Holidays
Kerala Holidays 2027
Government, Bank & Pooja Holidays List
Kerala's 2027 Holiday Calendar
Kerala's 2027 calendar runs on 21 notified holidays in total, 17 central gazetted days observed nationwide and 4 specific to the state.
Kerala's Own Additions
The holidays specific to Kerala are Vishu, First Onam, Thiruvonam, Third Onam.
Kerala's 2027 calendar runs on 17 central gazetted holidays, Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti among them, plus 4 days specific to the state. Those additions follow the Malayalam solar calendar: Vishu opens the month of Medam, and the Onam block sits in Chingam, with Thiruvonam landing on Sunday, 12 September 2027. Kerala's General Administration Department hasn't issued its own gazette for the year yet, expected toward the end of 2026, so these dates follow the standard calendar until then.
Kerala-specific holidays 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 April 2027 | Thursday | Vishu | State |
| 11 September 2027 | Saturday | First Onam | State |
| 12 September 2027 | Sunday | Thiruvonam | State |
| 13 September 2027 | Monday | Third Onam | State |
Central gazetted holidays 2027 (observed nationwide)
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January 2027 | Tuesday | Republic Day | National |
| 10 March 2027 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Fitr (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 23 March 2027 | Tuesday | Holi | Gazetted |
| 26 March 2027 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted |
| 15 April 2027 | Thursday | Ram Navami | Gazetted |
| 19 April 2027 | Monday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted |
| 17 May 2027 | Monday | Id-ul-Zuha / Bakrid (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 20 May 2027 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Gazetted |
| 16 June 2027 | Wednesday | Muharram (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 15 August 2027 | Sunday | Independence Day | National |
| 15 August 2027 | Sunday | Id-e-Milad (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 25 August 2027 | Wednesday | Janmashtami | Gazetted |
| 2 October 2027 | Saturday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| 9 October 2027 | Saturday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | Gazetted |
| 29 October 2027 | Friday | Diwali (Deepavali) | Gazetted |
| 14 November 2027 | Sunday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted |
| 25 December 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Gazetted |
List of all Holidays in Kerala 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January 2027 | Tuesday | Republic Day | National |
| 10 March 2027 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Fitr (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 23 March 2027 | Tuesday | Holi | Gazetted |
| 26 March 2027 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted |
| 15 April 2027 | Thursday | Vishu | State |
| 15 April 2027 | Thursday | Ram Navami | Gazetted |
| 19 April 2027 | Monday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted |
| 17 May 2027 | Monday | Id-ul-Zuha / Bakrid (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 20 May 2027 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Gazetted |
| 16 June 2027 | Wednesday | Muharram (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 15 August 2027 | Sunday | Independence Day | National |
| 15 August 2027 | Sunday | Id-e-Milad (tentative) | Gazetted |
| 25 August 2027 | Wednesday | Janmashtami | Gazetted |
| 11 September 2027 | Saturday | First Onam | State |
| 12 September 2027 | Sunday | Thiruvonam | State |
| 13 September 2027 | Monday | Third Onam | State |
| 2 October 2027 | Saturday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| 9 October 2027 | Saturday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | Gazetted |
| 29 October 2027 | Friday | Diwali (Deepavali) | Gazetted |
| 14 November 2027 | Sunday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted |
| 25 December 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Gazetted |
Month-wise Kerala Holidays 2027
A month-by-month breakdown of every Kerala holiday in 2027, useful for leave planning, payroll processing and rostering throughout the year.
January 2027
- Republic Day (Jan 26)
March 2027
- Id-ul-Fitr (tentative) (Mar 10)
- Holi (Mar 23)
- Good Friday (Mar 26)
April 2027
- Vishu (Apr 15)
- Ram Navami (Apr 15)
- Mahavir Jayanti (Apr 19)
May 2027
- Id-ul-Zuha / Bakrid (tentative) (May 17)
- Buddha Purnima (May 20)
June 2027
- Muharram (tentative) (Jun 16)
August 2027
- Independence Day (Aug 15)
- Id-e-Milad (tentative) (Aug 15)
- Janmashtami (Aug 25)
September 2027
- First Onam (Sep 11)
- Thiruvonam (Sep 12)
- Third Onam (Sep 13)
October 2027
- Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2)
- Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Oct 9)
- Diwali (Deepavali) (Oct 29)
November 2027
- Guru Nanak Jayanti (Nov 14)
December 2027
- Christmas Day (Dec 25)
How HR teams use this Kerala holiday list
Prepare the annual leave calendar
Manage shift planning and employee rosters
Align payroll cut-offs with bank holidays in Kerala
Maintain compliance with working-day requirements
Configure holidays in HRMS and payroll software
Avoid salary delays caused by bank closures
Plan staffing around long weekends and festival clusters
FAQs on Kerala Holidays in 2027
Yes. Kerala observes a three-day Onam block in 2027: First Onam on Saturday, 11 September, Thiruvonam on Sunday, 12 September, and Third Onam on Monday, 13 September. Government offices treat all three as holidays. Because Thiruvonam itself falls on a Sunday, a company that normally runs Monday through Saturday only picks up two additional days off, not the full three.
A handful, depending on which weekday the holiday lands on. Good Friday falls on Friday, 26 March, running into the weekend. Mahavir Jayanti lands on Monday, 19 April, and Bakrid on Monday, 17 May, each adding a day onto the Saturday before. Diwali falls on Friday, 29 October, for another three-day stretch. The Onam block in September works the same way, covered above. A holiday on a weekday that isn't next to Saturday or Sunday, like Republic Day on a Tuesday or Janmashtami on a Wednesday, does not stretch the weekend on its own.
Kerala's General Administration Department usually issues its gazette notification for the coming year toward the end of the one before it, so the 2027 list is expected around late 2026. Until that notification is out, the dates on this page follow the standard calendar, so check them against the official gazette once it lands.
Kerala observes 21 notified holidays in 2027 in total: 17 central gazetted holidays observed nationwide and 4 specific to the state.
Yes. Holidays notified for Kerala apply across Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Alappuzha, unless a specific government notification states otherwise for a particular district or town.
Disclaimer
These are the 2027 holiday dates as currently available. The final schedule for General and Restricted Holidays comes from the Government of Kerala, notified under the Negotiable Instruments Act. Dates for religious festivals can shift based on moon sightings or a later government announcement. Check the latest State Gazette notification or your organization's HR policy before planning leave or financial transactions around any of these dates.