RBI Holiday List 2026: Complete Calendar of Bank Holidays
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) declares a list of holidays every year for scheduled commercial banks across India. These holidays include national holidays as well as regional and festival-based closures that vary by state and union territory.
Banks remain closed on these specified days in addition to Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. The list below is based on the standard RBI holiday matrix pattern and typical observances.
List of RBI Bank Holidays for January 2026
Date | Event Name | States / Union Territories |
| Thursday, 1 Jan 2026 | New Year’s Day / Gaan-Ngai | Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, Shillong |
| Friday, 2 Jan 2026 | New Year Celebration / Mannam Jayanthi | Aizawl, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Saturday, 3 Jan 2026 | Birthday of Hazrat Ali | Lucknow |
| Monday, 12 Jan 2026 | Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda | Kolkata |
| Wednesday, 14 Jan 2026 | Makar Sankranti / Magh Bihu | Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Itanagar |
| Thursday, 15 Jan 2026 | Uttarayana Punyakala / Pongal / Maghe Sankranti / Makara Sankranti | Bengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Vijayawada |
| Friday, 16 Jan 2026 | Thiruvalluvar Day | Chennai |
| Saturday, 17 Jan 2026 | Uzhavar Thirunal | Chennai |
| Friday, 23 Jan 2026 | Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose / Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami) / Vir Surendrasai Jayanti / Basanta Panchami | Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata |
| Monday, 26 Jan 2026 | Republic Day | All locations except Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Kanpur, and Srinagar |
List of RBI Bank Holidays for February 2026
Date | Event Name | States / Union Territories |
| Wednesday, 18 Feb 2026 | Losar | Gangtok |
| Thursday, 19 Feb 2026 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Belapur, Mumbai, Nagpur |
| Friday, 20 Feb 2026 | State Day / Statehood Day | Aizawl, Itanagar |
List of RBI Bank Holidays for March 2026
Date | Event Name | States / Union Territories |
| Monday, 2 Mar 2026 | Holika Dahan | Lucknow |
| Tuesday, 3 Mar 2026 | Holi (Second Day) / Dol Jatra / Dhulandi / Holika Dahan | Belapur, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Vijayawada |
| Wednesday, 4 Mar 2026 | Holi / Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti / Yaosang 2nd Day | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Lucknow, New Delhi, Raipur, Shillong, Shimla |
| Friday, 13 Mar 2026 | Chapchar Kut | Aizawl |
| Tuesday, 17 Mar 2026 | Shab-I-Qadr | Jammu |
| Thursday, 19 Mar 2026 | Gudhi Padwa / Ugadi Festival / Telugu New Year’s Day / Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba) / 1st Navratra | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Kochi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Vijayawada |
| Friday, 20 Mar 2026 | Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan) / Jumat-ul-Vida | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi |
| Saturday, 21 Mar 2026 | Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) / Shawal-1 / Khutub-E-Ramzan / Sarhul | Aizawl, Belapur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi |
| Thursday, 26 Mar 2026 | Shree Ram Navami | Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Shillong |
| Friday, 27 Mar 2026 | Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain) | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi |
| Tuesday, 31 Mar 2026 | Mahavir Janmakalyanak / Mahavir Jayanti | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Vijayawada |
List of RBI Bank Holidays for April 2026
Date | Event Name | States / Union Territories |
| Wednesday, 1 Apr 2026 | To enable Banks to close their yearly accounts (Banks’ Closing) | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| Thursday, 2 Apr 2026 | Maundy Thursday | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Friday, 3 Apr 2026 | Good Friday | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| Tuesday, 14 Apr 2026 | 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, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| Wednesday, 15 Apr 2026 | Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha) / Bohag Bihu / Vishu / Himachal Day | Agartala, Guwahati, Itanagar, Kochi, Kolkata, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Thursday, 16 Apr 2026 | Bohag Bihu | Guwahati |
| Monday, 20 Apr 2026 | Basava Jayanti / Akshaya Tritiya | Bengaluru, Kolkata |
| Tuesday, 21 Apr 2026 | Garia Puja | Agartala |
List of RBI Bank Holidays for May 2026
Date | Event Name | States / Union Territories |
| Friday, 1 May 2026 | Maharashtra Din / Buddha Pournima / May Day (Labour Day) / Birth Anniversary of Pandit Raghunath Murmu | Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| Saturday, 9 May 2026 | Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore | Kolkata |
| Saturday, 16 May 2026 | State Day | Gangtok |
| Tuesday, 26 May 2026 | Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| Wednesday, 27 May 2026 | Eid-Ul-Adha (Bakri-Eid) / Id-ul-Zuha | Agartala, Jammu |
| Thursday, 28 May 2026 | Bakri Id (Id-Uz-Zuha) | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Jaipur, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna |
List of RBI Bank Holidays for June 2026
Date | Event Name | States / Union Territories |
| Monday, 15 Jun 2026 | YMA Day / Raja Sankranti | Aizawl, Bhubaneswar |
| Thursday, 25 Jun 2026 | Moharrum | Vijayawada |
| Friday, 26 Jun 2026 | Muharram (Yaom-E-Shahadath) / Last Day of Moharam / Ashoora | Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi |
| Monday, 29 Jun 2026 | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Shimla |
| Tuesday, 30 Jun 2026 | Remna Ni | Aizawl |
List of RBI Bank Holidays for July 2026
Date | Event Name | States / Union Territories |
| Monday, 6 Jul 2026 | MHIP Day | Aizawl |
| Thursday, 9 Jul 2026 | Beh Deinkhlam | Shillong |
| Thursday, 16 Jul 2026 | Ratha Yatra / Kang (Rathajatra) | Bhubaneswar |
| Friday, 17 Jul 2026 | Death Anniversary of U Tirot Singh | Imphal |
| Saturday, 18 Jul 2026 | Drukpa Tshe-zi | Gangtok |
| Wednesday, 22 Jul 2026 | Kharchi Puja | Agartala, Shillong |
List of RBI Bank Holidays for August 2026
Date | Event Name | States / Union Territories |
| Tuesday, 4 Aug 2026 | Ker Puja | Agartala |
| Saturday, 8 Aug 2026 | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | Gangtok |
| Thursday, 13 Aug 2026 | Patriot’s Day | Imphal |
| Saturday, 15 Aug 2026 | Independence Day / Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| Wednesday, 19 Aug 2026 | Birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur | Agartala |
| Tuesday, 25 Aug 2026 | Milad-Un-Nabi / First Onam / Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed) | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| Wednesday, 26 Aug 2026 | Id-E-Milad / Baravafat / Milad-un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) / Thiruvonam | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Friday, 28 Aug 2026 | Raksha Bandhan / Pang-Lhabsol / Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi / Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi / Ayyankali Jayanthi | Ahmedabad, Gangtok, Imphal, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram |
List of RBI Bank Holidays for September 2026
Date | Event Name | States / Union Territories |
| Friday, 4 Sep 2026 | Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8) / Krishna Jayanthi | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| Saturday, 12 Sep 2026 | Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva | Guwahati |
| Monday, 14 Sep 2026 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Ganesh Puja / Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata / Vinayakar Chaturthi / Hartalika | Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Vijayawada |
| Tuesday, 15 Sep 2026 | Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha) / Nuakhai / Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Vijayawada |
| Monday, 21 Sep 2026 | Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva / Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Gangtok |
| Tuesday, 22 Sep 2026 | Karma Puja | Gangtok, Kochi |
| Wednesday, 23 Sep 2026 | Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji | Jammu, Ranchi |
| Friday, 25 Sep 2026 | Indrajatra | Gangtok, Panaji |
List of RBI Bank Holidays for October 2026
Date | Event Name | States / Union Territories |
| Friday, 2 Oct 2026 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| Saturday, 10 Oct 2026 | Mahalaya Amavasye | Bengaluru |
| Saturday, 17 Oct 2026 | Maha Saptami | Agartala, Gangtok, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Itanagar, Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong |
| Monday, 19 Oct 2026 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) / Maha Navami / Ayutha Pooja / Durga Puja / Vijaya Dashomi / Durga Ashtami | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| Tuesday, 20 Oct 2026 | Dasara / Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) (Aaso sud-10) / Mahanavami / Ayudhapooja / Durga Puja | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Itanagar, Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong, Vijayawada |
| Wednesday, 21 Oct 2026 | Vijaya Dasami / Durga Puja (Dasain) | Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Kolkata, Ranchi, Shillong, Vijayawada |
| Thursday, 22 Oct 2026 | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Gangtok, Shimla |
| Friday, 23 Oct 2026 | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Gangtok, Kolkata |
| Monday, 26 Oct 2026 | Laxmi Puja / Accession Day / Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | Agartala |
| Thursday, 29 Oct 2026 | Karva Chauth | Shimla |
| Saturday, 31 Oct 2026 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday | Shimla |
List of RBI Bank Holidays for November 2026
Date | Event Name | States / Union Territories |
| Monday, 9 Nov 2026 | Diwali / Laxmi Puja (Deepawali) / Govardhan Pooja | Agartala, Gangtok, Imphal, Jaipur, Lucknow |
| Tuesday, 10 Nov 2026 | Diwali (Bali Pratipada) / Deepavali / Laxmi Puja / Vikram Samvant New Year Day | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Gangtok, Mumbai, Nagpur |
| Wednesday, 11 Nov 2026 | Laxmi Puja (Deepawali) / Ningol Chakkouba / Bhratridwitiya / Bhaidooj / Chitragupt Jayanti | Gangtok, Imphal, Kolkata, Lucknow, Shimla |
| Friday, 13 Nov 2026 | Wangala Festival | Shillong |
| Monday, 16 Nov 2026 | Chhath Puja / Surya Shashti Dala Chhath (Prath Arghya) | Patna, Ranchi |
| Monday, 23 Nov 2026 | Seng Kut Snem | Aizawl |
| Tuesday, 24 Nov 2026 | Guru Nanak Jayanti / Karthika Purnima / Rahas Purnima | Belapur, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla |
| Friday, 27 Nov 2026 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Bengaluru |
List of RBI Bank Holidays for December 2026
Date | Event Name | States / Union Territories |
| Tuesday, 1 Dec 2026 | Indigenous Faith Day / State Inauguration Day | Itanagar, Kohima |
| Thursday, 3 Dec 2026 | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Panaji |
| Wednesday, 9 Dec 2026 | Losoong / Namsoong | Gangtok |
| Thursday, 10 Dec 2026 | Losoong / Namsoong | Gangtok |
| Friday, 11 Dec 2026 | Losoong / Namsoong | Gangtok |
| Saturday, 12 Dec 2026 | Death Anniversary of Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma | Shillong |
| Friday, 18 Dec 2026 | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Shillong |
| Saturday, 19 Dec 2026 | Goa Liberation Day | Panaji |
| Thursday, 24 Dec 2026 | Christmas Eve | Aizawl, Kohima, Shillong |
| Friday, 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| Saturday, 26 Dec 2026 | Christmas | Aizawl, Kohima, Shillong |
| Wednesday, 30 Dec 2026 | Death Anniversary of U Kiang Nangbah | Aizawl, Shillong |
| Thursday, 31 Dec 2026 | New Year’s Eve | Aizawl, Shillong |
Festival dates, such as Eid, Holi, and Diwali, are based on the lunar calendar. The exact holiday may vary depending on moon-sighting announcements or the latest government notifications.
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