Next year, both Thai Poosam (February 1) and Deepavali (November 8) fall
on Sundays. File
| Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam
The Tamil Nadu government has announced the list of public holidays for 2026.
New Year’s Day – January 1 (Thursday)
Pongal – January 15 (Thursday)
Thiruvalluvar Day – January 16 (Friday)
Uzhavar Thirunal – January 17 (Saturday)
Republic Day – January 26 (Monday)
Thai Poosam – February 1 (Sunday)
Telugu New Year’s Day – March 19 (Thursday)
Ramzan – March 21 (Saturday)
Mahaveer Jayanthi – March 31 (Tuesday)
Good Friday – April 3 (Friday)
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Birthday/Tamil New Year’s Day – April 14 (Tuesday)
May Day – May 1 (Friday)
Bakrid – May 28 (Thursday)
Muharram – June 26 (Friday)
Independence Day – August 15 (Saturday)
Milad -un-Nabi – August 26 (Wednesday)
Krishna Jayanthi – September 4 (Friday)
Vinayagar Chathurthi – September 14 (Monday)
Gandhi Jayanthi – October 2 (Friday)
Ayudha Poojai – October 19 (Monday)
Vijayadasami – October 20 (Tuesday)
Deepavali – November 8 (Sunday)
Christmas – December 25 (Friday)
Bank holiday
Annual Closing of Accounts for Commercial and Co-operative Banks (April 1) will be a holiday applicable only to Commercial and Cooperative Banks in Tamil Nadu.
Published – November 12, 2025 12:18 am IST
