Bank Holidays in Himachal Pradesh 2026
Banks in Himachal Pradesh stay closed on 19 days in 2026 under the Negotiable Instruments Act, on top of every Sunday and the second and fourth Saturday of each month. The Reserve Bank of India declares these holidays for its Shimla office, and they apply to banks in the state.
- 19bank holidays in 2026
- 0fall on a weekly off day
- 4long weekends
- Octoberbusiest month (4)
Bank holidays in Shimla 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Wednesday |
 Holi |
Bank holiday | |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Ram Navami |
Bank holiday | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
 Good Friday |
Bank holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ambedkar Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Wednesday |
 Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) /  Vishu /  Bohag Bihu |
Bank holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Buddha Purnima |
Bank holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) | Bank holiday | |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Monday |
 Kabir Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan / Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) |
Bank holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami |
Bank holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dussehra |
Bank holiday | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Thursday |
 Karva Chauth |
Bank holiday | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
 Lakshmi Puja /  Bhai Dooj |
Bank holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas |
Bank holiday |
Second and fourth Saturdays in 2026
Banks close on these Saturdays every month, in addition to the holidays above.
- 10 Jan 2026 (Second Saturday)
- 24 Jan 2026 (Fourth Saturday)
- 14 Feb 2026 (Second Saturday)
- 28 Feb 2026 (Fourth Saturday)
- 14 Mar 2026 (Second Saturday)
- 28 Mar 2026 (Fourth Saturday)
- 11 Apr 2026 (Second Saturday)
- 25 Apr 2026 (Fourth Saturday)
- 9 May 2026 (Second Saturday)
- 23 May 2026 (Fourth Saturday)
- 13 Jun 2026 (Second Saturday)
- 27 Jun 2026 (Fourth Saturday)
- 11 Jul 2026 (Second Saturday)
- 25 Jul 2026 (Fourth Saturday)
- 8 Aug 2026 (Second Saturday)
- 22 Aug 2026 (Fourth Saturday)
- 12 Sep 2026 (Second Saturday)
- 26 Sep 2026 (Fourth Saturday)
- 10 Oct 2026 (Second Saturday)
- 24 Oct 2026 (Fourth Saturday)
- 14 Nov 2026 (Second Saturday)
- 28 Nov 2026 (Fourth Saturday)
- 12 Dec 2026 (Second Saturday)
- 26 Dec 2026 (Fourth Saturday)
Long weekends
- 24 to 26 January 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Republic Day
- 27 to 29 June 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Kabir Jayanti
- 24 to 26 October 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
- 25 to 27 December 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Christmas
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Public holidays in Himachal Pradesh (bank, central government, state government and school lists) and major festivals across India. Restricted and minor days are left out.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2
Friday, 2 October Gandhi Jayanti Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India's freedom struggle and the voice of truth and non-violence. |
3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
Sunday, 11 October Sharad Navratri Sharad Navratri is the nine night autumn festival of the Goddess Durga, beginning with Ghatasthapana and leading up to Dussehra, with fasting, prayer, garba... |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17
Saturday, 17 October Durga Puja Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura with grand pandals, dhak drums, prayers and feasts, especially in West Bengal and ea... |
18 |
| 19 | 20
Tuesday, 20 October Dussehra Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, celebrates the victory of good over evil, recalling Lord Rama's defeat of Ravana and Goddess Durga's triumph over Mahishasura. |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26
Monday, 26 October Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti Valmiki Jayanti honours Maharishi Valmiki, the sage revered as the first poet of Sanskrit and the author of the Ramayana, on the full moon of Ashvin. |
27 | 28 | 29
Thursday, 29 October Karva Chauth Karva Chauth is a day long fast kept by married Hindu women, mainly in North India, for the long life and wellbeing of their husbands. It ends at night when... |
30 | 31 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Sunday, 8 November Diwali Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrates the victory of light over darkness with Lakshmi Puja, rows of diyas, sweets and family gatherings on the new moon... |
| 9 | 10 | 11
Wednesday, 11 November Bhai Dooj / Lakshmi Puja Bhai Dooj closes the Diwali festival, as sisters apply tilak on their brothers' foreheads, feed them and pray for their long life, and brothers give gifts an... |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15
Sunday, 15 November Chhath Puja Chhath Puja is a four day festival of Bihar and eastern India in which devotees fast and offer arghya to the setting and rising Sun while standing in water. |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24
Tuesday, 24 November Guru Nanak Jayanti Guru Nanak Jayanti, or Prakash Purab, celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, with prayers, nagar kirtans, langar and lit up gurdw... |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |
Public holiday Major festival Today
- Sat, 17 Oct
Durga Puja - Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra
- Mon, 26 Oct
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
- Thu, 29 Oct
Karva Chauth
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali - Wed, 11 Nov
Bhai Dooj / Lakshmi Puja
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja - Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti