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Kerala Holiday lists
Kerala's official holiday list for 2026: 25 holidays, with the date, day and type of each.
2026 at a glance
- Holidays listed
- 25
- National
- 4
- Regional
- 20
- Optional
- 1
- 2 January
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Mannam Jayanthi
- Type
- Regional
- 26 January
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Republic Day
- Type
- National
- 20 March
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan)*
- Type
- Regional
- 1 April
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Annual Closing of Accounts of Banks
- Type
- Optional
- 2 April
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Maundy Thursday
- Type
- Regional
- 3 April
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Good Friday
- Type
- Regional
- 5 April
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Easter
- Type
- Regional
- 14 April
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Dr.Ambedkar Jayanthi/Vishu
- Type
- Regional
- 15 April
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Vishu
- Type
- Regional
- 1 May
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- May Day
- Type
- National
- 27 May
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Id-ul Ad’ha (Bakrid)*
- Type
- Regional
- 25 June
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Muharram*
- Type
- Regional
- 12 August
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Karkkadaka Vaavu
- Type
- Regional
- 15 August
- Day
- Saturday
- Holiday
- Independence Day
- Type
- National
- 25 August
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- First Onam/Milad-i-Sherif *(Birthday of Prophet Muhammed)
- Type
- Regional
- 26 August
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Thiruvonam
- Type
- Regional
- 27 August
- Day
- Thursday
- Holiday
- Third Onam
- Type
- Regional
- 28 August
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Fourth Onam/Sree Narayana Guru Jeyanthi /Ayyankali Jeyanthi
- Type
- Regional
- 4 September
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Sreekrishna Jayanthi
- Type
- Regional
- 21 September
- Day
- Monday
- Holiday
- Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi Samadhi Day
- Type
- Regional
- 2 October
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Gandhi Jayanthi / Vijayadhasami (Vijayadhasami is listed again on 21 October.)
- Type
- National
- 20 October
- Day
- Tuesday
- Holiday
- Maha Navami
- Type
- Regional
- 21 October
- Day
- Wednesday
- Holiday
- Vijayadhasami
- Type
- Regional
- 8 November
- Day
- Sunday
- Holiday
- Deepavali
- Type
- Regional
- 25 December
- Day
- Friday
- Holiday
- Christmas
- Type
- Regional
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January | Friday | Mannam Jayanthi | Regional |
| 26 January | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| 20 March | Friday | Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan)* | Regional |
| 1 April | Wednesday | Annual Closing of Accounts of Banks | Optional |
| 2 April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Regional |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| 5 April | Sunday | Easter | Regional |
| 14 April | Tuesday | Dr.Ambedkar Jayanthi/Vishu | Regional |
| 15 April | Wednesday | Vishu | Regional |
| 1 May | Friday | May Day | National |
| 27 May | Wednesday | Id-ul Ad’ha (Bakrid)* | Regional |
| 25 June | Thursday | Muharram* | Regional |
| 12 August | Wednesday | Karkkadaka Vaavu | Regional |
| 15 August | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| 25 August | Tuesday | First Onam/Milad-i-Sherif *(Birthday of Prophet Muhammed) | Regional |
| 26 August | Wednesday | Thiruvonam | Regional |
| 27 August | Thursday | Third Onam | Regional |
| 28 August | Friday | Fourth Onam/Sree Narayana Guru Jeyanthi /Ayyankali Jeyanthi | Regional |
| 4 September | Friday | Sreekrishna Jayanthi | Regional |
| 21 September | Monday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi Samadhi Day | Regional |
| 2 October | Friday | Gandhi Jayanthi / Vijayadhasami (Vijayadhasami is listed again on 21 October.) | National |
| 20 October | Tuesday | Maha Navami | Regional |
| 21 October | Wednesday | Vijayadhasami | Regional |
| 8 November | Sunday | Deepavali | Regional |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas | Regional |
National holidays apply everywhere. Private employers must give at least the paid holidays in the state's National and Festival Holidays law; the rest of this list binds government offices and banks.
Last checked 23 October 2026. Rates and rules change: ask us to confirm before you rely on them.
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