Calendar year 2026 is to reach its peak. The month of October will end in a few days. After that only the months of November and December will remain. These two months are very important from the point of view of banking. There is a reason for that too. Many festivals will come in these two months. There will be more people coming and going in the banks. Bank holidays will also be very important in such a situation. If we look at RBI’s list of holidays, there will be 33 days of bank holidays in these two months.

Here we tell you one thing that these holidays are not celebrated simultaneously in the whole country. Some holidays are state and city specific. In such a case, those holidays will be limited to a particular city or state. Not in any other city. There will also be many holidays where banks across the country will be closed. As on the day of Diwali, there will be a holiday in banks across the country. We also let you know which cities will have bank holidays in the months of November and December.

How many days will banks be closed in October?

1. November 9: Diwali, Lakshmi Puja and Govardhan Puja :- Banks in Agartala, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Gangtok, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur and Lucknow will remain closed on November 9 due to Diwali-related festivals – such as Lakshmi Puja, Govardhan Puja and Vishwakarma Day.
2. November 10: Diwali, Bali Pratipada and Vikram Samvat New Year:- Bank branches in Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Mumbai and Nagpur will remain closed on November 10. This holiday includes festivals like Bali Pratipada, Govardhan Puja, Lakshmi Puja and Vikram Samvat New Year.
3. November 11: Bhai Dooj and other regional festivals :- Banks will remain closed in Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow and Shimla on November 11 due to festivals like Bhai Dooj, Ningol Chakkoba, Lakshmi Puja and Chitragupta Jayanti. Banks will remain closed in Gangtok for three consecutive days from November 9 to November 11.
4. November 13: Wangla Festival :- Bank branches in Shillong will remain closed on November 13 due to the regional festival ‘Vangla Mahotsav’ celebrated in Meghalaya.
5. November 16: Chhath Puja :- Banks in Patna and Ranchi will be closed on November 16 due to Chhath Puja (also known as Surya Shashthi or Dal Chhath).
6. 20th November: Igas-Baghwal :- 20th November will be a bank holiday in Dehradun due to the regional festival ‘Igas-Bagwal’ celebrated in Uttarakhand.
7. 23 November: Seng Kat Snam :- Banks will remain closed in Shillong on November 23 due to the annual festival ‘Seng Kat Sneem’ celebrated in Meghalaya.
8. November 24: Guru Nanak Jayanti and Kartik Purnima :- Banks will be closed in many cities on November 24 due to Guru Nanak Jayanthi, Kartik Purnima and Rahas Purnima. The affected cities include Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jammu, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla and Srinagar.
9. 27 November: Kanakdas Jayanti :- Banks will remain closed in Bengaluru on November 27 for Kanakdas Jayanti, a festival celebrated in Karnataka.
10. Weekend Bank Holidays:- Banks across India will be closed on all Sundays – November 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, except for regional holidays. Also, as per the regular banking holiday programme, bank branches will also be closed on the second Saturday (November 14) and fourth Saturday (November 28).

Even in the month of December there are no fewer bank holidays

1. 1 December: Swadeshi Vishwas Day / State Establishment Day :- Banks in Ita Nagar and Kohima will be closed on this occasion.
2. December 3: Feast of St. Francis Xavier Banks will be closed only in Panaji on this occasion.
3. 9, 10 & 11 December: Losung / Namsung :- On this occasion there will be a bank holiday for three consecutive days only in Gangtok.
4. December 12: Death anniversary of Pa Togan Nengminja Sangam :- On this occasion, there will be a bank holiday only in Shillong. Banks will remain closed in the rest of the country as it is another Saturday.
5. December 18: Death anniversary of U Soso Tham :- On this occasion, there will be a bank holiday only in Shillong.
6. December 19: Goa Liberation Day:- Banks will be closed only in Panaji on this occasion. Banks will also remain closed in the rest of the country as it is the fourth Saturday.
7. December 24: Christmas Eve :- Banks in Aizawl, Kohima and Shillong will remain closed on this occasion.
8. 25 December: Christmas :- Banks across the country will be closed on this occasion.
9. December 26: Christmas :- Banks in Kohima and Shillong will be closed on this occasion. Not across the country.
10. 30 December:Death anniversary of U Qiang Nangbah :- Only banks in Shillong will be closed on this occasion.
11. December 31: New Year’s Eve :- Banks will be closed only in Aizawl on this occasion.
12. Sunday Holiday :- December 6, 13, 20 and 7 will be bank holidays across the country due to Sundays. Due to this there will be a total of 17 days of bank holidays in different parts and dates of the country.