SBI Bank Holidays 2026: Complete Month-Wise & State-Wise Holiday List
Rushing to the bank — only to find it shut. That's an avoidable problem if you have the right list in front of you.
SBI bank holidays in 2026 follow a mix of national holidays, regional festivals, and state-specific observances. Which means the branch in Kolkata might be closed on a day when the one in Jaipur is fully operational. Before you plan any cheque submission, cash deposit, or important transfer that needs a branch visit, it's worth checking this list first.
Here's the complete month-wise breakdown — with dates, occasions, and the states affected.
If you're wondering whether SBI bank is open today or in the coming days, here are the nearest closures:
Date & Day
Occasion
States / Regions Affected
January 1, Wednesday
New Year's Day
Chennai, Kolkata
January 6, Monday
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
Chennai
January 14, Tuesday
Makar Sankranti / Pongal / Magh Bihu / Uttarayana Punya Kala / MD. Hazarat Ali's Birthday
Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Lucknow
January 15, Wednesday
Thiruvalluvar Day
January 16, Thursday
Uzhavar Thirunal
January 23, Thursday
Birthday of Netaji
Bhubaneswar, Kolkata
January 26, Monday
Republic Day
All India
Republic Day is one of the three pan-India SBI holidays — every single branch stays closed.
February 2, Sunday
Basant Panchami / Saraswati Puja
February 11, Tuesday
Thai Poosam
February 19, Wednesday
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
Maharashtra
February 26, Wednesday
Maha Shivratri / Shivratri
Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Maharashtra, Trivandrum, Lucknow
Maha Shivratri closes SBI branches across almost every major city. Worth noting if you're in any of those locations.
March 13, Thursday
Holika Dahan
Lucknow
March 14, Friday
Dhulandi / Holi / Dol Jatra / Dhileti
Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Patna
March 15, Saturday
Holi
Bhubaneswar, Patna
March 19, Sunday
Chetichand / Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Telugu New Year's Day
Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Maharashtra
March 22, Saturday
Bihar Diwas
Patna
March 31, Monday
Ramzan Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitr) / Khutub-E-Ramzan
Holi closures span across the most cities of any March holiday — if you're in North or Central India, plan ahead for March 14th.
April 1, Tuesday
Annual Bank Closing
Amravati, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Maharashtra, Patna, Trivandrum
April 5, Saturday
Babu Jagjivan Ram's Birthday
Hyderabad
April 6, Sunday
Sri Ram Navami
Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Maharashtra, Patna
April 10, Thursday
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak / Mahavir Jayanti
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Maharashtra, New Delhi
April 14, Monday
Vishu / Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti / Tamil New Year's
Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Maharashtra, Patna, Trivandrum
April 15, Tuesday
Bengali New Year / Bohag Bihu
Guwahati, Kolkata
April 16, Wednesday
Bohag Bihu
Guwahati
April 18, Friday
Good Friday
Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Patna, Trivandrum
April 20, Sunday
Easter
Trivandrum
April 30, Wednesday
Basava Jayanti / Akshaya Tritiya
Bengaluru
April 1st is the annual bank closing day — not a public holiday, but branches shut for internal account reconciliation. Don't confuse it with an April Fool's joke.
May 1, Thursday
May Day / Maharashtra Day
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Maharashtra, Patna, Trivandrum
May 9, Friday
Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday
Kolkata
May 12, Monday
Buddha Purnima
Bhopal, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Lucknow, Maharashtra, New Delhi
June 6, Friday
Raja Sakranti / Eid al-Azha
June 7, Saturday
Eid-Uz-Zuha / Bakrid / Eid al-Azha
Amravati, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Patna
June 15, Sunday
Raja Sakranti
Bhubaneswar
June 27, Friday
Ratha Yatra
Bakrid / Eid al-Azha closes SBI branches across nearly every major city on June 7th. One of the widest-impact SBI bank holidays outside the three national ones.
July 6, Sunday
Moharam
Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Patna
July is relatively quiet on the SBI holiday front — just the one observance, and it falls on a Sunday regardless.
August 9, Sunday
Raksha Bandhan / Jhulana Purnima
Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, Jaipur, Lucknow
August 15, Saturday
Independence Day
August 16, Sunday
Janmashtami / Sri Krishna Jayanti / De Jure Transfer Day
Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bhopal, Chennai, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Patna
August 25, Tuesday
Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva
August 27, Thursday
Samvatsari / Vinayaka Chavithi / Ganesh Chaturthi
Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Maharashtra
August 28, Friday
Naukhai
Independence Day closes every SBI branch nationwide — Saturday or not, no exceptions.
September 4, Thursday
First Onam
September 5, Friday
Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi / Thiruvonam / Eid-e-Sharif
Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Trivandrum
September 7, Sunday
Shri Narayan Guru Jayanti
September 21, Sunday
Shri Narayan Guru Samadhi Day / Mahalaya
Bengaluru, Kolkata, Trivandrum
September 22, Monday
Navratri Sthapana
Jaipur
September 29, Monday
Durga Puja
Kolkata, Guwahati
September 30, Tuesday
Mahashtami / Durgaashtami / Durga Pooja
Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Guwahati, Jaipur, Patna
October 1, Wednesday
Maha Navami / Ayudha Puja / Vijayadashami / Durga Pooja
Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Trivandrum
October 2, Thursday
Gandhi Jayanti / Dussehra
October 6, Monday
Lakshmi Puja
October 7, Tuesday
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti / Rahas Purnima
Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Bengaluru
October 18, Saturday
Kati Bihu
October 20, Monday
Diwali / Deepavali / Kali Puja / Naraka Chaturthi
Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Trivandrum
October 21, Tuesday
Govardhan Puja
Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, Maharashtra
October 22, Wednesday
Vikram Samvat New Year / Bali Pratipada / Deepavali / Govardhan Puja
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Lucknow, Maharashtra, Patna
October 23, Thursday
Bhai Bij / Bhratri Dwitiya / Chitragupta Jayanti
Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Kolkata
October 27, Monday
Chhath Puja
Patna, Kolkata
October 28, Tuesday
October 31, Friday
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti
Ahmedabad
October is the busiest month for SBI bank holidays — particularly in North and East India. Diwali alone stretches across multiple closure days depending on your state.
November 1, Saturday
Kannada Rajyotsava
November 5, Wednesday
Kartika Purnima / Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kumar Purnima
Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Maharashtra, New Delhi
November 8, Saturday
Kanakadasa Jayanti
December 25, Friday
Christmas
December has just one SBI holiday that applies nationally — Christmas Day. The rest of the month is open for business.
Some holidays on this list — Eid, Holi, Diwali, and a few others — don't follow a fixed calendar date. They shift each year based on lunar cycles. Dates listed here follow widely accepted observances for 2026, but always check local notifications closer to the date if you're in a specific state.
Beyond the holiday list, here's the standard weekly schedule every SBI customer should know:
So even on a week with no listed SBI bank holiday, there are typically two Saturdays each month when the branch stays shut. If you're wondering whether SBI bank is open today, check both this holiday list and the Saturday schedule.
A: Whether SBI bank is open today depends on your state and the date. Nationally, SBI is closed on all Sundays, 2nd and 4th Saturdays, Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti, and Christmas. For regional holidays, check your state's specific SBI holiday list above — closures vary significantly by city and circle.
A: SBI observes between 15 and 25 regional and festival holidays per state in 2026, depending on location. Add to that 52–53 Sundays and 24 second and fourth Saturdays, and most branches remain closed for over 90–100 days across the full year.
A: No. National holidays like Republic Day, Independence Day, and Gandhi Jayanti apply to all SBI branches across India. But regional festivals — Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Durga Puja in West Bengal, Onam in Kerala — result in different closure dates depending on which state or SBI circle your branch falls under.
A: Diwali falls on October 20, 2026, with related closures across multiple days — Govardhan Puja on October 21, Bali Pratipada / Vikram Samvat New Year on October 22, and Bhai Bij on October 23. The states affected vary, but most major North and West Indian cities see SBI branches closed across this entire cluster of days.
A: No. April 14, 2026 is a confirmed SBI bank holiday across most major cities, marked for Vishu, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti, and Tamil New Year's Day. Branches in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, and Trivandrum will all remain closed that day.
A: Yes, and that's something many customers don't realise until they show up at a closed branch. While the three national holidays and weekly offs are uniform, the rest of the SBI holiday list is state-specific. A holiday observed in Kolkata may not apply to the branch in Ahmedabad on the same date.
A: Online banking, UPI, and NEFT/RTGS services remain available through the SBI app and net banking platform on most holidays. However, NEFT settlement batches may be delayed on public holidays, and RTGS typically does not operate on full bank holidays. For time-sensitive transfers, doing it a day before the SBI bank holiday is the safer approach.
A: No. Good Friday on April 18, 2026 is an SBI bank holiday across most major cities including Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Patna, and Trivandrum. It's one of the wider-impact closures in April 2026.
A: Holi is observed as an SBI holiday on March 14, 2026 (Dhulandi / Dol Jatra / Dhileti) across Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Maharashtra, New Delhi, and Patna. Bhubaneswar and Patna additionally observe a Holi closure on March 15, 2026.
A: The April 1 annual bank closing applies to most SBI branches but not all — it's primarily observed in Amravati, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Maharashtra, Patna, and Trivandrum. Branches in some circles may remain operational, but it's safest to check with your local branch before visiting on that date.
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