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Diwali, also referred to as Deepawali, is an important and prominent Hindu festival. It is celebrated in various Indian states and therefore, is a public holiday in many parts of India. Besides government offices, banks too are shut for business during this festival.
In the year 2019, Diwali will be celebrated on 27th October. The date falls on Sunday, which is already a holiday for banks, government offices and various other businesses. In some regions, Diwali will be celebrated also on 28th October 2019 (Monday). It is a Diwali bank holiday 2019 as mentioned in the RBI holidays list. Those regions are as follows: Tripura, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
| Year | Day | Date |
| 2020 | Saturday | 14 November |
| 2021 | Thursday | 04 November |
| 2022 | Monday | 24 October |
| 2023 | Thursday | 09 November |
| 2024 | Friday | 01 November |
| 2025 | Tuesday | 21 October |
| 2026 | Sunday | 08 November |
| 2027 | Friday | 29 October |
| 2028 | Tuesday | 17 October |
| 2029 | Monday | 5th November |
| 2030 | Saturday | 26th October |
Last year, in 2018, Diwali was on 7th November and the day was Wednesday. On this day, banks were closed in various states.
Besides Diwali bank holiday 2019, other bank holidays observed in different states in the month of October and November in the year 2019 are as follows:
| Date | Event | States |
| 1st October 2019 | Half Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts | Sikkim |
| 2nd October 2019 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | All over India |
| 5th October 2019 | Durga Puja/Dasara (Mahasaptami) | Tripura, West Bengal, Jharkhand |
| 7th October 2019 | Maha Navami/Ayudhapooja/Durga Puja (Dasain) | Tripura, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya |
| 8th October 2019 | Dasara/Vijaya Dashmi/Durga Puja (Dasain)/Dussehra | All over India except Manipur |
| 18th October 2019 | Kati Bihu | Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh |
| 28th October 2019 | Diwali (Balipratipada)/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Laxmi Puja/Govardhan Puja | Tripura, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand |
| 29th October 2019 | Bhai Tika / Bhaidooj / Chitragupt Puja / Balipadyami, Deepavali / Bhatri dwitiya | Karnataka, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand |
| 30th October 2019 | Ningol Chakkouba | Manipur |
| 31st October 2019 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday | Gujarat |
| Date | Event | States |
| 1st November 2019 | Kannada Rajyostsava/Kut | Karnataka, Manipur |
| 2nd November 2019 | Chhath Puja/Chath (Evening Ardhya) | Bihar, Jharkhand |
| 8th November 2019 | Wangala Festival | Meghalaya |
| 9th November 2019 | Milad-i- Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed) | Kerala |
| 12th November 2019 | Guru Nanak Jayanti/Rahasa Purnima/Kartika Purnima | Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, New Delhi, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh |
| 15th November 2019 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi/Bhagwan Birsa Munda Jayanti/Rajya Sthapana Diwas/Friday following Eid-I-Milad-ul-Nabi | Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand |
| 19th November 2019 | Lhabab Duechen | Sikkim |
| 23rd November 2019 | Seng Kut Snem | Meghalaya |