Bank Holiday: If you are planning to visit the bank today, Saturday, December 20, 2025, for any account-related work, then this news is very important for you. Banks will be closed in one state today. Banks will be closed in Sikkim on Saturday, December 20, 2025. However, banks will remain open in all other states as banks are open on the third Saturday of the month. So, let’s find out in which state banks will be closed today, December 20th.
Three Consecutive Bank Holidays in Sikkim
Banks in Sikkim will be closed for three consecutive days on December 20th (Saturday), December 21st (Sunday), and December 22nd (Monday). Banking services will be suspended due to the Losoong/Namsoong festival celebrated by the Lepcha and Bhutia communities. This festival marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the Sikkimese New Year.
December 20th and 22nd: Losoong/Namsoong Festival
December 21st: Sunday (Weekly off across the country)
Total 17 Bank Holidays
According to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) state-wise holiday calendar for 2025-26, public and private banks will be closed for a total of 17 days in December 2025. This includes all Sundays, the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, and local festivals, etc. However, digital services will remain operational even when banks are closed.
December 20th (Saturday)
Bank holiday in Sikkim due to the Losoong/Namsoong festival.
December 21st (Sunday)
Banks will be closed across the country.
December 22nd (Monday)
Bank holiday in Sikkim due to the Losoong/Namsoong festival.
December 24th (Wednesday)
Bank holiday in Mizoram, Nagaland, and Meghalaya due to Christmas Eve.
December 25th (Thursday)
Banks will be closed across India on the occasion of Christmas. December 26 (Friday)
Banks will remain closed in Mizoram, Nagaland, and Meghalaya even after Christmas.
December 27 (Saturday)
Fourth Saturday of the month, banks closed nationwide.
December 28 (Sunday)
Banks will remain closed nationwide.
December 30 (Tuesday)
Banks will be closed in Meghalaya due to the death anniversary of freedom fighter U Kiang Nangbah.
December 31 (Wednesday)
Banks will be closed in Mizoram and Manipur due to New Year’s Eve and the Imoinu Iratpa festival.