Public holidays 2027 in Kerala

Kerala has 21 public holidays in 2027; 12 fall on a working day.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
TuesdayRepublic Day
SaturdayMaha Shivaratri
WednesdayEid al-Fitr (estimated)Id-ul-Fitr (estimated)
MondayHoli
FridayGood Friday
WednesdayDr. B. R. Ambedkar's BirthdayDr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayanti
ThursdayRam Navami
SundayMahavira's BirthdayMahavir Jayanti
MondayEid al-Adha (estimated)Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (estimated)
ThursdayBuddha Purnima
WednesdayAshura (estimated)Muharram (estimated)
SundayIndependence Day
SundayProphet's Birthday (estimated)Milad-un-Nabi (estimated)
WednesdayJanmashtami (Vaishnava)
SundayOnam
SaturdayMahatma Gandhi's BirthdayMahatma Gandhi's Jayanti
SaturdayDussehra
FridayDiwali (Deepavali)
MondayKerala Foundation Day
SundayGuru Nanak's BirthdayGuru Nanak's Jayanti
SaturdayChristmas

Falling on a weekend in 2027: Maha Shivaratri (Saturday, 6 Mar), Mahavira's Birthday (Sunday, 18 Apr), Independence Day (Sunday, 15 Aug), Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (Sunday, 15 Aug), Onam (Sunday, 12 Sep), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Saturday, 2 Oct), Dussehra (Saturday, 9 Oct), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, 14 Nov) and Christmas (Saturday, 25 Dec).

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

For comparison: in 2027 the number of public holidays ranges from 19 (8 states) to 33 (Haryana and Punjab). Kerala lies in between with 21.

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 2027

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

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Mon 25 Jan23 Jan – 26 Jan 2027144Republic Day
Wed 27 Jan, Thu 28 Jan, Fri 29 Jan26 Jan – 31 Jan 2027362Republic Day
Mon 8 Mar, Tue 9 Mar6 Mar – 10 Mar 2027252.5Maha Shivaratri, Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Thu 11 Mar, Fri 12 Mar10 Mar – 14 Mar 2027252.5Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar20 Mar – 28 Mar 2027393Holi, Good Friday
Mon 12 Apr, Tue 13 Apr10 Apr – 15 Apr 2027263Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday, Ram Navami
Fri 16 Apr14 Apr – 18 Apr 2027155Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday, Ram Navami, Mahavira's Birthday
Tue 18 May, Wed 19 May15 May – 20 May 2027263Eid al-Adha (estimated), Buddha Purnima
Fri 21 May20 May – 23 May 2027144Buddha Purnima
Mon 14 Jun, Tue 15 Jun12 Jun – 16 Jun 2027252.5Ashura (estimated)
Thu 17 Jun, Fri 18 Jun16 Jun – 20 Jun 2027252.5Ashura (estimated)
Mon 23 Aug, Tue 24 Aug21 Aug – 25 Aug 2027252.5Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Thu 26 Aug, Fri 27 Aug25 Aug – 29 Aug 2027252.5Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Mon 25 Oct, Tue 26 Oct, Wed 27 Oct, Thu 28 Oct23 Oct – 1 Nov 20274102.5Diwali (Deepavali), Kerala Foundation Day
Tue 2 Nov, Wed 3 Nov, Thu 4 Nov, Fri 5 Nov29 Oct – 7 Nov 20274102.5Diwali (Deepavali), Kerala Foundation Day

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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