Bank holidays in October 2026: SBI, HDFC, and other lenders to remain shut for up to 11 days — Check RBI calendar

Banks across India will remain closed for several days in October due to national, regional, and religious holidays. This includes all scheduled and non-scheduled banks. According to RBI's holiday calendar, while several of these holidays are limited to specific states or regions, there are some national-level holidays too.

In RBI's holiday calendar, certain days are marked as non-working days for banks under “Negotiable Instruments Act” and other under “Banks’ Closing of Accounts.” Here's the full list of holidays in October 2026:

Banks across the country will remain closed on October 2 to the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

Banks will remain closed in Bengaluru and Kolkata on October 10 due to Mahalaya Amavasye

October 19 Dussehra (Mahashtami)/Maha Navami/Ayutha Pooja/Durga Puja/Vijaya Dashomi/Durga Ashtami

On October 19, banks across Agartala, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi and Shillong will remain closed.

October 20 Dasara/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) (Aaso sud-10)/Mahanavami, Ayudhapooja/Durga Puja

Banks across most cities except Gangtok and Imphal will remain closed on October 20.

Banks will be closed across Agartala, Bengaluru, Gangtok, Guwahati, Kochi, Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram.

Banks in Agartala, Chandigarh, Jammu, Shimla and Srinagar will remain closed.

Apart from this, all scheduled and non-scheduled banks will observe public holiday on the second and fourth Saturdays.

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