The Government of Tamil Nadu has officially released the Public Holiday List for 2026, declaring 24 holidays for all government offices, public sector undertakings, corporations, and boards functioning under its control.

This announcement was made through an order issued by Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam.

The holidays include major national festivals, religious observances, and regional celebrations like Pongal, Thiruvalluvar Day, Uzhavar Thirunal, and Tamil New Year. These holidays are applicable throughout Tamil Nadu.

Note: April 1, 2026, is declared a holiday only for commercial and cooperative banks in Tamil Nadu due to the annual closing of accounts.

No.	Holiday	Date	Day
1	New Year’s Day	January 1, 2026	Thursday
2	Pongal	January 15, 2026	Thursday
3	Thiruvalluvar Day	January 16, 2026	Friday
4	Uzhavar Thirunal (Farmer`s Day)	January 17, 2026	Saturday
5	Republic Day	January 26, 2026	Monday
6	Maha Shivaratri	February 17, 2026	Tuesday
7	Holi	March 4, 2026	Wednesday
8	Ramzan / Id-ul-Fitr	March 21, 2026	Saturday
9	Mahavir Jayanti	March 31, 2026	Monday
10	Annual Closing of Bank Accounts (Banks only)	April 1, 2026	Wednesday
11	Good Friday	April 3, 2026	Friday
12	Tamil New Year / Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Birthday	April 14, 2026	Tuesday
13	May Day (Labour Day)	May 1, 2026	Friday
14	Bakrid / Id-ul-Zuha	May 28, 2026	Thursday
15	Muharram	June 26, 2026	Friday
16	Independence Day	August 15, 2026	Saturday
17	Meenakshi Naidu	August 26, 2026	Wednesday
18	Krishna Jayanthi (Janmashtami)	September 4, 2026	Thursday
19	Vinayagar Chaturthi (Ganesh Chaturthi)	September 14, 2026	Monday
20	Gandhi Jayanti	October 2, 2026	Thursday
21	Ayudha Pooja	October 19, 2026	Sunday
22	Vijayadashami (Dussehra)	October 20, 2026	Monday
23	Deepavali (Diwali)	October 28, 2026	Tuesday
24	Christmas	December 25, 2026	Thursday