Public holidays in Tamil Nadu


The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has 23 public holidays for staff working in government offices and banks. They are declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881. Three of them are national holidays: Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanthi. State-specific holidays include Pongal, Thiruvalluvar Day, and Tamil New Year.
Holiday2020
New Years DayWednesday, 1 January
PongalWednesday, 15 January
Thiruvalluvar DayThursday, 16 January
Uzhavar ThirunalFriday, 17 January
Republic DaySunday, 26 January
Telugu New Years DayWednesday, 23 March
Annual closing of accounts for
commercial & co-operative banks		Wednesday, 1 April
Mahaveer JayanthiMonday, 6 April
Good FridayFriday, 10 April
Tamil New Year Day, B R Ambedkar’s birthdayTuesday, 14 April
May Day Friday, 1 May
RamzanMonday, 5 May
BakridSaturday, 1 August
Krishna JayanthiTuesday, 11 August
Independance daySaturday, 15 August
Ganesh ChaturthiSaturday, 22 August
MuharramSunday, 30 August
Gandhi Jayanthi Friday, 2 October
Ayutha PoojaSunday, 25 October
VijayadasamiMonday, 26 October
Milad-un-NabiFriday, 30 October
Deepavali Saturday, 14 November
ChristmasFriday, 25 December

Other days of importance

These are major festivals or observances that are not declared a holiday by government.