Bank holidays in August 2026: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has listed 14 holidays next month for all public and private banks in India, which includes the State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and others.
Lenders across different parts of the country typically witness a closure to observe and celebrate national, religious, and regional holidays. Operations are also suspended pan-India on gazetted public holidays
Additionally, all scheduled and non-scheduled banks observe mandatory closure on all second and fourth Saturdays, as well as every Sunday of the month. It means that on these days, customers will not be able to access in-branch services.
Bank holidays in August 2026 — Check RBI calendar
Further, holidays differ across states and union territories (UTs) due to local needs, and it is thus advisable to check RBI’s holiday schedule or confirm with your local bank branch before planning a visit.
Being aware of the holiday schedule in advance can help avoid last-minute inconvenience and ensure that important banking tasks, such as cheque clearances, cash transactions or branch visits, are completed on time, especially around long weekends or festive periods.
In RBI’s holiday calendar, certain days are marked as non-working days. Here’s the full list of holidays in August 2026:
- August 2: Bank branches will be shut pan-India for Sunday off.
- August 4: Banks will be closed in Agartala for Ker Puja.
- August 8: Bank branches will be shut pan-India as it is a second Saturday. Additionally, Gangtok will observe Tendong Lho Rum Faat.
- August 9: Bank branches will be shut pan-India for Sunday off.
- August 13: All banks will be closed in Imphal for Patriot’s Day.
- August 15: India will observe Independence Day, hence banks pan-India will have a holiday.
- August 16: Bank branches will be shut pan-India for Sunday off.
- August 22: Bank branches will be shut pan-India as it is a fourth Saturday.
- August 19: Banks will be closed in Agartala for celebrating the birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur.
- August 23: Bank branches will be shut pan-India for Sunday off.
- August 25: All lenders will be shut in Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada on the occasion of Milad-Un-Nabi/First Onam/Milad-i-Sherif (birthday of Prophet Muhammed).
- August 26: Banks will be closed in Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Srinagar and Thiruvananthapuram on the occasion of Id-E-Milad/Baravafat/Milad-un-Nabi (birthday of Prophet Mohammad)/Thiruvonam.
- August 28: Banks will be shut in Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Dehradun, Gangtok, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Lucknow, Shimla, Srinagar and Thiruvananthapuram for Raksha Bandhan/Pang-Lhabsol/Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi/Ayyankali Jayanthi.
- August 30: Bank branches will be shut pan-India for Sunday off.
What services can you use during bank holidays?
Essential banking services remain operational nationwide despite the physical branch closures. You can continue to use online or mobile banking services even on national holidays, unless notified to users for technical or other reasons.
For cash emergencies, ATMs are open for withdrawals, app and UPI function as usual. These services work round the clock, though at times it may be down due to scheduled maintenance during which the banks will notify you.
Additionally, fund transfer requests can be made using NEFT/RTGS transfer forms, demand draft request forms and chequebook forms. Apart from those options, credit cards, debit cards, and ATM cards can also be obtained through card services. Services such as account maintenance forms, setting up standing instructions, and applying for a locker are also open.
