Bank Holidays in Tamil Nadu 2026
Banks in Tamil Nadu stay closed on 23 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 Chennai office, and they apply to banks in the state.
- 23bank holidays in 2026
- 0fall on a weekly off day
- 6long weekends
- Januarybusiest month (5)
Bank holidays in Chennai 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
 New Year's Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
 Pongal |
Bank holiday | |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Friday | Thiruvalluvar Day/Kanuma | Bank holiday | |
| 17 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Uzhavar Thirunal | Bank holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Ugadi |
Bank holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr | 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 /  Tamil New Year (Puthandu) |
Bank holiday | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Thursday | General Elections to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 2026 | Bank holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 May Day (Labour Day) |
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 |
Bank holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) | Bank holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami |
Bank holiday | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
 Ganesh Chaturthi |
Bank holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) /  Maha Navami |
Bank holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dussehra |
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
- 15 to 18 January 2026 (4 days off: Thursday to Sunday) for Pongal, Thiruvalluvar Day/Kanuma, Uzhavar Thirunal
- 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
- 18 to 20 October 2026 (3 days off: Sunday to Tuesday) for Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) / Maha Navami, Dussehra
- 25 to 27 December 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Christmas
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Public holidays in Tamil Nadu (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
Monday, 19 October Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) / Maha Navami / Ayudha Puja Maha Ashtami is the eighth and most powerful day of Sharad Navratri and Durga Puja, marked by worship of Goddess Durga, Sandhi Puja and Kanya Pujan. |
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 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 | 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 - Mon, 19 Oct
Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) / Maha Navami / Ayudha Puja
- Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali - Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja - Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti