List of Holidays in May 2022

Listed below is the list of public holidays in May 2022 with some regional holidays being specific to each state:

Date Day Holiday Celebrated in
1 May 2022 Sunday May Day / Maharashtra Day May Day - Across the country/ Maharashtra Day - Maharashtra
2 May 2022 Monday Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti Several states
3 May 2022 Tuesday Idul Fitr, Basava Jayanti National, Karnataka
4 May 2022 Wednesday Idul Fitr Telangana
9 May 2022 Monday Guru Rabindranath Jayanti West Bengal and Tripura
10 May 2022 Monday Shab-e-Qadr Jammu & Kashmir
13 May 2022 Thursday Idul Fitr National
16 May 2022 Monday State Day, Buddha Purnima Sikkim, Several states
24 May 2022 Tuesday Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam Tripura
26 May 2022 Thursday Buddha Purnima Several States
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2022 are released.

Note: Please verify the holiday dates with the government gazette.

Bank Holidays in May 2022

Banks in India remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. Apart from this, banks are also closed on national holidays, public holidays, and regional holidays (which differ from state to state). Knowing bank holidays in advance will help to plan your visits to your bank in advance.

Given below are the dates for bank holidays in May 2022:

Date Day Holiday Bank Holiday in
1 May 2022 Sunday May Day, Maharashtra Day May Day - Across the country, Maharashtra Day - Maharashtra
2 May 2022 Monday Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti Several states
3 May 2022 Tuesday Idul Fitr National
16 May 2022 Monday Buddha Purnima Several States

Note: The second and fourth Saturdays will be the regular bank holidays for all the public sector and private sector banks. The regional bank holidays will differ from state to state. ATMs will remain open on a bank holiday.

Choose your state - Public Holidays 2022

Andaman and Nicobar Delhi Lakshadweep Punjab
Andhra Pradesh Goa Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan
Arunachal Pradesh Gujarat Maharashtra Sikkim
Assam Haryana Manipur Tamil Nadu
Bihar Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya Telangana
Chandigarh Jammu & Kashmir Mizoram Tripura
Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Nagaland Uttar Pradesh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Karnataka Odisha Uttarakhand
Daman and Diu Kerala Puducherry West Bengal