Tamil Nadu releases 2026 holiday calendar for Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and ...
The state of Tamil Nadu recently announced the official holiday calendar for the year 2026, revealing the dates of holidays for both public and private institutes across the region.The Tamil Nadu and Chennaipublic holiday calendar 2026 which will be valid across the cities of Chennai, Vellore, Madurai, Coimbatore, Erode and other regions in the state includes 24 holidays.
Tamil Nadu public holiday calendar 2026: What days have been listed as holidays?
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The list of recently announced holidays includes New Year’s Day, Pongal, Thai Poosam, Republic Day among others. Here is the list of public holidays in Tamil Nadu when many offices will remain closed:
Tamil Nadu government public holiday list 2026S.NoPublic HolidayDateDay1New Year’s Day1-Jan-26Thursday2Pongal15-Jan-26Thursday3Thiruvalluvar Day16-Jan-26Friday4Uzhavar Thirunal17-Jan-26Saturday5Republic Day26-Jan-26Monday6Thai Poosam1-Feb-26Sunday7Telugu New Year’s Day19-Mar-26Thursday8Ramzan (Idu’l Fitr)21-Mar-26Saturday9Mahaveer Jayanthi31-Mar-26Tuesday10Annual Closing of Accounts1-Apr-26Wednesday11Good Friday3-Apr-26Friday12Tamil New Year’s Day / Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday14-Apr-26Tuesday13May Day1-May-26Friday14Bakrid (Idul Azha)28-May-26Thursday15Muharram (Yaom-e-Shahadath)26-Jun-26Friday16Independence Day15-Aug-26Saturday17Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet’s Birthday)26-Aug-26Wednesday18Krishna Jayanthi4-Sep-26Friday19Vinayakar Chathurthi14-Sep-26Monday20Gandhi Jayanthi2-Oct-26Friday21Ayutha Pooja19-Oct-26Monday22Vijaya Dasami20-Oct-26Tuesday23Deepavali8-Nov-26Sunday24Christmas25-Dec-26FridayTamil Nadu public holiday list: What offices will be closed?
Apart from the Tamil Nadu public holidays, banks, offices and other departments will remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month, the notification said.
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According to the recently released government notification, the Tamil Nadu public holiday calendar is applicable to all state government offices, commercial banks and co-operative banks in the state. This means that offices and other departments in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and other cities will be closed on these dates.
The list for Tamil Nadu school holidays 2026 has not been released yet and the education department is expected to come out with its own calendar soon.
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