May 2026 Bank Holidays: Complete Schedule by City
Overview of Bank Holidays in May 2026
If you plan to conduct any banking activities in May 2026, it's crucial to be aware of the holiday schedule across different states. Various regional holidays will occur throughout the month. While banks won't be closed every day nationwide, certain holidays may affect banking operations in specific areas. Notably, all scheduled and non-scheduled banks observe public holidays on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Let's explore which cities will have bank holidays on specific dates in May.
Detailed Bank Holiday Schedule
According to state-specific observances, banks will be closed for occasions such as Maharashtra Day, Buddha Purnima, Labor Day, the birth anniversary of Pandit Raghunath Murmu, Rabindranath Tagore's birthday, State Day, the birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Eid-ul-Adha.
- May 1, 2026: Banks will be closed in Maharashtra, Odisha, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Nagaland, and Meghalaya due to Maharashtra Day, Buddha Purnima, Labor Day, and the birth anniversary of Pandit Raghunath Murmu. However, banks will remain open in Gujarat, Odisha, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Nagaland, and Meghalaya.
- May 3, 2026: This Sunday, banks will be closed nationwide.
- May 9, 2026: Banks in West Bengal will close to celebrate Rabindranath Tagore's birthday. Additionally, this date is the second Saturday, when banks are closed across the country.
- May 10, 2026: Another Sunday, leading to nationwide bank closures.
- May 16, 2026: Banks in Sikkim will be closed for State Day celebrations.
- May 17, 2026: This Sunday will also see banks closed across the country.
- May 23, 2026: As the fourth Saturday, banks will be closed nationwide.
- May 24, 2026: Another Sunday, resulting in nationwide bank closures.
- May 26, 2026: Banks in Tripura will close for Kazi Nazrul Islam's birthday.
- May 27, 2026: Banks will be closed in Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kerala, Nagaland, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Srinagar, and Telangana. However, banks will remain open in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, and Bihar. Other states will observe closures for Eid-ul-Adha.
- May 28, 2026: Banks will close in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Jammu and Srinagar, Goa, and Bihar for Bakri Eid celebrations.
- May 31, 2026: This Sunday will see banks closed nationwide.