Full List Of Tamil Nadu Government Holidays 2026
This page compiles the Tamil Nadu government holidays 2026 to help you plan leaves, travel, and school breaks. There are 24 holidays in the 2026 list.
However, festival holidays that follow the lunar calendar (like Eid and Muharram) are indicated as date-subject-to-sighting. Read on to know official general and restricted Tamil Nadu public holidays 2026
Tamil Nadu Government Holidays 2026 – General Holidays
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 01 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
| 2 | Pongal | 15 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
| 3 | Thiruvalluvar Day | 16 Jan 2026 | Friday |
| 4 | Uzhavar Thirunal | 17 Jan 2026 | Saturday |
| 5 | Republic Day | 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
| 6 | Thai Poosam | 01 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
| 7 | Telugu New Year’s Day | 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
| 8 | Ramzan (Id ul Fitr) | 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday |
| 9 | Mahaveer Jayanthi | 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
| 10 | Annual Closing of Accounts (for Banks only) | 01 Apr 2026 | Wednesday |
| 11 | Good Friday | 03 Apr 2026 | Friday |
| 12 | Tamil New Year / Dr B. R. Ambedkar’s Birthday | 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
| 13 | May Day | 01 May 2026 | Friday |
| 14 | Bakrid (Id ul Azha) | 28 May 2026 | Thursday |
| 15 | Muharram (Yaom-e-Shahadat) | 26 Jun 2026 | Friday |
| 16 | Independence Day | 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
| 17 | Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet’s Birthday) | 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday |
| 18 | Krishna Jayanthi | 04 Sep 2026 | Friday |
| 19 | Vinayakar Chaturthi | 14 Sep 2026 | Monday |
| 20 | Gandhi Jayanthi | 02 Oct 2026 | Friday |
| 21 | Ayudha Pooja | 19 Oct 2026 | Monday |
| 22 | Vijaya Dasami | 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
| 23 | Deepavali | 08 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
| 24 | Christmas | 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
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Tamil Nadu Government Holidays 2026 – Restricted Holidays
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 03 Jan 2026 | Saturday |
| Makar Sankranti | 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
| Magha Bihu / Pongal | 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday |
| Sri Panchami / Basant Panchami | 23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
| Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 01 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
| Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 12 Feb 2026 | Thursday |
| Maha Shivratri | 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
| Shivaji Jayanti | 19 Feb 2026 | Thursday |
| Holika Dahan | 03 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
| Dolyatra | 03 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
| Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
| Jamat-Ul-Vida | 20 Mar 2026 | Friday |
| Easter Sunday | 05 Apr 2026 | Sunday |
| Vaisakhi / Visu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) | 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
| Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 15 Apr 2026 | Wednesday |
| Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | 09 May 2026 | Saturday |
| Rath Yatra | 16 Jul 2026 | Thursday |
| Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj | 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
| Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday |
| Raksha Bandhan | 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | — | Monday* |
| Dussehra (Saptami) | 18 Oct 2026 | Sunday |
| Dussehra (Mahashtami) | 19 Oct 2026 | Monday |
| Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
| Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 26 Oct 2026 | Monday |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 29 Oct 2026 | Thursday |
| Naraka Chaturdasi | 08 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
| Govardhan Puja | 09 Nov 2026 | Monday |
| Bhai Duj | 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday |
| Pratihar Shashthi / Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 15 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
| Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
| Hazarat Ali’s Birthday (again) | 23 Dec 2026 | Wednesday |
| Christmas Eve | 24 Dec 2026 | Thursday |
Tamil Nadu public holidays 2026 – Major Festival
| Festival / Occasion | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Pongal | 15 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
| Thiruvalluvar Day | 16 Jan 2026 | Friday |
| Uzhavar Thirunal (Farmers’ Day) | 17 Jan 2026 | Saturday |
| Republic Day | 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
| Maha Shivaratri | 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
| Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Cheti Chand | 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
| Ramzan (Eid-ul-Fitr) | 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday |
| Good Friday | 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
| Tamil New Year (Vishu / Puthandu) | 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
| Dr B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti | 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
| May Day (Labour Day) | 1 May 2026 | Friday |
| Bakrid (Eid-ul-Azha) | 28 May 2026 | Thursday |
| Independence Day | 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
| Vinayaka Chaturthi (Ganesh Chaturthi) | 14 Sep 2026 (approx.) | Monday |
| Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet’s Birthday) | 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday |
| Ayudha Pooja | 19 Oct 2026 | Monday |
| Vijayadasami (Dussehra) | 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
| Deepavali (Diwali) | 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
| Christmas Day | 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
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