Is today a bank holiday? If you live in several major Indian cities, the answer is yes. Banks are closed today, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at multiple Reserve Bank of India centres for Eid Milad, also referred to in the RBI calendar as Id-E-Milad, Baravafat or Milad-un-Nabi. Kerala centres are also observing Thiruvonam.

But this is not a nationwide bank shutdown. SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Punjab National Bank and other public and private lenders follow the regional holiday calendar applicable to their branches. A branch in Mumbai may therefore be closed today while one in Kolkata or Jaipur remains open. So if you are wondering “today bank open or close?”, your location matters.

Is Today a Bank Holiday for Eid Milad? Check the RBI List

According to the RBI’s official August 2026 holiday matrix, banks are closed today in the following centres: Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada. The holiday is listed as Id-E-Milad/Baravafat/Milad-un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)/Thiruvonam for August 26. That makes today an Eid-e-Milad bank holiday across a significant number of RBI centres, but not across the whole country. Banks are not listed as closed today at RBI centres including Ahmedabad, Agartala, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Gangtok, Guwahati, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kohima, Kolkata, Panaji, Shillong and Shimla.

Banks Closed Today in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and More

For customers in cities such as Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Lucknow, routine branch services will therefore not be available today. The same regional schedule applies to major public-sector and private-sector banks. That means branches of SBI, PNB, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and other lenders in affected locations will generally observe the holiday. The key point is that banks closed today are determined by location—not simply by the bank's brand. An HDFC Bank branch in Mumbai can be closed while an HDFC Bank branch in Kolkata operates normally.

Kerala Has Back-to-Back Bank Holidays

Kerala is slightly different this week. RBI's calendar shows bank holidays in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram on both August 25 and August 26. August 25 was listed for First Onam/Milad-i-Sherif, while August 26 is listed for Thiruvonam together with Eid-e-Milad/Baravafat/Milad-un-Nabi. So Kerala bank customers are experiencing consecutive regional holidays. The original draft's claim that Andhra Pradesh also observed the relevant bank holiday only on August 25 should be removed. RBI's current matrix lists Vijayawada as closed on August 26.

Will Banks Open Tomorrow, August 27?

For the RBI centres closed today, August 27 is not listed as a Negotiable Instruments Act holiday in the current August calendar. Branches are therefore scheduled to reopen on Thursday, August 27, subject to any separate local or bank-specific instruction. The next regional holiday shown in RBI's August calendar falls on Friday, August 28. On that day, closures apply in several centres for observances including Raksha Bandhan, Pang-Lhabsol, the Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi, Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi and Ayyankali Jayanthi.

One Date Correction: National Sports Day Is August 29

There is also an unrelated date error in the original draft. India observes National Sports Day on August 29, commemorating the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand—not on August 27. Some National Sports Day programmes are beginning earlier this year. For instance, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has scheduled a Khelo India interaction for August 27. But that does not change the official National Sports Day date.

So, Is Today a Bank Holiday?

Yes—if your branch falls under one of the RBI centres observing the August 26 holiday. Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Lucknow and several other centres have banks closed today for Eid Milad or Thiruvonam. Kolkata, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and several other centres are not on today's RBI holiday list. Digital banking remains available, so an Eid-e-Milad bank holiday does not prevent you from using UPI, internet banking, NEFT or RTGS. For anything requiring a physical branch, check your RBI centre or your bank's branch notice before travelling.