Across the nation, the season of festivals has begun. In the month of October, there are several occasions, which can result in bank holidays. As we know, bank holidays can be influenced by also regional occasions. Before leaving home to go to bank, you shuld check the list of bank holidays for October 2025.
Ahoi Vrat will be observed on Monday. Banks will not be closed on Monday, October 13th, on account of Ahoi. RBI has not declared a holiday on Monday. Ahoi Ashtami Vrat is observed by mothers in Hinduism to pray for the long life, happiness, prosperity, and good health of their children. This Vrat is observed on the Ashtami Tithi of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month, which falls about a week before Diwali. On this day, mothers observe a fast from sunrise till the sighting of stars and worship Ahoi Mata in the evening.
Complete list of bank holidays in October 2025
October 12 – Sunday
October 18, 2025
Banks will remain closed on the occasion of Kati Bihu in Assam.
October 19 – Sunday
October 20, 2025
This day coincides with Diwali, Narak Chaturdashi, and Kali Puja. Banks will be closed in Tripura, Gujarat, Mizoram, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Assam, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Nagaland, West Bengal, Delhi, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh.
October 21, 2025
Banks will remain closed in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Manipur, Jammu and Srinagar on account of Diwali Amavasya, Lakshmi Puja and Govardhan Puja.
October 22, 2025
Banks will remain closed on Diwali, Vikram Samvat New Year, Govardhan Puja and Balipadyami in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
October 23, 2025
Banks will remain closed in Gujarat, Sikkim, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh on the occasion of Bhai Dooj, Chitragupta Jayanti, Lakshmi Puja, Bhatridwitiya and Ningol Chakouba.
October 25 – Fourth Saturday
October 26 – Sunday
October 27, 2025
Banks will remain closed in West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand on account of Chhath Puja (evening Arghya).
October 28, 2025
There will be a bank holiday on Chhath Puja (morning Arghya) in Bihar and Jharkhand.
October 31, 2025
Banks will remain closed in Gujarat on the occasion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary.
October 2025 is going to be a busy month for banking purposes, as it has the most holidays. Therefore, customers are advised to complete their banking tasks in advance. However, digital and online transaction services will be available around the clock.