Bank Holiday: There are some bank holidays in store for the people of India in the month of March 2026, as some important religious and cultural festivals are around the corner. It is important to note that the list of bank holidays is not the same across the country. Hence, it is always recommended that the customers check the list of bank holidays in the state they are residing in. The following is the list of bank holidays in the state-wise manner for the month of March 2026.
As the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has already released its list of holidays for the month of March 2026, the customers can expect at least 18 bank holidays during the month. The list of RBI holidays is applicable for all the banks in the country, including the State Bank of India (SBI). The list of 18 bank holidays in the month of March 2026 also includes the second Saturday, fourth Saturday, and all Sundays. However, the banks are usually open on the first, third, and fifth Saturdays of the month.
Bank Holiday List in March 2026: Full Date-Wise Schedule
When Will Banks Be Closed for Holi 2026?
- 2 March (Monday) - Holika Dahan - Banks closed in Kanpur and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh).
- 3 March (Tuesday) - Holi (Second Day) / Dol Jatra / Dhulandi / Holika Dahan / Attukal Pongala - Banks closed in Belapur, Mumbai, and Nagpur (Maharashtra); Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh); Dehradun (Uttarakhand); Guwahati (Assam); Hyderabad (Telangana); Jaipur (Rajasthan); Kolkata (West Bengal); Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh); Panaji (Goa); Patna (Bihar); Ranchi (Jharkhand); Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala); and Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh).
- 4 March (Wednesday) - Holi / Dhuleti - Banks closed in Agartala (Tripura); Ahmedabad (Gujarat); Aizawl (Mizoram); Bhubaneshwar (Odisha); Chandigarh (Haryana/Punjab); Dehradun (Uttarakhand); Gangtok (Sikkim); Imphal (Manipur); Itanagar
Some More Bank Holiday List in March 2026
- 14th March (Saturday) - Second Saturday - Banks closed all over India.
- 17th March (Tuesday) - Shab-I-Qadr - Banks closed in Jammu and Srinagar
- 19th March (Thursday) - Gudhi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Telugu New Year's Day/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/1st Navratra - Banks closed in Belapur-Mumbai and Nagpur (Maharashtra); Bengaluru (Karnataka); Chennai (Tamil Nadu); Hyderabad (Telangana); Imphal (Manipur); Panaji (Goa); Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir); and Vijayawada (Andhra
- 20th March (Friday) — Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan) / Jumat-ul-Vida — Banks closed in Jammu and Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir); Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala); and Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh).
- 21st March (Saturday) — Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1) / Khutub-E-Ramzan / Sarhul — Banks closed in Agartala (Tripura); Ahmedabad (Gujarat); Aizawl (Mizoram); Belapur, Mumbai and Nagpur (Maharashtra); Bengaluru (Karnataka); Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh); Bhubaneswar (Odisha); Chandigarh; Chennai (Tamil Nadu); Dehradun (Uttarakhand); Gangtok (Sikkim); Guwahati (Assam); Hyderabad (Telangana); Imphal (Manipur); Itanagar
- 26th March (Thursday) - Shree Ram Navami - Banks closed in Ahmedabad (Gujarat); Aizawl (Mizoram); Belapur, Mumbai, and Nagpur (Maharashtra); Chandigarh; Dehradun (Uttarakhand); Jaipur (Rajasthan); Kanpur and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh); Kolkata (West Bengal); Ranchi (Jharkhand); and Shimla (Himachal Pradesh).
- 27th March (Friday) - Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain) - Banks closed in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh); Bhubaneswar (Odisha); Gangtok (Sikkim); Hyderabad (Telangana); Patna (Bihar); and Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh).
- 28th March (Saturday) - Fourth Saturday - Banks closed across India.
- 31st March (Tuesday) - Mahavir Janmakalyanak/Mahavir Jayanti - Banks closed in Ahmedabad (Gujarat); Belapur, Mumbai, and Nagpur (Maharashtra); Bengaluru (Karnataka); Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh); Chennai (Tamil Nadu); Jaipur
Customers should plan their banking activities carefully in March 2026, especially during the festival period, to ensure smooth transactions and avoid delays.
