Bank customers across India should see the September 2026 holiday calendar to plan branch visits, cheque work, cash deposits, documentation and other services that require in-person banking.
Unlike a nationwide holiday schedule that applies uniformly across the country, bank holidays in India can vary from state to state, because many closures are linked to regional festivals and local occasions. In September 2026, customers will be notified of weekly closures as well as several state-specific festival holidays.
Most important nationwide recurring closures in September will be the second Saturday on September 12 and the fourth Saturday on September 26.
Banks will be closed on all Sundays, which fall on September 6, September 13, September 20 and September 27. These regular weekend holidays apply to bank branches across the country.
One of the major festival-related bank holidays in the month is Janmashtami on Friday, September 4, 2026. The festival is known as Krishna Jayanthi or Shri Krishna Ashtami in different parts of the country, and is also included in bank holidays in various cities and states. Reserve Bank of India-based holiday information lists the September 4 closure for centres such as Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada.
Another important date is September 14, when several states and banking centres will celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi or related regional celebrations. The RBI calendar lists the holiday for Bengaluru, Belapur, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji and Vijayawada. In different regions, the occasion may be listed in names such as Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganesh Puja, Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata or Vinayakar Chaturthi.
The following day, September 15, also has regional bank closures. The RBI-based schedule lists Samvatsari, Nuakhai, and the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi in select banking centres. This means customers should not assume that a holiday observed in one state automatically applies to every branch of the banking system in India.
September also has a number of important regional holidays later in the month. The RBI holiday calendar lists September 21 as Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva and Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi in different locations. Karma Puja is on September 22 and September 23 is Maharaja Hari Singh Ji's birthday in some places. These closures are location specific and therefore need to be checked against the branch where a customer intends to do banking work.
Some states have additional regional observances. Sikkim has a holiday connected with Indra Jatra on September 25, state-wise holiday information says. Kerala, Rajasthan, Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand, Gujarat and many other states have holidays associated with regional religious and cultural occasions during September. The exact list depends on the bank branch location.
For customers in Karnataka, September is particularly relevant, as the state-wise calendar lists September 14 as a holiday for Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata. Bengaluru customers should therefore take into account the September 12 second-Saturday closure, September 13 Sunday and September 14 festival holiday when planning branch-related work.
The holiday calendar is also important for companies and those who have time-sensitive banking needs. People who are going to submit documents, submit some kind of account or physical instrument or meet bank officials are to do so before a scheduled closure. Planning ahead can be particularly useful around the September 12-14 period in states where Ganesh Chaturthi is observed.
However, a bank branch holiday does not mean that all banking services stop operating. Digital services such as internet banking, mobile banking, UPI and many ATM facilities are available on holidays. For this reason customers can carry out many regular transactions without visiting a branch. Physical documentation, staff assistance or branch-level processing may be delayed till the next day.
It is also important to remember that holiday lists can be updated or interpreted differently depending on the particular banking centre. Online calendars suggest festival dates at the state level while RBI holiday calendar is organized across the bank centres. Customers should therefore check that their own branch has a schedule for festival dates if they are interested in such things.
Thus September 2026 will have four Sundays, two national Saturday closures and several regional festival holidays. Janmashtami on September 4 and Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14 are the biggest festivals while there are some regional holidays across the month. Keeping track of these dates can help customers avoid unnecessary trips to closed branches and manage important financial work more efficiently.
