May Month Bank Holidays 2026 in india
- May 1 (Buddha Purnima/May Day)
- May 9 (Second Saturday + Tagore Jayanti)
- May 23 (Fourth Saturday)
- May 27 (Bakrid)
- All Sundays
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Important Tips
- ATMs, internet/mobile banking, UPI, and card transactions usually work normally even on holidays.
- Cheque clearing, branch services, and some NEFT/RTGS transactions may get delayed.
- Confirm the exact holiday for your city/state with your bank (SBI, HDFC, ICICI, etc.) or the local RBI office, as minor variations can occur based on the final gazette notification or moon sighting for Eid.
May 2026 Bank Holidays
|
Date |
Day |
Holiday |
States / Cities Affected |
|---|---|---|---|
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May 1, 2026 |
Friday |
Maharashtra Din / Buddha Pournima / May Day (Labour Day) / Birth Anniversary of Pandit Raghunath Murmu |
Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar Closed in most states except Meghalaya, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Punjab, Haryana, Odisha and Gujarat |
|
May 3, 2026 |
Sunday |
Weekly off |
All states |
|
May 9, 2026 |
Saturday |
Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore |
Gangtok, Kolkata Only West Bengal |
|
May 10, 2026 |
Sunday |
Weekly off |
All states |
|
May 16, 2026 |
Saturday |
Sikkim State Formation Day / State Day |
Gangtok / Sikkim |
|
May 17, 2026 |
Sunday |
Weekly off |
All states |
|
May 23, 2026 |
Saturday |
4th Saturday |
All states |
|
May 24, 2026 |
Sunday |
Weekly off |
All states |
|
May 26, 2026 |
Tuesday |
Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam |
Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kohima, Kolkata Tripura |
|
May 27, 2026 |
Wednesday |
Eid-ul-Adha (Bakri Eid) / Id-ul-Zuha |
Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi Closed across India except Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Goa and Bihar |
|
May 31, 2026 |
Sunday |
Weekly off |
All states |