Tamil Nadu holidays 2026

Public holidays declared by the Tamil Nadu Government for 2026.

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Tamil Nadu holidays 2026

Date	Tamil date	Holiday	Type
1 Jan 2026Thursday	Margazhi 17Valarpirai · Trayodasi	English New Year	Public holiday
15 Jan 2026Thursday	Thai 1Theipirai · Dwadashi	Thai Pongal	Public holiday
16 Jan 2026Friday	Thai 2Theipirai · Trayodasi	Thiruvalluvar Day	Public holiday
17 Jan 2026Saturday	Thai 3Theipirai · Chaturdashi	Uzhavar Thirunal	Public holiday Falls on a weekend
26 Jan 2026Monday	Thai 12Valarpirai · Ashtami	Republic Day	Public holiday
1 Feb 2026Sunday	Thai 18Valarpirai · Pournami	Thaipusam	Public holiday Falls on a weekend
19 Mar 2026Thursday	Panguni 5Theipirai · Amavasai	Ugadi (Telugu New Year)	Public holiday
21 Mar 2026Saturday	Panguni 7Valarpirai · Tritiya	Ramzan (Eid ul-Fitr)	Public holiday Falls on a weekend
31 Mar 2026Tuesday	Panguni 17Valarpirai · Trayodasi	Mahaveer Jayanthi	Public holiday
1 Apr 2026Wednesday	Panguni 18Valarpirai · Chaturdashi	Annual closing of bank accounts	Bank holiday
3 Apr 2026Friday	Panguni 20Theipirai · Prathamai	Good Friday	Public holiday
14 Apr 2026Tuesday	Chithirai 1Theipirai · Dwadashi	Tamil New Year (Puthandu) / Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanthi	Public holiday
1 May 2026Friday	Chithirai 18Valarpirai · Pournami	May Day	Public holiday
28 May 2026Thursday	Vaigasi 14Valarpirai · Dwadashi	Bakrid	Public holiday
26 Jun 2026Friday	Aani 12Valarpirai · Dwadashi	Muharram	Public holiday
15 Aug 2026Saturday	Aadi 30Valarpirai · Tritiya	Independence Day	Public holiday Falls on a weekend
26 Aug 2026Wednesday	Avani 9Valarpirai · Trayodasi	Milad-un-Nabi	Public holiday
4 Sep 2026Friday	Avani 18Theipirai · Ashtami	Krishna Jayanthi	Public holiday
14 Sep 2026Monday	Avani 28Valarpirai · Tritiya	Vinayagar Chathurthi	Public holiday
2 Oct 2026Friday	Purattasi 15Theipirai · Shashti	Gandhi Jayanthi	Public holiday
19 Oct 2026Monday	Aippasi 2Valarpirai · Ashtami	Ayudha Poojai / Saraswathi Poojai	Public holiday
20 Oct 2026Tuesday	Aippasi 3Valarpirai · Navami	Vijayadasami	Public holiday
8 Nov 2026Sunday	Aippasi 22Theipirai · Chaturdashi	Deepavali	Public holiday Falls on a weekend
25 Dec 2026Friday	Margazhi 10Theipirai · Dwitiya	Christmas	Public holiday

How this is calculated: Source: Tamil Nadu Government holiday list for 2026. Dates of Ramzan, Bakrid, Muharram and Milad-un-Nabi depend on moon sighting and may be revised by the government.