Bank Holidays in Maharashtra 2026
Banks in Maharashtra stay closed on 22 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 Belapur and Mumbai and Nagpur offices, and they apply to banks in each office's area.
- 22bank holidays in 2026
- 0fall on a weekly off day
- 4long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (5)
Bank holidays in Belapur 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2026 | Thursday | Uttarayana Punyakala/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Makara Sankranti/Election to Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra | Bank holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Thursday |
 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Holi |
Bank holiday | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Gudi Padwa |
Bank holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr | Bank holiday | |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Ram Navami |
Bank holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Mahavir Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | To enable to Banks to close their yearly accounts | Bank accounts closing | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
 Good Friday |
Bank holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ambedkar Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Maharashtra Day /  Buddha Purnima |
Bank holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) | Bank holiday | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) | Bank holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day /  Parsi New Year (Navroz) |
Bank holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) | Bank holiday | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
 Ganesh Chaturthi |
Bank holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dussehra |
Bank holiday | |
| 10 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Govardhan Puja |
Bank holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas |
Bank holiday |
Bank holidays in Mumbai 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2026 | Thursday | Uttarayana Punyakala/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Makara Sankranti/Election to Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra | Bank holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
Republic Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Thursday |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
Holi |
Bank holiday | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
Gudi Padwa |
Bank holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr | Bank holiday | |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
Ram Navami |
Bank holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
Mahavir Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | To enable to Banks to close their yearly accounts | Bank accounts closing | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
Good Friday |
Bank holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
Ambedkar Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
Maharashtra Day / Buddha Purnima |
Bank holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) | Bank holiday | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) | Bank holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
Independence Day / Parsi New Year (Navroz) |
Bank holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) | Bank holiday | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
Bank holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
Gandhi Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
Dussehra |
Bank holiday | |
| 10 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
Govardhan Puja |
Bank holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
Guru Nanak Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
Christmas |
Bank holiday |
Bank holidays in Nagpur 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2026 | Thursday | Uttarayana Punyakala/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Makara Sankranti/Election to Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra | Bank holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
Republic Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Thursday |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
Holi |
Bank holiday | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
Gudi Padwa |
Bank holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr | Bank holiday | |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
Ram Navami |
Bank holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
Mahavir Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | To enable to Banks to close their yearly accounts | Bank accounts closing | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
Good Friday |
Bank holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
Ambedkar Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
Maharashtra Day / Buddha Purnima |
Bank holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) | Bank holiday | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) | Bank holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
Independence Day / Parsi New Year (Navroz) |
Bank holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) | Bank holiday | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
Bank holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
Gandhi Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
Dussehra |
Bank holiday | |
| 10 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
Govardhan Puja |
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
- 26 to 28 June 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Muharram (Ashura)
- 12 to 14 September 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Ganesh Chaturthi
- 25 to 27 December 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Christmas
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Public holidays in Maharashtra (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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Sunday, 8 November Diwali / Lakshmi Puja 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
Tuesday, 10 November Govardhan Puja Govardhan Puja, also called Annakut, recalls little Krishna lifting Govardhan hill to shelter Braj from Indra's storm, and is marked with a mountain of food... |
11
Wednesday, 11 November Bhai Dooj 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
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali / 
Lakshmi Puja - Tue, 10 Nov
Govardhan Puja
- Wed, 11 Nov
Bhai Dooj - Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja - Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti