Bank Holidays in West Bengal 2026
Banks in West Bengal stay closed on 28 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 Kolkata office, and they apply to banks in the state.
- 28bank holidays in 2026
- 2fall on a weekly off day
- 5long weekends
- Aprilbusiest month (5)
Bank holidays in Kolkata 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
 New Year's Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Monday | Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda | Bank holiday | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
 Basant Panchami |
Bank holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dol Jatra |
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 | |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Wednesday |
 Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) |
Bank holiday | |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | General Elections to West Bengal Legislative Assembly 2026 | Bank holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Buddha Purnima /  May Day (Labour Day) |
Bank holiday | |
| 9 May 2026 | Saturday |
 Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) | Bank holiday | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) | Bank holiday | |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Monday | MHIP Day/Birth Anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee | Bank holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami |
Bank holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Saturday |
 Mahalaya Amavasya |
Bank holiday | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Monday |
 Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) |
Bank holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
 Maha Navami |
Bank holiday | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Wednesday |
 Dussehra |
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
- 10 to 12 January 2026 (3 days off: Saturday to Monday) for Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda
- 23 to 26 January 2026 (4 days off: Friday to Monday) for Basant Panchami, Republic Day
- 26 to 28 June 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Muharram (Ashura)
- 18 to 21 October 2026 (4 days off: Sunday to Wednesday) 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 West Bengal (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
Saturday, 10 October Mahalaya Amavasya Mahalaya Amavasya is the last day of Pitru Paksha, when Hindus offer tarpan and shraddha to their ancestors, and in Bengal it marks the start of Devi Paksha... |
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
Thursday, 15 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... |
16
Friday, 16 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... |
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
Sunday, 18 October Durga Puja / Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) 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... Durga Puja (Maha Saptami): Maha Saptami is the first main day of Durga Puja, when the Kola Bou is bathed at dawn and Goddess Durga is formally invoked into the idol in pandals across e... |
| 19
Monday, 19 October Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) / Durga Puja Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami): 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. 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... |
20
Tuesday, 20 October Durga Puja / Maha Navami / Dussehra 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... 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
Wednesday, 21 October Durga Puja / Dussehra 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... 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. |
22
Thursday, 22 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... |
23
Friday, 23 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... |
24
Saturday, 24 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... |
25
Sunday, 25 October Sharad Purnima Sharad Purnima is the bright full moon of Ashwin, when families keep kheer under moonlight, worship Goddess Lakshmi through the night and remember Krishna's... |
| 26
Monday, 26 October Sharad Purnima Sharad Purnima is the bright full moon of Ashwin, when families keep kheer under moonlight, worship Goddess Lakshmi through the night and remember Krishna's... |
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
Monday, 9 November Kali Puja (additional day 1) |
10
Tuesday, 10 November Kali Puja (additional day 2) |
11
Wednesday, 11 November Lakshmi Puja / Bhai Dooj / Bhai Phonta (Bhratri Dwitiya) 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
Thursday, 12 November Day after Bhai Phonta |
13 | 14 | 15
Sunday, 15 November Chhath Puja / Birsa Munda Jayanti 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
Monday, 16 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. |
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
- Thu, 15 Oct
Durga Puja - Fri, 16 Oct
Durga Puja
- Sat, 17 Oct
Durga Puja
- Sun, 18 Oct
Durga Puja /
Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) - Mon, 19 Oct
Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) / Durga Puja
- Tue, 20 Oct
Durga Puja / Maha Navami / Dussehra
- Wed, 21 Oct
Durga Puja / Dussehra
- Thu, 22 Oct
Durga Puja
- Fri, 23 Oct
Durga Puja
- Sat, 24 Oct
Durga Puja
- Sun, 25 Oct
Sharad Purnima - Mon, 26 Oct
Sharad Purnima
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali - Mon, 9 Nov Kali Puja (additional day 1)
- Tue, 10 Nov Kali Puja (additional day 2)
- Wed, 11 Nov
Lakshmi Puja / Bhai Dooj / Bhai Phonta (Bhratri Dwitiya)
- Thu, 12 Nov Day after Bhai Phonta
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja / Birsa Munda Jayanti - Mon, 16 Nov
Chhath Puja
- Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti