Bank Holidays in Uttar Pradesh 2026
Banks in Uttar Pradesh stay closed on 25 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 Kanpur and Lucknow offices, and they apply to banks in each office's area.
- 25bank holidays in 2026
- 0fall on a weekly off day
- 4long weekends
- Marchbusiest month (6)
Bank holidays in Kanpur 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday | Bank holiday | |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
 Makar Sankranti |
Bank holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Monday |
 Holika Dahan |
Bank holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dol Jatra / Holika Dahan |
Bank holiday | |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Wednesday |
 Holi |
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 |
 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 |
Bank holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) | Bank holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan |
Bank holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami |
Bank holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Maha Navami |
Bank holiday | |
| 9 Nov 2026 | Monday |
 Govardhan Puja |
Bank holiday | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
 Bhai Dooj |
Bank holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti /  Kartik Purnima |
Bank holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas |
Bank holiday |
Bank holidays in Lucknow 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali's Birthday | Bank holiday | |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
Makar Sankranti |
Bank holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
Republic Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Monday |
Holika Dahan |
Bank holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
Dol Jatra / Holika Dahan |
Bank holiday | |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Wednesday |
Holi |
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 |
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 |
Bank holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) | Bank holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
Raksha Bandhan |
Bank holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
Janmashtami |
Bank holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
Gandhi Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
Maha Navami |
Bank holiday | |
| 9 Nov 2026 | Monday |
Govardhan Puja |
Bank holiday | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
Bhai Dooj |
Bank holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima |
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
- 28 February to 4 March 2026 (5 days off: Saturday to Wednesday) for Holika Dahan, Dol Jatra / Holika Dahan, Holi
- 26 to 28 June 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Muharram (Ashura)
- 25 to 27 December 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Christmas
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Public holidays in Uttar 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 / Maha Navami 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 | 30 | 31
Saturday, 31 October Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Sunday, 8 November Diwali / Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) 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... Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali): Naraka Chaturdashi, or Choti Diwali, recalls Lord Krishna's victory over Narakasura and is marked by a pre-dawn oil bath, lamps for Yama and the first diyas... |
| 9
Monday, 9 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... |
10 | 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 / Kartik Purnima / Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day 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... Kartik Purnima: Kartik Purnima is the full moon of Kartik, when devotees bathe in holy rivers, offer lamps and celebrate Dev Deepawali, the night Lord Shiva as Tripurari des... Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day: The day Sikhs remember the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru, who gave his life in Delhi in 1675 to defend the freedom of faith. |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |
Public holiday Major festival Today
- Sat, 17 Oct
Durga Puja - Tue, 20 Oct
Dussehra / Maha Navami - Mon, 26 Oct
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti - Sat, 31 Oct
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) - Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali / 
Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) - Mon, 9 Nov
Govardhan Puja
- Wed, 11 Nov
Bhai Dooj
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja - Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima /
Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day