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The Tamil Nadu government has announced the list of public holidays for 2027. Here is the full list:
Full list of holidays - 2027
New Year’s Day on January 1 (Friday)
Pongal on January 15 (Friday)
Thiruvalluvar Day on January 16 (Saturday)
Uzhavar Thirunal on January 17 (Sunday)
Thaipusam on January 22 (Friday)
Republic Day on January 26 (Tuesday)
Eid ul-Fitr on March 10 (Wednesday)
Good Friday on March 26 (Friday)
Telugu New Year on April 7 (Wednesday)
Dr. Ambedkar’s Birthday / Tamil New Year’s Day on April 14 (Wednesday)
Mahavir Jayanti on April 19 (Monday)
May Day on May 1 (Saturday)
Bakrid on May 17 (Monday)
Muharram on June 15 (Tuesday)
Independence Day / Milad-un-Nabi on August 15 (Sunday)
Krishna Jayanti on August 25 (Wednesday)
Ganesh Chaturthi on September 4 (Saturday)
Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 (Saturday)
Ayudha Poojai on October 8 (Friday)
Vijayadasami on October 9 (Saturday)
Deepavali on October 28 (Thursday)
Christmas on 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