Holidays in March
Every holiday and observance falling in March, with the date this year and next. Dates are computed, not tabulated: the religious ones move against the Gregorian calendar and are resolved each year.
March 2026
| Holiday | Date | Type | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purim | Tue, Mar 3 | Religious · Jewish | — |
| Daylight Saving Time begins | Sun, Mar 8 | Observance | — |
| Laylat al-Qadr | Mon, Mar 16 | Religious · Islamic | — |
| St. Patrick's Day | Tue, Mar 17 | Observance | — |
| Eid al-Fitr | Fri, Mar 20 | Religious · Islamic | — |
| Ostara | Fri, Mar 20 | Religious · Pagan | — |
| Palm Sunday | Sun, Mar 29 | Religious · Christian | — |
March 2027
| Holiday | Date | Type | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laylat al-Qadr | Sat, Mar 6 | Religious · Islamic | 119 days |
| Eid al-Fitr | Tue, Mar 9 | Religious · Islamic | 122 days |
| Daylight Saving Time begins | Sun, Mar 14 | Observance | 127 days |
| St. Patrick's Day | Wed, Mar 17 | Observance | 130 days |
| Ostara | Sat, Mar 20 | Religious · Pagan | 133 days |
| Palm Sunday | Sun, Mar 21 | Religious · Christian | 134 days |
| Purim | Tue, Mar 23 | Religious · Jewish | 136 days |
| Maundy Thursday | Thu, Mar 25 | Religious · Christian | 138 days |
| Good Friday | Fri, Mar 26 | Religious · Christian | 139 days |
| Easter Sunday | Sun, Mar 28 | Religious · Christian | 141 days |
| Easter Monday | Mon, Mar 29 | Religious · Christian | 142 days |
How these dates are worked out
Federal holidays come from 5 U.S.C. §6103, and are shown on the day they fall — a few are observed on an adjacent weekday when they land at the weekend. Observances close nothing and are shown for completeness.
Religious dates are computed rather than listed. Easter and everything hanging off it follow the Gregorian computus, with Orthodox dates on the Julian one. Jewish and Islamic dates resolve through the Hebrew and Umm al-Qura calendars — both begin at sunset the evening before the date shown, and Islamic observance in practice is set by local moon sighting, so a day either side is normal.
Hindu festivals are not listed. They are lunisolar and vary by region and by panchang, and there is no reliable way to compute them here — a guess would be worse than an absence.