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The Tamil Nadu government, on Thursday (October 22, 2026), announced the list of public holidays for 2027.
Public holidays in Tamil Nadu in 2027
New Year’s Day – January 1 (Friday)
Pongal – January 15 (Friday)
Thiruvalluvar Day – January 16 (Saturday)
Uzhavar Thirunal – January 17 (Sunday)
Thaipoosam – January 22 (Friday)
Republic Day – January 26 (Tuesday)
Eid ul-Fitr – March 10 (Wednesday)
Good Friday – March 26 (Friday)
Telugu New Year – April 7 (Wednesday)
Tamil New Year’s Day / Dr. Ambedkar’s Birthday – April 14 (Wednesday)
Mahavir Jayanti – April 19 (Monday)
May Day – May 1 (Saturday)
Bakrid – May 17 (Monday)
Muharram – June 15 (Tuesday)
Independence Day / Milad-un-Nabi – August 15 (Sunday)
Krishna Jayanti – August 25 (Wednesday)
Ganesh Chaturthi – September 4 (Saturday)
Gandhi Jayanti – October 2 (Saturday)
Ayudha Poojai – October 8 (Friday)
Vijayadasami – October 9 (Saturday)
Deepavali – October 28 (Thursday)
Christmas – December 25 (Saturday)
Annual closing of accounts for commercial and cooperative banks (April 1) will be a holiday applicable only to commercial and cooperative banks in Tamil Nadu.
Published – October 22, 2026 05:55 pm IST
