Bank Holidays in August 2025: Those planning bank visits in August 2025 should take note of multiple public and regional holidays that will lead to long weekends and bank closures across various states. Planning your banking activities in advance will help avoid last-minute issues.As per the Reserve Bank of India’s guidelines, banks across the country will remain shut on the second and fourth Saturdays, August 9 and August 23, 2025. Additionally, August 15 (Friday) will be a national holiday on account of Independence Day, during which all banks will remain closed.Bank holiday dates in August 2025: FULL LIST- August 8 (Friday): Banks in Sikkim will be closed for Tendong Lho Rum Faat.- August 9 (Saturday): Banks closed in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh for Raksha Bandhan and Jhulana Purnima.- August 13 (Wednesday): Banks in Manipur will remain shut for Patriot’s Day.- August 15 (Friday): Nationwide bank closure for Independence Day.- August 16 (Saturday): Several states including Gujarat, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Telangana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Srinagar, and Andhra Pradesh will observe Janmashtami/Krishna Jayanthi.- August 19 (Tuesday): In Manipur, banks will remain closed to mark the birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur.- August 25 (Monday): Assam banks will close to observe the death anniversary of Srimanta Sankardev.- August 27 (Wednesday): Ganesh Chaturthi will be marked with bank closures in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bangalore, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Goa, and Andhra Pradesh.- August 28 (Thursday): Banks in Odisha will be closed for Nuakhai and in Goa for the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi.Bank customers are advised to check with their local branches or official websites for state-specific holidays, as bank closures may vary regionally.