Bank Holidays March 2026: From Holi, Eid to Ram Navami—Check when banks will remain closed city-wise

Bank Holidays March 2026: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has published the official Holiday Matrix for March 2026, detailing when banks across the country will remain closed under the Negotiable Instruments Act. The calendar includes festival closures such as Holi, Eid‑ul‑Fitr (Ramzan), Ram Navami, and Mahavir Jayanti, as well as other regional observances and weekly offs on second Saturdays and Sundays.

Key Bank Holidays in March 2026

Holi and related observances (2–4 March)

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• 2 March – Holika Dahan
• 3 March – Holi (Second Day) / Dol Jatra / Dhulandi / Holika Dahan / Attukal Pongala
• 4 March – Holi / Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti / Yaosang 2nd Day / Dol Jatra

These three days mark the festive period around Holi, when banks are on holiday in several regions as per RBI’s list.

Mid‑Month Festivals

• 13 March – Chapchar Kut
• 17 March – Shab‑I‑Qadr

Both are regional observances leading to bank closure in designated cities.

Spring and religious holidays

• 19 March – Gudhi Padwa / Ugadi Festival / Telugu New Year’s Day / Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba) / 1st Navratra
• 20 March – Eid‑Ul‑Fitr (Ramzan) / Jumat‑ul‑Vida
• 21 March – Ramzan‑Id (Id‑Ul‑Fitr) (Shawal‑1) / Khutub‑E‑Ramzan / Sarhul

These holidays span several cultural and religious traditions, resulting in bank closures across various regions.

Ram Navami and End-of-Month Holidays

• 26 March – Shree Ram Navami
• 27 March – Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain)
• 31 March – Mahavir Janmakalyanak / Mahavir Jayanti

The last week of March also sees multiple festival closures as per the RBI schedule.

City‑Wise Bank Holiday List

2 March – Holika Dahan (Kanpur, Lucknow)

3 March – Holi / Dol Jatra / Dhulandi / Holika Dahan (Belapur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Tiruvanathpuram, Vijaywada)

4 March – Holi / Dhuleti / Yaosang Second Day (Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kohima, Lucknow, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla)

13 March – Chapchar Kut / Local Regional Holidays (Aizawl)

17 March – Shab‑I‑Qadr / Regional Observances (Jammu, Srinagar)

19 March – Gudhi Padwa / Ugadi Festival / Telugu New Year (Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Srinagar, Vijaywada)

20 March – Eid‑Ul‑Fitr / Ramzan / Jumat‑ul‑Vida (Jammu, Kochi, Srinagar, Thiruvanathpuram, Vijaywada)

21 March – Ramzan‑Id / Id‑Ul‑Fitr (Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubnaeshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Srinagar)

26 March – Shree Ram Navami (Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Itanagar, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi, Shimla)

27 March – Shree Ram Navami (Bhopal, Bhubhnaeshwar, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Panaji, Vijaywada)

31 March – Mahavir Janmakalyanak / Mahavir Jayanti (Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi)

What bank customers should know

Banks will remain closed on the dates listed above across various cities, depending on regional festival observances.

The list includes multiple festival holidays and weekend offs; second and fourth Saturdays are statutory non‑working days for banks in India.

Customers are advised to plan in‑branch transactions around these dates to avoid inconvenience, especially during busy periods like Holi and Ram Navami.