Bank Holidays This Weekend: Will Banks Be Open on August 15 & 16? State-Wise List Inside

Vishnu Kumar

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Bank Holidays This Weekend: Will Banks Be Open on August 15 & 16? State-Wise List Inside

Planning a bank visit this weekend? You might want to check the holiday schedule first. Banking services across India will be impacted due to multiple public holidays, creating a long weekend of limited operations from August 15 to August 17, 2025.

August 15 – Independence Day

All banks across India will remain closed on Friday, August 15, in observance of Independence Day. This is a nationwide public holiday.

August 16 – Janmashtami/Krishna Jayanthi

On Saturday, August 16, banks will be closed in several states due to Janmashtami celebrations. States observing the holiday include:

Gujarat
Mizoram
Madhya Pradesh
Chandigarh
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
Sikkim
Telangana
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Jammu
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Meghalaya
Srinagar
Andhra Pradesh

Extended Weekend Alert

With Sunday, August 17 being a regular weekly holiday, many regions will experience a three-day banking break. However, banks will remain open on August 16 (Saturday) in the following states:

Tripura
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Odisha
Assam
Manipur
Arunachal Pradesh
Kerala
Nagaland
West Bengal
New Delhi
Goa
Himachal Pradesh

Other Notable Bank Holidays in August 2025

Here’s a quick look at other upcoming holidays that may affect banking services:

Date	Occasion
August 8	Tendong Lho Rum Faat
August 9	Raksha Bandhan / Jhulana Purnima
August 13	Patriot’s Day (Manipur)
August 15	Independence Day / Parsi New Year / Janmashtami
August 16	Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8) / Krishna Jayanthi
August 19	Birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur
August 25	Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva
August 27	Ganesh Chaturthi / Samvatsari / Vinayaka Vrata
August 28	Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) / Nuakhai