SynopsisAll scheduled and non-scheduled banks observe holidays on the second and fourth Saturdays. Banks remain open on the first, third, and fifth Saturdays unless a holiday is specified. ET OnlineSaturday bank holiday: Are banks open or closed? If you're planning to visit your bank branch this Saturday (August 1, 2026), it is worth checking whether banks are open or closed before heading out. In India, not all Saturdays are working days. As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, banks remain closed on certain Saturdays.Are banks open or closed today on August 1, 2026?Banks are open today (Saturday, August 1, 2026) as it is the first Saturday of the month. All scheduled and non-scheduled banks observe public holidays on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.Banks remain open on the first, third and fifth Saturdays of the month, unless specified as a holiday in the RBI holiday calendar.Festivals in August 2026Banks in August will be closed for festivals such as Ker Puja, Tendong Lho Rum Faat, Patriot’s Day, Independence Day/Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi), Birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur, Milad-Un-Nabi/First Onam/Milad-i-Sherif (birthday of Prophet Muhammed), Id-E-Milad/Baravafat/Milad-un-Nabi (birthday of Prophet Mohammad)/Thiruvonam depending on the state.Before you continue readingHow financially free are you?Most people overestimate their financial freedom. Discover your Financial Freedom score through a quick surveyIt is important to note that the closure of banks varies across states.August bank holidays Aug-26 4 8 13 15 19 25 26 28 Agartala • • • Ahmedabad • • Aizawl • Belapur • • Bengaluru • • Bhopal • • • Bhubaneswar • Chandigarh • Chennai • • Dehradun • • • Gangtok • • • Guwahati • Hyderabad • • Imphal • • • Itanagar • Jaipur • • Jammu • • • Kanpur • • • Kochi • • • • Kohima • Kolkata • Lucknow • • • Mumbai • • Nagpur • • New Delhi • • Panaji • Patna • • Raipur • • Ranchi • • Shillong • Shimla • • Srinagar • • • Thiruvananthapuram • • • • Vijayawada • • August holiday description Holiday Description Day Ker Puja 4 Tendong Lho Rum Faat 8 Patriot’s Day 13 Independence Day/Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) 15 Birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur 19 Milad-Un-Nabi/First Onam/Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed) 25 Id-E-Milad/Baravafat/Milad-un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)/Thiruvonam 26 Raksha Bandhan/Pang-Lhabsol/Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi/Ayyankali Jayanthi 28 (Join our ETWealth WhatsApp channel for all the latest updates)...more