Bank holidays in March 2026

12 holiday dates in March 2026 across India, from the Reserve Bank of India list. None of them closes banks in every state.

Reserve Bank list last checked: 14 September 2026, 6:15 am IST

Closed every state: Sundays 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Second and fourth Saturdays 14 and 28.

Date	Day	Holiday and where banks close
2 Mar	Mon	Holika Dahan: Uttar Pradesh
3 Mar	Tue	Holi: Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh Holi (second day, Dhuleti): Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana Dol Jatra: Assam, West Bengal Holi (Second Day)/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi/Holika Dahan/Attukal Pongala: Kerala, Rajasthan Holi (2nd Day): Uttar Pradesh Holika Dahan: Uttarakhand
4 Mar	Wed	Holi: Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand Holi (second day, Dhuleti): Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim Holi/Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti/Yaosang 2nd Day/Dol Jatra: Assam, Manipur, Nagaland
13 Mar	Fri	Chapchar Kut: Mizoram Chapchar Kut/Jumat-ul-Vida: Jammu and Kashmir
17 Mar	Tue	Shab-I-Qadr: Jammu and Kashmir
19 Mar	Thu	Gudi Padwa: Goa, Maharashtra, Manipur Ugadi Festival: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana Gudhi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Telugu New Year's Day/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/1st Navratra: Tamil Nadu 1st Navratra: Jammu and Kashmir
20 Mar	Fri	Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramzan): Kerala
21 Mar	Sat	Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramzan): Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura Eid-ul-Fitr: Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
26 Mar	Thu	Ram Navami: Chandigarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
27 Mar	Fri	Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain): Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana
30 Mar	Mon	Mahavir Jayanti: Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
31 Mar	Tue	Mahavir Jayanti: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal Mahavir Janmakalyanak/Mahavir Jayanti: Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu

Other months

By state

Andaman and Nicobar Islands15 holidays in 2026
Andhra Pradesh20 holidays in 2026
Arunachal Pradesh18 holidays in 2026
Assam19 holidays in 2026
Bihar20 holidays in 2026
Chandigarh16 holidays in 2026
Chhattisgarh17 holidays in 2026
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu18 holidays in 2026
Delhi16 holidays in 2026
Goa17 holidays in 2026
Gujarat19 holidays in 2026
Haryana15 holidays in 2026
Himachal Pradesh19 holidays in 2026
Jammu and Kashmir22 holidays in 2026
Jharkhand22 holidays in 2026
Karnataka22 holidays in 2026
Kerala23 holidays in 2026
Ladakh16 holidays in 2026
Lakshadweep17 holidays in 2026
Madhya Pradesh21 holidays in 2026
Maharashtra22 holidays in 2026
Manipur19 holidays in 2026
Meghalaya24 holidays in 2026
Mizoram26 holidays in 2026
Nagaland15 holidays in 2026
Odisha20 holidays in 2026
Puducherry17 holidays in 2026
Punjab17 holidays in 2026
Rajasthan17 holidays in 2026
Sikkim27 holidays in 2026
Tamil Nadu23 holidays in 2026
Telangana20 holidays in 2026
Tripura24 holidays in 2026
Uttar Pradesh25 holidays in 2026
Uttarakhand21 holidays in 2026
West Bengal28 holidays in 2026

Source: Reserve Bank of India, Bank Holidays page ↗. BankPulse is not a bank. Check with your branch for a local closure not on the Reserve Bank list.