State holiday list · 2026
Kerala Holiday List 2026
Every gazetted and restricted holiday in Kerala for 2026, from the state's own published list — with dates, weekdays and the long weekends.
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In 2026, Kerala has 25 gazetted holidays and 4 restricted holidays. Gazetted holidays are days when state government offices are closed. Restricted holidays are optional days that employees can apply to take off.
All 29 holidays in 2026
January 2
Mannam Jayanthi
GazettedFriday · 2 January
Marks the birth of Mannathu Padmanabhan, founder of the Nair Service Society in Kerala.
Republic Day
GazettedMonday · 26 January
Marks the day in 1950 the Constitution of India came into force, replacing the Government of India Act as the country's governing document.
February 1
Mahasivarathri
GazettedSunday · 15 February
The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and night-long worship.
March 2
Ayya Vaikunda Swami Jayanthi
RestrictedWednesday · 4 March
Marks the birth of Ayya Vaikundar, the nineteenth-century reformer revered by the Nadar community of southern India.
Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan)
GazettedFriday · 20 March
Marks the end of Ramadan's month of fasting, celebrated with congregational prayer and family meals.
April 6
Annual Closing of Bank Accounts
RestrictedWednesday · 1 April
The annual closing of bank accounts on 1 April. Banks are shut; government offices stay open.
Maundy Thursday
GazettedThursday · 2 April
Commemorates the Last Supper on the Thursday before Easter.
Good Friday
GazettedFriday · 3 April
Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, observed by Christians with fasting, prayer and church services.
Easter
GazettedSunday · 5 April
Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the central festival of the Christian year.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanthi
GazettedTuesday · 14 April
Marks the birth of B. R. Ambedkar, principal architect of the Constitution of India.
Vishu
GazettedWednesday · 15 April
The Malayalam new year, on which the first sight of the year is arranged as the auspicious Vishukkani.
May 2
May Day
GazettedFriday · 1 May
International Workers' Day, marking the labour movement's campaign for the eight-hour working day.
Id-ul-Ad'ha (Bakrid)
GazettedWednesday · 27 May
The festival of sacrifice, commemorating Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by the sharing of meat.
June 1
Muharram
GazettedThursday · 25 June
The first month of the Islamic year; the tenth day, Ashura, is kept in mourning for the martyrdom of Imam Husayn at Karbala.
August 7
Karkadaka Vavu
GazettedWednesday · 12 August
The Kerala new-moon day of Karkadakam, on which offerings are made to ancestors on river banks and beaches.
Independence Day
GazettedSaturday · 15 August
Marks India's independence from British rule on 15 August 1947, observed with flag hoisting and national ceremonies.
First Onam / Milad-i-Sherif
GazettedTuesday · 25 August
Atham, the opening day of Kerala's Onam harvest festival, falling with the Prophet Muhammad's birth anniversary.
Thiruvonam
GazettedWednesday · 26 August
The chief day of Onam, on which King Mahabali is held to visit his people.
Third Onam
GazettedThursday · 27 August
The third day of Kerala's Onam harvest festival.
Avani Avittom
RestrictedFriday · 28 August
The day on which Brahmin men replace the sacred thread, kept on the Shravana full moon.
Fourth Onam / Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi / Ayyankali Jayanthi
GazettedFriday · 28 August
The fourth day of Onam, falling with the birth anniversaries of the Kerala reformers Narayana Guru and Ayyankali.
September 3
Sreekrishna Jayanthi
GazettedFriday · 4 September
Marks the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, kept with midnight worship and fasting.
Vishwakarma Day
RestrictedThursday · 17 September
Worship of Vishwakarma, the divine architect, on which tools and machinery are honoured.
Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day
GazettedMonday · 21 September
Marks the death of Narayana Guru, the Kerala reformer who preached one caste, one religion, one God.
October 3
Gandhi Jayanthi
GazettedFriday · 2 October
Birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement.
Mahanavami
GazettedTuesday · 20 October
The ninth day of Navratri, the last before Vijaya Dashami.
Vijayadasami
GazettedWednesday · 21 October
The tenth day, marking the victory of good over evil and the close of the Navratri festival.
November 1
Deepavali
GazettedSunday · 8 November
The festival of lights, marking the triumph of light over darkness and Rama's return to Ayodhya.
December 1
Christmas
GazettedFriday · 25 December
Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, marked with church services, family gatherings and gift-giving.
Next to a weekend
These gazetted holidays fall on a Monday or a Friday — a long weekend for anyone who has the Saturday off.
- Mannam JayanthiFriday · 2 January
- Republic DayMonday · 26 January
- Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan)Friday · 20 March
- Good FridayFriday · 3 April
- May DayFriday · 1 May
- Fourth Onam / Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi / Ayyankali JayanthiFriday · 28 August
- Sreekrishna JayanthiFriday · 4 September
- Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi DayMonday · 21 September
- Gandhi JayanthiFriday · 2 October
- ChristmasFriday · 25 December
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Source
General Administration Department, Government of Kerala, reference G.O.(P) 14/2025/GAD, dated 31 October 2025. Read it on kerala.gov.in.
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