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RBI bank holidays · May 2026
Bank Holidays in May 2026
Banks in India are closed on 13 days in May 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
0
Regional dates
7
Weekend offs
7
National bank holidays in May 2026.
There are no all-India national bank holidays in May 2026. Banks still close on the Sundays and 2nd & 4th Saturdays below, plus any regional holidays in your state.
Regional bank holidays in May 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 (Friday) | Buddha Purnima | Andhra Pradesh,Arunachal Pradesh,Assam,Bihar,Chhattisgarh,Goa,Gujarat,Haryana,Himachal Pradesh,Jharkhand,Karnataka,Kerala,Madhya Pradesh,Manipur,Meghalaya,Mizoram,Nagaland,Odisha,Punjab,Rajasthan,Sikkim,Telangana,Tripura,Uttar Pradesh,Uttarakhand,West Bengal,Delhi,Chandigarh,Jammu and Kashmir,Ladakh,Lakshadweep |
| 1 May 2026 (Friday) | Buddha Purnima / May Day | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| 1 May 2026 (Friday) | Maharashtra Day & Buddha Purnima | Maharashtra |
| 1 May 2026 (Friday) | May Day | Puducherry,Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
| 1 May 2026 (Friday) | May Day / Buddha Purnima | Tamil Nadu |
| 9 May 2026 (Saturday) | Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore | West Bengal |
| 16 May 2026 (Saturday) | Sikkim State Day | Sikkim |
| 20 May 2026 (Wednesday) | Basava Jayanti | Karnataka |
| 26 May 2026 (Tuesday) | Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam | Tripura,West Bengal |
| 27 May 2026 (Wednesday) | Bakri Id (Id-ul-Zuha) | Chandigarh,Puducherry |
| 27 May 2026 (Wednesday) | Eid-ul-Azha | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 27 May 2026 (Wednesday) | Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid) | Ladakh,Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Lakshadweep |
| 28 May 2026 (Thursday) | Eid-ul-Azha (2nd day) | Jammu and Kashmir |
Weekend bank holidays in May 2026.
Beyond the dated holidays, all banks in India close every Sunday and on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. In May 2026 that means:
2nd Saturday
9 May 2026 (Saturday) – banks closed
4th Saturday
23 May 2026 (Saturday) – banks closed
Sundays (5)
3 May 2026 · 10 May 2026 · 17 May 2026 · 24 May 2026 · 31 May 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.