The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the list of bank holidays for the year 2026. This list includes national festivals, religious festivals, and state-level regional holidays. Next year, banks will be closed for over 100 days across different states in India.
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2026 Bank Holidays: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the bank holiday calendar for the year 2026. This list includes national festivals, major religious festivals, and state-specific regional holidays. Banks in India will be closed for over 100 days next year. This means that there will be many days when banking operations may be affected, so it will be important to plan transactions or bank visits in advance.
Important holidays include Republic Day, Holi, Eid al-Fitr, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti, Baisakhi, Dussehra, Durga Puja, and Diwali. However, note that holiday dates may vary in different states, so it’s best to check the list with your local bank branch. So, let’s find out when banks will be closed throughout the year.
2026-Month-Wise Bank Holiday List
| Date | opportunity |
|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year / Gaan-Ngai |
| 2 January | New Year Celebration / Mannam Jayanti |
| 3 January | Hazrat Ali’s Birthday |
| 12 January | Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary |
| 14 January | Makar Sankranti / Magh Bihu |
| 15 January | Uttarayan Punyakaal / Pongal / Maghe Sankranti |
| 16 January | Thiruvalluvar Day |
| 17 January | Ujavar Tirunal |
| 23 January | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti / Saraswati Puja |
| 26 January | Republic Day |
| Date | opportunity |
|---|---|
| 18 February | Losar |
| 19 February | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s birth anniversary |
| 20 February | Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh Statehood Day |
| Date | opportunity |
|---|---|
| 2 March | Holika Dahan |
| March 3 | Holi (2nd day) / Dhulandi / Dol Jatra |
| March 4 | Holi – Dhuleti / Yaosang Day 2 |
| March 13 | Chhapachar Kut |
| March 17 | Shab-e-Qadr |
| March 19 | Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Telugu New Year / First Navaratri |
| March 20 | Eid-ul-Fitr / Jumat-ul-Wida |
| 21 March | Ramzan Eid / Sarhul |
| 26 March | Shri Ram Navami |
| March 27 | Shri Ram Navami (Chaite Dashain) |
| March 31 | Mahavir Jayanti |
| Date | opportunity |
|---|---|
| April 1st | annual closing of banks |
| 2 April | Maundy Thursday |
| 3 April | Good Friday |
| April 14 | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti / Tamil New Year / Baisakhi / Bohag Bihu |
| 15th April | Bengali New Year / Vishu / Himachal Day |
| 16 April | Bohag Bihu |
| 20 April | Basava Jayanti / Akshaya Tritiya |
| 21 April | Garia Puja |
| Date | opportunity |
|---|---|
| 1 May | Maharashtra Day / Buddha Purnima / Labour Day |
| 9 May | Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary |
| 16 May | Sikkim Statehood Day |
| 26 May | Kazi Nazrul Islam Birth Anniversary |
| 27–28 May | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) |
| Date | opportunity |
|---|---|
| 15 June | YMA Day / Raja Sankranti |
| 25–26 June | Muharram / Ashura |
| 29 June | Saint Kabir Jayanti |
| June 30 | Remna-ni |
July: Banks will remain closed in Agartala region on July 22 due to Kharchi Puja.
| Date | opportunity |
|---|---|
| 4 August | the worship of the |
| August 15 | Independence Day / Parsi New Year |
| 19 August | Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Birth Anniversary |
| Date | opportunity |
|---|---|
| September 4 | Janmashtami |
| September 12 | Srimanta Sankardev Date |
| September 14 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 15 September | Samvatsari / Nuakhai |
| 21 September | Janotsav – Shriman Shankardev |
| 22 September | Karma Puja |
| 23 September | Maharaja Hari Singh Jayanti |
| 25 September | Indra Jatra |
| Date | opportunity |
|---|---|
| 2 October | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 10 October | Mahalaya Amavasya |
| 17 October | Maha Saptami |
| 19–23 October | Dussehra / Durga Puja |
| 26 October | Lakshmi Puja / Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
| 29 October | Karwa Chauth |
| 31 October | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti |
| Date | opportunity |
|---|---|
| 9–11 November | Diwali / Govardhan Puja / Bhai Dooj / Chitragupta Jayanti |
| 13 November | Wangala Festival |
| 16 November | Chhath Puja |
| 23 November | Seng Kut Snem |
| 24 November | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 27 November | Kanakadasa Jayanti |
| Date | opportunity |
|---|---|
| 1 December | Indigenous Faith Day |
| 3 December | St. Francis Xavier Festival |
| 9–11 December | Losong/Namsongh |
| 12 December | Pao Togan Negminja Sangma death anniversary |
| 18 December | उ सोसो थाम पुण्यतिथि |
| 19 December | Goa Liberation Day |
| 24–26 December | Christmas Eve and Christmas |
| 30 December | U Qiang Nangbah Death Anniversary |
| December 31 | New Year’s Eve |
