Holi Public Holiday Dates – Banks Closed on March 3–4? Full RBI Bank Holiday List

Holi Holiday 2026: There is some confusion about whether Holi is celebrated on March 3rd or 4th this year. However, the details regarding the official Holi holiday have become clearer. It has been confirmed which days all government offices, including banks, will be closed for Holi.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has published the official list of bank holidays for March 2026, which includes the dates when bank branches will be closed due to national and regional festivals. This list is significant because holidays vary by state, with some festivals recognized as holidays only in specific regions of the country.If you have any banking tasks this week, you can verify the correct date for your city or state to find out when Holi will be observed as a holiday and when banks will be open.

Bank Holidays Around Holi

Holi 2026, the vibrant festival of colors, is set to take place on March 4 (Wednesday), but according to the RBI list, various days associated with Holi are designated as holidays in numerous cities and states. On Monday, March 2, 2026, banks will be closed in certain cities, such as Kanpur and Lucknow, for Holika Dahan. In most other areas, banks will function normally.

On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, bank branches will be closed in several major cities for Holi/Dhulandi. These cities include Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi, Bhopal, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Panaji, Belapur, and Vijayawada. Residents should plan ahead for their banking needs. Holi will be celebrated across the country on March 4, 2026 (Wednesday). Banks will be closed on this day in many regions of northern and central India. In New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Kanpur, Patna, Ranchi, Chandigarh, Shimla, Jammu, Raipur, Bhubaneswar, Agartala, Itanagar, Shillong, and Imphal, banks will not be open.

Holidays in March

13 March – Chapchar Kut (in some states)
17 March – Shab-i-Qadr (Jammu/Kashmir)
19 March – Gudi Padwa, Ugadi type festivals
20-21 March – Eid-ul-Fitr / Eid
26-27 March – Ram Navami
31 March – Local holiday in some places (although RBI has also cancelled it in some states.)

These holidays don’t mean all banking services will be suspended. Online banking (UPI, mobile/net banking, ATM) services will continue as normal. This will be convenient for those conducting digital transactions. However, if you require physical services (such as check deposits, KYC updates, drafts, etc.), plan ahead and complete your work before the holidays.