How many days will banks remain closed in January 2026? Check the list of holidays immediately

By Samira Vishwas On Jan 3, 2026

New Year 2026: The new year has started. If you also want to go to the bank for some work in the first month of the year, then first check the list of holidays.

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New Year 2026: The new year 2026 has started. Banks remained closed in many states of the country on the first day of the new year. At the same time, the month of January has brought with it many holidays. This means banks will remain closed for many days this month. If you also have any work in the bank, then immediately mark the dates in the calendar as to when the banks will remain closed this month.

Saturday-Sunday holiday list

Banks across the country remain closed every Sunday and second and fourth Saturday of the month. First of all, know when banks will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays in January 2026.

4 January 2026 (Sunday): Banks will remain closed across the country.
10 January 2026 (second Saturday): Banks will remain closed across the country.
11 January 2026 (Sunday): Banks will remain closed across the country.
18 January 2026 (Sunday): Banks will remain closed across the country.
24 January 2026 (fourth Saturday): Banks will remain closed across the country.
25 January 2026 (Sunday): Banks will remain closed across the country.

January holidays

There are bank holidays on different festivals in different states of the country. See list-

January 1, 2026: Banks will remain closed in Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata and Shillong due to New Year Day/Gan-Ngai.
January 2, 2026: Banks will remain closed in Aizawl, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram due to New Year celebrations/Mannam Jayanti.
3 January 2026: Banks will remain closed in Lucknow due to Hazrat Ali birthday.
12 January 2026: Banks will remain closed in Kolkata due to Swami Vivekananda Jayanti.
14 January 2026: Banks will remain closed in Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati and Itanagar due to Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu.
15 January 2026: Banks will remain closed in Bengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok, Hyderabad and Vijayawada due to Uttarayan Punyakal/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Makar Sankranti.
16 January 2026: Banks will remain closed in Chennai due to Thiruvalluvar Day.
17 January 2026: Banks will remain closed in Chennai due to Uzhavar Thirunal.
23 January 2026: Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Bhubaneswar and Kolkata due to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti/Saraswati Puja (Shri Panchami)/Veer Surendrasai Jayanti/Basant Panchami.
26 January 2026: Banks will remain closed in all cities across the country due to Republic Day.