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05 NOV 2026 4:55PM by PIB Thiruvananthpuram
The list of Holidays for the year 2027 to be observed by Central Government Offices in Kerala has been published. In 2027, there will be 17 holidays and 48 restricted holidays.
Closed Holidays
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Sl.No.
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Occasion
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Date
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Day of the week
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|
1.
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Pongal
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January 15
|
Friday
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| 2. |
Republic Day
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January 26
|
Tuesday
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| 3. |
*Idu'l Fitr (Ramzan)
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March 10
|
Wednesday
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| 4. |
Good Friday
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March 26
|
Friday
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| 5. |
## Ram Navami
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April 15
|
Thursday
|
| 6. |
Mahavir Jayanti
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April 19
|
Monday
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| 7. |
*Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid)
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May 17
|
Monday
|
-
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Budha Purnima
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May 20
|
Thursday
|
| 9. |
* Muharram
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June 15
|
Tuesday
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| 10. |
*Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed)
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August 14
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Saturday
|
| 11. |
Independence Day
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August 15
|
Sunday
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| 12. |
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
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October 02
|
Saturday
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| 13. |
##Dussehra (Mahashtami)
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October 08
|
Friday
|
| 14. |
Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi)
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October 09
|
Saturday
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| 15. |
Diwali (Deepavali)
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October 29
|
Friday
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| 16. |
Guru Nanak's Birthday
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November 14
|
Sunday
|
| 17. |
Christmas Day
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December 25
|
Saturday
|
## Selected from the list of Optional Holidays, other than 14 Compulsory Holidays.
* Subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.
Of these, the four holidays of Idu'l Fitr (Ramzan) (March 10), Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid) (May 17), Muharram (June 15) and Birthday of Prophet Mohammed (August 14) have been adopted from the State List. If the State Government changes any of these holidays, the changed date only will be observed as a Closed Holiday for Central Government Offices in Kerala also.
Restricted Holidays
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Sl.No.
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Occasion
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Date
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Day of the week
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|
1
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New Year's Day
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January 01
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Friday
|
|
2
|
Mannam Jayanthi
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January 02
|
Saturday
|
|
3
|
Makar Sankaranti / Magha Bihu
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January 14
|
Thursday
|
|
4
|
Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday
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January 15
|
Friday
|
|
5
|
Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami
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February 11
|
Thursday
|
|
6
|
Shiva ji Jayanti
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February 19
|
Friday
|
|
7
|
Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday
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February 20
|
Saturday
|
|
8
|
Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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March 02
|
Tuesday
|
|
9
|
Ayya Vaikunda Swami Jayanti
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March 04
|
Thursday
|
|
10
|
Jamat-Ul-Vida
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March 05
|
Friday
|
|
11
|
Maha Shivaratri
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March 06
|
Saturday
|
|
12
|
Holika Dahan / Dolyatra
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March 22
|
Monday
|
|
13
|
Holi
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March 23
|
Tuesday
|
|
14
|
Maundy Thursday
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March 25
|
Thursday
|
|
15
|
Easter Sunday
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March 28
|
Sunday
|
|
16
|
Chaitra Sukladi/ Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand/1st Navratra
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April 07
|
Wednesday
|
|
17
|
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi / Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Years’s day)
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April 14
|
Wednesday
|
|
18
|
Vaisakshadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)
|
April 15
|
Thursday
|
|
19
|
May Day
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May 01
|
Saturday
|
|
20
|
Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore
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May 09
|
Sunday
|
|
21
|
Muharram
|
June 16
|
Wednesday
|
|
22
|
Rath Yatra
|
July 05
|
Monday
|
|
23
|
Karkadaka Vavu
|
August 02
|
Monday
|
|
24
|
Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed) / Parsi New Year’s Day / Navroz
|
August 15
|
Sunday
|
|
25
|
Raksha Bhandhan / Avani Avittom
|
August 17
|
Tuesday
|
|
26
|
Sreekrishna Jayanthi (State List)
|
August 24
|
Tuesday
|
|
27
|
Janmashtami
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August 25
|
Wednesday
|
|
28
|
Ayyankali Jayanthi
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August 28
|
Saturday
|
|
29
|
Ganesh Chaturthi/ Vinayaka
Chaturthi
|
September 04
|
Saturday
|
|
30
|
First Onam
|
September 11
|
Saturday
|
|
31
|
Onam or Thiru Onam Day
|
September 12
|
Sunday
|
|
32
|
Third Onam
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September 13
|
Monday
|
|
33
|
Fourth Onam
|
September 14
|
Tuesday
|
|
34
|
Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi
|
September 15
|
Wednesday
|
|
35
|
Vishwakarma Day
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September 17
|
Friday
|
|
36
|
Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi
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September 22
|
Wednesday
|
|
37
|
Dussehra (Saptami)
|
October 06
|
Wednesday
|
|
38
|
Dussehra (Mahashtami)
|
October 07
|
Thursday
|
|
39
|
Dussehra (Vijayadasami)
|
October 10
|
Sunday
|
|
40
|
Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday
|
October 15
|
Friday
|
|
41
|
Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
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October 18
|
Monday
|
|
42
|
Naraka Chaturdasi
|
October 28
|
Thursday
|
|
43
|
Govardhan Puja
|
October 30
|
Saturday
|
|
44
|
Bhai Duj
|
October 31
|
Sunday
|
|
45
|
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)
|
November 04
|
Thursday
|
|
46
|
Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
|
November 24
|
Wednesday
|
|
47
|
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday
|
December 12
|
Sunday
|
|
48
|
Christmas Eve
|
December 24
|
Friday
|
The decision regarding finalization of the list of holidays to be observed by Central Government Offices in 2027 was taken at a meeting of the Central Government Welfare Employees Co-Ordination Committee in Thiruvananthapuram.
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