 | Monday | Laxmi Puja/Accession Day/Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | Agartala |
| October 29, 2026 | Thursday | Karva Chauth | Ahmedabad |
| October 31, 2026 | Saturday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday | Ahmedabad, Shimla |
| November 9, 2026 | Monday | Diwali/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Govardhan Pooja | Agartala, Bhopal, Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Jaipur, Lucknow |
| November 10, 2026 | Tuesday | Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Deepavali/Laxmi Puja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Gangtok |
| November 11, 2026 | Wednesday | Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Ningol Chakkouba/Bhratridwitiya/Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti | Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Shimla |
| November 13, 2026 | Friday | Wangala Festival | Shillong |
November 16, 2026 | Monday | Chhath Puja/Surya Shashti Dala Chhath (Prath Arghya) | Patna, Ranchi, Shillong |
November 23, 2026 | Monday | Seng Kut Snem | Belapur, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jammu, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar, New Delhi |
November 24, 2026 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima | Shillong |
November 27, 2026 | Friday | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Bengaluru, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar |
December 1, 2026 | Tuesday | Indigenous Faith Day/State Inauguration Day | Itanagar, Kohima |
| December 3, 2026 | Thursday | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Gangtok, Panaji |
| December 09, 2026 | Wednesday | Losoong / Namsoong | Gangtok |
| December 10, 2026 | Thursday | Losoong / Namsoong | Gangtok |
| December 11, 2026 | Friday | Losoong / Namsoong | Gangtok |
| December 12, 2026 | Saturday | Death Anniversary of Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma | Shillong |
| December 18, 2026 | Friday | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Shillong |
| December 19, 2026 | Saturday | Goa Liberation Day | Panaji, Shillong |
| December 24, 2026 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Aizawl, Kohima, Shillong |
| December 25, 2026 | Friday | Christmas | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| December 26, 2026 | Saturday | Christmas | Kohima, Shillong |
| December 30, 2026 | Wednesday | Death Anniversary of U Kiang Nangbah | Aizawl |
| December 31, 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Aizawl |
How Do Bank Holidays Affect Financial Transactions?
On bank holidays, banks remain closed, which can lead to delays in manual services such as financial transactions, cheque clearance and fixed deposit (FD) processing. Transactions initiated between banks and consumers on a bank holiday are typically processed on the next working day, ensuring continuity once operations resume.
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