Saturday bank holiday: Are SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Canara Bank and PNB open or closed today on September 5, 2026?

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 2026

As 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 holidays

Banking 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 date

• Janmashtami (Vaishnva) (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi: September 4
• Elections in the jurisdiction of Jaipur Municipal Corporation: September 11
• Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva: September 12
• Ganesh Chaturthi/Ganesh Puja/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayakar Chathurthi/Hartalika: September 14
• Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Nuakhai/Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day): September 15
• Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva/Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi: September 21
• Karma Puja: September 22
• Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji: September 23
• Indrajatra: September 25

Bank 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	•			•