SynopsisScheduled and non-scheduled banks typically close on the second and fourth Saturdays, digital banking services will remain active even on holidays. Furthermore, various regional holidays in September will affect physical branch availability, but customers can continue to perform transactions via internet and SMS banking.ET OnlineAre banks open or closed in your state today?Do you have any work today (Saturday, September 5, 2026) at your bank branch of State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank or any other bank? Do you want to know whether you should go ahead with your work or stay at home? Every Saturday, many people have a similar dilemma since banks are not open on all Saturdays.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases a monthly list of state-wise bank holidays to ensure customers are not inconvenienced and can plan their banking tasks accordingly.Are banks open or closed today on Saturday, September 5, 2026?Banks across India are open today, September 5, 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, along with Sundays and other regional holidays.Otherwise, banks are open on the first, third and fifth Saturdays unless specified as a holiday in the RBI holiday calendar.Bank holidays in September 2026As per the RBI’s holiday calendar, banks will be closed in September 2026 on the occasions of Janmashtami (Vaishnva), elections in the jurisdiction of Jaipur Municipal Corporation, Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva, Ganesh Chaturthi, Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Nuakhai/Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day), Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva/Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi, Karma Puja, Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji Indrajatra, depending on the state.Digital banking is available on bank holidaysBanking transactions at physical bank branches may not be possible on specific holidays and many services there may also not be available. Nevertheless, customers can use Internet banking, SMS banking and WhatsApp banking for both financial and non-financial activities.September holiday descriptionwith dateJanmashtami (Vaishnva) (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi: September 4Elections in the jurisdiction of Jaipur Municipal Corporation: September 11Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva: September 12Ganesh Chaturthi/Ganesh Puja/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayakar Chathurthi/Hartalika: September 14Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Nuakhai/Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day): September 15Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva/Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi: September 21Karma Puja: September 22Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji: September 23Indrajatra: September 25Bank holidays schedule in September 2026 Sep-26 4 11 12 14 15 21 22 23 25 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 • • (Join our ETWealth WhatsApp channel for all the latest updates)...more