Saturday bank holiday: Are banks open or closed on May 30, 2026, on fifth Saturday of May 2026?

Since it's a Saturday today (May 30, 2026), many bank customers would be wondering if banks are open or closed as they may have work requiring a physical visit to their bank branch .

In India, bank holidays might differ as they can be state-specific, pan-India or planned closures such as the second and fourth Saturdays. Because May 30, 2026, is the fifth Saturday of the month, it is crucial to know whether it is a working day at banks.

Are banks open or closed on May 30, 2026?

Banks are open today (Saturday, May 30, 2026) across India as banks are closed only on the second and fourth Saturdays of a month. The fifth Saturday is usually working unless specified as a holiday in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar.


Always check the holiday list on the RBI website or at your bank's official notice board to confirm your bank branch’s operational status before planning any in-branch activity.

Major bank holidays in May 2026

Banks will be closed on occasions of Maharashtra Din, Buddha Pournima, May Day (Labour Day), birth anniversary of Pandit Raghunath Murmu, birthday of Rabindranath Tagore, State Day, birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam, Eid-UI-Adha-(Bakri-Eid)/Id-ul-Zuha, Bakri ID (Id-Uz-Zuha), depending on the state.

Bank holidays in May 2026

May-26	1	9	16	26	27	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	•					•

Table from RBI website as on May 29, 2026

Holiday Description	Day
Maharashtra Din/Buddha Pournima/May Day (Labour Day)/Birth Anniversary of Pandit Raghunath Murmu	1
Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore	9
State Day	16
Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam	26
Eid-UI-Adha-(Bakri-Eid)/Id-ul-Zuha	27
Bakri ID (Id-Uz-Zuha)	28