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Planning to visit your bank in 2026? Knowing bank holidays in advance is crucial because banks may remain closed on different dates in different states. Here’s a detailed month-wise list of bank holidays across India for 2026.

• 1 Jan (Thu): New Year’s Day / Gaan-Ngai – Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, Shillong

• 2 Jan (Fri): New Year Celebration / Mannam Jayanthi – Aizawl, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram

• 3 Jan (Sat): Hazrat Ali Birth Anniversary – Lucknow

• 12 Jan (Mon): Swami Vivekananda Jayanti – Kolkata

• 14 Jan (Wed): Makar Sankranti / Magh Bihu – Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Itanagar

• 15 Jan (Thu): Uttarayan / Pongal / Makar Sankranti – Bengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Vijayawada

• 16 Jan (Fri): Tiruvalluvar Day – Chennai

• 17 Jan (Sat): Uzhavar Thirunal – Chennai

• 23 Jan (Fri): Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti / Saraswati Puja / Basant Panchami – Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata

• 26 Jan (Mon): Republic Day – All major cities except Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Kanpur, Srinagar

• 18 Feb (Wed): Losar – Gangtok

• 19 Feb (Thu): Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti – Belapur, Mumbai, Nagpur

• 20 Feb (Fri): State Day / Statehood Day – Aizawl, Itanagar

• 2 Mar (Mon): Holika Dahan – Lucknow

• 3 Mar (Tue): Holi / Dhulandi / Dol Jatra – Belapur, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Vijayawada

• 4 Mar (Wed): Holi / Dhuleti / Yaoshang – Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, New Delhi, Raipur, Shillong, Shimla

• 13 Mar (Fri): Chapchar Kut – Aizawl

• 17 Mar (Tue): Shab-I-Qadr – Jammu

• 19 Mar (Thu): Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Telugu New Year – Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Kochi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Vijayawada

• 20 Mar (Fri): Eid-ul-Fitr / Jumat-ul-Vida – Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi

• 21 Mar (Sat): Ramzan Eid – Aizawl, Belapur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi

• 26 Mar (Thu): Ram Navami – Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Shillong

• 27 Mar (Fri): Ram Navami (Chaiti Dussehra) – Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi

• 31 Mar (Tue): Mahavir Jayanti – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, and many other cities

• 1 Apr: Bank Closing (specific to certain states)

• 2 Apr: Maundy Thursday

• 3 Apr: Good Friday

• 14 Apr: Ambedkar Jayanti / Tamil New Year / Baisakhi

• 15 Apr: Bengali New Year / Vishu

• 16 Apr: Bohag Bihu

• 20 Apr: Basava Jayanti / Akshaya Tritiya

• 21 Apr: Garia Puja

(Dates vary by state)

• 1 May: Labour Day / Buddha Purnima

• 9 May: Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti

• 16 May: State Day (Sikkim)

• 26–28 May: Bakrid (varies by state)

• 15 Jun: YMA Day / Raja Sankranti

• 25–26 Jun: Muharram

• 29 Jun: Kabir Jayanti

• 30 Jun: Remna Ni

• 6 Jul: MHIP Day

• 9 Jul: Beh Deinkhlam

• 16 Jul: Rath Yatra

• 17 Jul: U Tirot Singh Punyatithi

• 18 Jul: Drukpa Tshe-zi

• 22 Jul: Kharchi Puja

• 4 Aug: Ker Puja

• 15 Aug: Independence Day

• 19 Aug: Maharaja Bir Bikram Jayanti

• 25–26 Aug: Eid-e-Milad / Onam

• 28 Aug: Raksha Bandhan

• 4 Sep: Janmashtami

• 12 Sep: Srimanta Shankardev Tithi

• 14–15 Sep: Ganesh Chaturthi

• 21–25 Sep: Karma Puja / Indra Jatra

• 2 Oct: Gandhi Jayanti

• 17–23 Oct: Durga Puja / Dussehra

• 26 Oct: Laxmi Puja

• 29 Oct: Karva Chauth

• 31 Oct: Sardar Patel Jayanti

• 9–11 Nov: Diwali

• 13 Nov: Wangla Festival

• 16 Nov: Chhath Puja

• 23–24 Nov: Guru Nanak Jayanti

• 27 Nov: Kanakadasa Jayanti

• 1 Dec: Indigenous Faith Day

• 3 Dec: St. Francis Xavier Feast

• 9–11 Dec: Losoong

• 19 Dec: Goa Liberation Day

• 24–26 Dec: Christmas

• 30 Dec: U Kiang Nangbah Punyatithi

• 31 Dec: New Year’s Eve

Planning Tip:
Bank holidays vary by state and are linked to local festivals, religious days, and national events. Always check with your branch before visiting to avoid inconvenience.