Public holidays 2026 in Kerala

Kerala has 20 public holidays in 2026; 16 fall on a working day.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
MondayRepublic Day
WednesdayHoli
SaturdayEid al-FitrId-ul-Fitr
ThursdayRam Navami
TuesdayMahavira's BirthdayMahavir Jayanti
FridayGood Friday
TuesdayDr. B. R. Ambedkar's BirthdayDr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayanti
FridayBuddha Purnima
WednesdayEid al-Adha (expected date, subject to moon sighting)Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
FridayAshuraMuharram
SaturdayIndependence Day
WednesdayOnamMilad-un-Nabi
WednesdayProphet's BirthdayMilad-un-Nabi
FridayJanmashtami (Vaishnava)
FridayMahatma Gandhi's BirthdayMahatma Gandhi's Jayanti
TuesdayDussehra
SundayKerala Foundation Day
SundayDiwali (Deepavali)
TuesdayGuru Nanak's BirthdayGuru Nanak's Jayanti
FridayChristmas

Falling on a weekend in 2026: Eid al-Fitr (Saturday, 21 Mar), Independence Day (Saturday, 15 Aug), Kerala Foundation Day (Sunday, 1 Nov) and Diwali (Deepavali) (Sunday, 8 Nov).

Not a public holiday in every state, but in Kerala: Onam and Kerala Foundation Day.

For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 18 (8 states) to 32 (Haryana). Kerala lies in between with 20.

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Long weekends 2026

22 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Tue 27 Jan, Wed 28 Jan, Thu 29 Jan, Fri 30 Jan24 Jan – 1 Feb 2026492.3Republic Day
Mon 2 Mar, Tue 3 Mar28 Feb – 4 Mar 2026252.5Holi
Thu 5 Mar, Fri 6 Mar4 Mar – 8 Mar 2026252.5Holi
Mon 23 Mar, Tue 24 Mar, Wed 25 Mar21 Mar – 26 Mar 2026362Eid al-Fitr, Ram Navami
Fri 27 Mar26 Mar – 29 Mar 2026144Ram Navami
Mon 30 Mar28 Mar – 31 Mar 2026144Mahavira's Birthday
Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr31 Mar – 5 Apr 2026263Mahavira's Birthday, Good Friday
Mon 13 Apr11 Apr – 14 Apr 2026144Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
Wed 15 Apr, Thu 16 Apr, Fri 17 Apr14 Apr – 19 Apr 2026362Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Buddha Purnima
Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May23 May – 27 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha
Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May27 May – 31 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha
Mon 22 Jun, Tue 23 Jun, Wed 24 Jun, Thu 25 Jun20 Jun – 28 Jun 2026492.3Ashura
Mon 24 Aug, Tue 25 Aug22 Aug – 26 Aug 2026252.5Onam
Thu 27 Aug, Fri 28 Aug26 Aug – 30 Aug 2026252.5Onam
Mon 31 Aug, Tue 1 Sep, Wed 2 Sep, Thu 3 Sep29 Aug – 6 Sep 2026492.3Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Mon 28 Sep, Tue 29 Sep, Wed 30 Sep, Thu 1 Oct26 Sep – 4 Oct 2026492.3Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Mon 19 Oct17 Oct – 20 Oct 2026144Dussehra
Wed 21 Oct, Thu 22 Oct, Fri 23 Oct20 Oct – 25 Oct 2026362Dussehra
Mon 23 Nov21 Nov – 24 Nov 2026144Guru Nanak's Birthday
Wed 25 Nov, Thu 26 Nov, Fri 27 Nov24 Nov – 29 Nov 2026362Guru Nanak's Birthday
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026492.3Christmas

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

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