Gazetted Holiday List 2023 Kerala PDF

Gazetted Holiday List 2023 Kerala PDF

This page contains a calendar of all 2023 public holidays for Kerala . These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates.

Onam Holiday 2023 Date Kerala
First Onam falls on 28th August 2023 (Monday), Thiruvonam falls on 29th August 2023 (Tuesday) are declared as public holidays in Kerala state.

Onam is an Hindu harvest festival celebrated in Kerala. This festival is celebrated on the appearance of the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the King Mahabali. Legend says that the people of Kerala celebrate the arrival of the king over the course of 10 days. The 10 days of the festival are named after the astrological stars of the Malayalam calendar. The ten days are sequentially known as Atham, Chithira, Chodhi, Vishakam, Anizham, Thriketa, Moolam, Pooradam, Uthradam and Thiruvonam

Date	Day	Holiday
26 Jan	Thu	Republic Day
18 Feb	Sat	Maha Shivaratri
7 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
9 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday
14 Apr	Fri	Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
15 Apr	Sat	Vishu
22 Apr	Sat	Idul Fitr
1 May	Mon	May Day
29 Jun	Thu	Bakrid / Eid al Adha
15 Aug	Tue	Independence Day
28 Aug	Mon	First Onam
29 Aug	Tue	Thiruvonam
21 Sep	Thu	Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi
28 Sep	Thu	Eid e Milad
29 Sep	Fri	Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti
2 Oct	Mon	Gandhi Jayanti
23 Oct	Mon	Maha Navami
24 Oct	Tue	Vijaya Dashami
12 Nov	Sun	Deepavali
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day

The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2023 are released.