March 2026 Holidays
March 2026 holidays: the central government list has 4 gazetted holidays this month (Holi, Id-ul-Fitr, Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayanti) and 4 restricted holidays. March 2026 has 31 days and 5 Sundays. The stock exchanges are closed on 3 weekdays.
- Gazetted holiday
- Restricted holiday
- Sunday
March 2026
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
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| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
Central government holidays in March 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar | Tue | Holika Dahan | Restricted |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Dolyatra | Restricted |
| 4 Mar | Wed | Holi | Gazetted |
| 19 Mar | Thu | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | Restricted |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Jamat-Ul-Vida | Restricted |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Id-ul-Fitr | Gazetted |
| 26 Mar | Thu | Ram Navami | Gazetted |
| 31 Mar | Tue | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted |
Stock market holidays in March 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar | Tue | Holi |
| 26 Mar | Thu | Shri Ram Navami |
| 31 Mar | Tue | Shri Mahavir Jayanti |
State holidays in March 2026
Holidays declared by state governments in March 2026, from each state's official list.
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar | Mon | Holika Dahan | Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Dhulandi | Rajasthan |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Dol Jatra | Assam |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Dola Purnima | Odisha |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Doljatra | West Bengal |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Holi | Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Holi (Second Day) | Maharashtra |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Holika Dahan | Jharkhand, Uttarakhand |
| 4 Mar | Wed | Holi | Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
| 4 Mar | Wed | Holi (Day after Doljatra) | West Bengal |
| 4 Mar | Wed | Holi, 2nd Day (Dhuleti) | Gujarat |
| 13 Mar | Fri | Jumat-ul-Vida | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 17 Mar | Tue | Birthday of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur (Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi) | West Bengal |
| 17 Mar | Tue | Shab-i-Qadr | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 19 Mar | Thu | 1st Navratra | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 19 Mar | Thu | Chetichand | Gujarat |
| 19 Mar | Thu | Gudhi Padwa | Maharashtra |
| 19 Mar | Thu | Telugu New Year's Day | Tamil Nadu |
| 19 Mar | Thu | Ugadi | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
| 19 Mar | Thu | Ugadi Festival | Karnataka |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Chetichand | Rajasthan |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Day before Eid-Ul-Fitr | West Bengal |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramzan) | Andhra Pradesh |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan) | Kerala |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Eid-Ul-Fitr | West Bengal |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Eid-ul-Fitr | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramzan) | Telangana |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Id-Ul-Fitr | Assam |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Id-ul-Fitr | Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Id-ul-Fitr / Sarhul | Jharkhand |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Khutub-E-Ramzan | Karnataka |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Nauroz | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Ramjan-Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitra), 1st Shawaal | Gujarat |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Ramzan (Idu'l Fitr) | Tamil Nadu |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitra) (Shawal-1) | Maharashtra |
| 22 Mar | Sun | Bihar Diwas | Bihar |
| 22 Mar | Sun | Following day of Ramzan | Telangana |
| 23 Mar | Mon | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev & Rajguru | Punjab |
| 23 Mar | Mon | Shaheedi Diwas (Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev) | Haryana |
| 26 Mar | Thu | Ram Navami | Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
| 26 Mar | Thu | Ram Navmi | Himachal Pradesh |
| 26 Mar | Thu | Ramanavami | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 26 Mar | Thu | Samrat Ashok Ashtami | Bihar |
| 26 Mar | Thu | Shree Ram Navmi | Gujarat |
| 27 Mar | Fri | Ram Navami | Bihar |
| 27 Mar | Fri | Ram Navami (additional holiday) | Uttar Pradesh |
| 27 Mar | Fri | Sri Rama Navami | Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana |
| 31 Mar | Tue | Mahaveer Jayanthi | Tamil Nadu |
| 31 Mar | Tue | Mahaveera Jayanthi | Karnataka |
| 31 Mar | Tue | Mahavir Janma Kalyanak | Gujarat |
| 31 Mar | Tue | Mahavir Janmakalyanak (Mahavir Jayanti) | Maharashtra |
| 31 Mar | Tue | Mahavir Jayanti | Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
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Common questions
How many holidays are there in March 2026?
4 central gazetted holidays and 4 restricted holidays, plus 5 Sundays. States and banks may have more.
Which festivals fall in March 2026?
Holi (4 March), Id-ul-Fitr (21 March), Ram Navami (26 March), Mahavir Jayanti (31 March), Holika Dahan (3 March), Dolyatra (3 March), Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand (19 March), Jamat-Ul-Vida (20 March).