Holi 2026; March 3 or March 4; Check When Stock Market And Banks Will Remain Closed

Stock Market Holiday For Holi: Amid all the speculation whether 'Holi' would be celebrated on March 3 or 4, investors are confused about which date the NSE and BSE will observe the holiday for the Hindu festival. According to the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange holiday calendar, the share market will remain closed on March 3, for Holi.

Trading in the equity market takes place from Monday to Friday each week; however, with a stock market holiday on March 3 for the festival 'Holi', the trading activities will be closed for an additional day apart from Sunday and Saturday. 

At the same time, banks would onserve holiday on March 3 in some states, whereas many states will observe a holiday on March 4. 

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Stock Market holiday 2026

26 March for Ramanavami

31 March for Mahavir Jayanti

03 April for Good Friday

14 April for Ambedkar Jayanti

01 May for Maharashtra Day

28 May for Bakri Eid

26 June for Muharram

14 September for Ganesh Chaturthi

02 October For Gandhi Jayanti

20 October for Dussehra

10 November for Diwali

24 November For Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti

25 December for Christmas Day

Meanwhile, Muhurat Trading will be conducted on Sunday, November 08, 2026.

Bank Holiday For Holi 2026

People are also confused regarding the bank holiday for Holi as well. However, one needs to note that bank holidays vary from state to state, meaning there are states that observe holiday on March 3, and there are many where banks will be closed on March 4, 2026. Some states will observe a 2-day holiday for Holi as well.

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Bank Holiday On March 3

Bank holiday for Holi, Dol Jatra, Dhulandi, Holika Dahan, or Attukal Pongala in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Goa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, and Himachal Pradesh.

March 4, 2026 Bank Holiday: Bank holiday for Holi, Dhuleti, or Yaosang in Tripura, Gujarat, Mizoram, Odisha, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar
Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, and Himachal Pradesh.