August 2026
RBI bank holidays · August 2026
Bank Holidays in August 2026
Banks in India are closed on 14 days in August 2026 once you count every Sunday, the 2nd and 4th Saturday, and the dated holidays. National holidays apply to every branch; regional holidays below apply only in the states that observe them.
National
1
Regional dates
7
Weekend offs
7
National bank holidays in August 2026.
RBI-notified national holidays this month – observed by every bank branch across India.
Aug
15
Independence Day
NationalSaturday · 2026
Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
15 Aug 2026 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
Regional bank holidays in August 2026.
State-specific bank holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Each applies only in the states listed – tap a state for its full 2026 list.
| Date | Holiday | Observed in |
|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2026 (Tuesday) | Chehlum (Kargil District) | Ladakh |
| 4 August 2026 (Tuesday) | Ker Puja | Tripura |
| 8 August 2026 (Saturday) | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | Sikkim |
| 13 August 2026 (Thursday) | Patriots' Day | Manipur |
| 19 August 2026 (Wednesday) | Birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur | Tripura |
| 25 August 2026 (Tuesday) | Eid-e-Milad | Puducherry,Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Lakshadweep |
| 25 August 2026 (Tuesday) | Milad-Un-Nabi | Kerala |
| 26 August 2026 (Wednesday) | Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi | Jammu and Kashmir,Ladakh |
| 26 August 2026 (Wednesday) | Id-E-Milad | Andhra Pradesh,Bihar,Chhattisgarh,Jharkhand,Maharashtra,Manipur,Tamil Nadu,Telangana,Uttar Pradesh,West Bengal,Delhi |
| 26 August 2026 (Wednesday) | Thiruvonam | Kerala |
| 28 August 2026 (Friday) | Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 28 August 2026 (Friday) | Raksha Bandhan | Gujarat,Himachal Pradesh,Maharashtra,Punjab,Rajasthan,Uttar Pradesh,Delhi |
| 28 August 2026 (Friday) | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi | Kerala |
Weekend bank holidays in August 2026.
Beyond the dated holidays, all banks in India close every Sunday and on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. In August 2026 that means:
2nd Saturday
8 August 2026 (Saturday) – banks closed
4th Saturday
22 August 2026 (Saturday) – banks closed
Sundays (5)
2 August 2026 · 9 August 2026 · 16 August 2026 · 23 August 2026 · 30 August 2026
Online banking, UPI, NEFT, RTGS, ATMs, and cards keep working on these weekend bank-offs – only branch counters and cheque clearing pause.
Source: Compiled from public RBI references and state-level notifications under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Verify with your bank branch for the latest authoritative list. Last verified 2026-05-18. The official RBI Holiday Matrix is at rbi.org.in.