'Long Weekend Loading': Will banks remain closed for 4 days from March 13 for Holi 2025? Check

With Holi 2025 almost knocking on the doors, the people of India are all braced up to enjoy a long weekend ahead. Holi, which is also called the festival of colours is the first major Hindu festival of the year. Holi 2025 is falling on March 14, but banks in some states are most likely to witness 4 days of Holiday. Banks across different states will remain closed for at least one or two days due Holi. The weekend (Saturday and Sunday) follows immediately after that, creating a four-day bank holiday in some states. On March 13, there is Holika Dahan and on March 14, there is Holi. Hence, if you are also wondering about Holi 2025 Bank holiday dates, continue reading below- 

Holi 2025 4 Days Bank Holiday- List of Cities/States where there will be bank holidays

• March 13, Thursday Holika Dahan, Attukal Pongala-  Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Kerala, Dehradun, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram
• March 14, Friday Holi (Dhuleti/Dhulandi/Dol Jatra)- Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura 
• March 15, (Second Saturday) Holi/Yaosang 2nd Day (Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Imphal, Patna)
• March 16, Sunday Weekly holiday (All states)

Holi 2025 Bank Holidays Punjab

As per the official calendar of RBI, all banks in Punjab will be closed on March 14, 2025. March 15 is the second Saturday. Therefore, it is possible that banks will remain closed in the state on that day as well. March 16 is a Sunday and is an official weekend for banks.