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Bank Holidays in March 2026 are important for everyone, be it students, working professionals, business owners, or people who are preparing for competitive exams.
In India, March is the last month of the financial year, which makes it a very crucial time for banks and customers.
When you know the list of bank holidays in advance it can help you plan your visits, complete important transactions on time, and avoid last-minute stress.
The RBI decides the bank holidays and this list showcases national holidays, regional festivals, and weekly offs.
There are some holidays which are observed across the whole nation, while some of these holidays are different and vary state to state.
That is why it is important to check the correct list of holidays for March 2026.
Here is a clear and well-organised list of bank holidays in March 2026.
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List of Bank Holidays in March 2026
There are a total of 18 days of holidays in the month of March 2026 which involves the holidays of second and fourth Saturday along with Sundays. Here is complete list of bank holidays in March 2026 according to the RBI:
| Date | Day | Event | State/Region |
| 1 March 20o26 | Sunday | Sunday | All Regions |
| 2 March 2026 | Monday | Holika Dahan | Kanpur, Lucknow |
| 3 March 2026 | Tuesday | Holi (Second Day)/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi/Holika Dahan/Attukal Pongala | Belapur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| 4 March 2026 | Wednesday | Holi/Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti/Yaosang 2nd Day | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Lucknow, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, |
| 8 March 2026 | Sunday | Sunday | All Regions |
| 13 March 2026 | Friday | Chapchar Kut | Aizawl |
| 14 March 2026 | Saturday | Second Saturday | All Regions |
| 15 March 2026 | Sunday | Sunday | All Regions |
| 17 March 2026 | Tuesday | Shab-I-Qadr | Jammu, Srinagar |
| 19 March 2026 | Thursday | Gudhi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Telugu New Year's Day/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/1st Navratra | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Srinagar, Vijayawada |
| 20 March 2026 | Friday | Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan)/Jumat-ul-Vida | Jammu, Kochi, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada |
| 21 March 2026 | Saturday | Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1)/Khutub-E-Ramzan/Sarhul | All states except Kochi, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada |
| 22 March 2026 | Sunday | Sunday | All Regions |
| 26 March 2026 | Thursday | Shree Ram Navami | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi, Shimla |
| 27 March 2026 | Friday | Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain) | Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Patna, Vijayawada, |
| 28 March 2026 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday | All Regions |
| 29 March 2026 | Sunday | Sunday | All Regions |
| 31 March 2026 | Tuesday | Mahavir Janmakalyanak/Mahavir Jayanti | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, |
So, these are the bank holidays in the month of March 2026. Understanding about the days your bank will be closed can easily help you plan your financial transactions for the month seamlessly.
Even though banks remain closed on these days, online banking services like UPI, mobile banking, and ATM services usually continue to work.
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