Image used for representation | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The Tamil Nadu government has announced the list of public holidays for 2027.
Here is the full list:Full list of holidays - 2027New 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