Kerala holidays 2026: the Kerala government list has 23 holidays for state government offices in 2026, from the General Administration (Co-ordination) Department, Government of Kerala notification (G.O.(P) No. 14/2025/GAD dated 31.10.2025 (general holidays for Government offices); G.O.(P) No. 15/2025/GAD dated 31.10.2025 (public holidays under the NI Act), Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 3846 dated 31.10.2025). 0 of them fall on a Sunday.
Kerala government holiday list 2026
Date
Day
Holiday
2 Jan
Fri
Mannam Jayanthi
26 Jan
Mon
Republic Day
20 Mar
Fri
Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan) Subject to moon sighting; Kerala observed Eid on 20 March
2 Apr
Thu
Maundy Thursday
3 Apr
Fri
Good Friday
14 Apr
Tue
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi
15 Apr
Wed
Vishu
1 May
Fri
May Day
27 May
Wed
Id-ul-Ad'ha (Bakrid) Subject to moon sighting
28 May
Thu
Bakrid (additional holiday)reported Added by a GAD notification of 24 May 2026; 27 May was kept as a holiday (reported by ETV Bharat; notification not read directly)
26 Jun
Fri
Muharramreported Notified for Thursday 25 June; moved to Friday 26 June after moon sighting and 25 June made a working day (reported by Kerala Kaumudi; order not read directly)
12 Aug
Wed
Karkadaka Vavu
15 Aug
Sat
Independence Day
25 Aug
Tue
First Onam / Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed) Milad-i-Sherif subject to moon sighting
26 Aug
Wed
Thiruvonam
27 Aug
Thu
Third Onam
28 Aug
Fri
Fourth Onam / Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi / Ayyankali Jayanthi
4 Sep
Fri
Sreekrishna Jayanthi
21 Sep
Mon
Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day
2 Oct
Fri
Gandhi Jayanthi
20 Oct
Tue
Mahanavami
21 Oct
Wed
Vijayadasami
25 Dec
Fri
Christmas
Notes from the list
22 general holidays for Government offices as notified (G.O.(P) 14/2025/GAD), plus the later additions and changes shown. All Sundays and second Saturdays are holidays. Holidays falling on Sunday: Mahasivarathri 15 Feb, Easter 5 Apr, Deepavali 8 Nov. Restricted holidays: Ayya Vaikunda Swami Jayanthi 4 Mar (Nadar community), Avani Avittom 28 Aug (Brahmin community), Vishwakarma Day 17 Sep (Vishwakarma community). 4 March (Holi) is a holiday for Kerala Government offices in New Delhi only. The NI Act list (G.O.(P) 15/2025/GAD) has 20 days: it adds 1 April (annual closing of bank accounts) and leaves out Muharram, Karkadaka Vavu, Third Onam and Fourth Onam. Muslim holiday dates may change with moon sighting.