Are banks open on Good Friday in 2025? That's a question plenty of folks are asking just ahead of the holiday that precedes Easter Sunday. The answer is yes, banks are open on Good Friday.
While Good Friday is not a bank holiday, it is one of several stock market holidays in 2025. So for those wondering "Is the stock market open on Good Friday," the answer to that question is no.
Bond traders also get the day off, though their weekend starts even earlier. Specifically, bond markets will be closed starting at 2 pm Eastern on Thursday, April 17, for Maundy Thursday.
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For those curious about what time does the market open for regular trading hours, both the Nasdaq Stock Market and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are open from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Eastern time Monday through Friday.
Banks will be closed on Easter Sunday in part because they are generally closed every Sunday. Several retailers have recently announced that they will be closed on Easter Sunday, as well, including Lowe's.
Lowe's CEO Mark Ellison said the home improvement retailer is closing all of its 1,700 stores for the entirety of Easter Sunday in order to give its team "a well-deserved day off so they can spend Easter with their loved ones."
Below, we feature a full schedule of all U.S. bank holidays for 2025. Please note that the list includes Juneteenth – the June 19 holiday commemorating the end of slavery – which became the 11th federal holiday by vote of Congress in 2021.
2025 bank holidays
Date | Day | Holiday |
January 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day |
January 20 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
February 17 | Monday | Presidents' Day/Washington's Birthday |
May 26 | Monday | Memorial Day |
June 19 | Thursday | Juneteenth National Independence Day |
July 4 | Friday | Independence Day |
September 1 | Monday | Labor Day |
October 13 | Monday | Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day |
November 11 | Tuesday | Veterans Day |
November 27 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day |
December 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day |
* This is the recommended bank market holiday schedule from the Federal Reserve. This schedule is subject to change.
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