2026 Working days summary for Kerala, India
Kerala has 237 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 104 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), minus 22 holidays on working days, and minus 2 days chosen from a published list. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday on the main calendar; the other arrangements in use are listed under the weekend layouts above.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidayson working days | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| February | 20 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
| March | 21 | 9 | 1 | 31 |
| April | 17 | 8 | 5 | 30 |
| May | 19 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| June | 21 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| July | 23 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
| August | 16 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| September | 20 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| October | 19 | 9 | 3 | 31 |
| November | 21 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| December | 22 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 237* | 104 | 22 | 365 |
* The working days exclude 2 days the employee chooses from a published list.
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2026 Calendar for Kerala, India
For information only. Holidays are compiled from public sources and can be incomplete or change at short notice. Not legal advice - statutory and court deadlines follow their own counting rules; check the official source before relying on a date.
January 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 New Year's Day New Year's Day | 2 Mannam Jayanthi Mannam Jayanthi | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 Republic Day Republic Day | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
20 working days
January: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30
9 weekend days
January: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
2 holidays
- 2 JanuaryMannam Jayanthi
- 26 JanuaryRepublic Day
1 optional day
- 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
February 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Guru Ravi Das's Birthday Guru Ravi Das's Birthday | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 Maha Shivratri Maha Shivratri | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
20 working days
February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
8 weekend days
February: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28
Including a holiday: 15 February - Maha Shivratri
1 optional day
- 1 FebruaryGuru Ravi Das's Birthday
March 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 Holika Dahan / Dolyatra Holika Dahan / Dolyatra | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan) Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan) | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Ram Navami Ram Navami | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 |
21 working days
March: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31
9 weekend days
March: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
1 holiday
- 20 MarchId-ul-Fitr (Ramzan)
2 optional days
- 3 MarchHolika Dahan / Dolyatra
- 26 MarchRam Navami
April 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 Maundy Thursday Maundy Thursday | 3 Good Friday Good Friday | 4 | |||
5 Easter Sunday Easter Sunday | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election Kerala Legislative Assembly Election | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanthi Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanthi | 15 Vishu Vishu | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
17 working days
April: 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
8 weekend days
April: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
Including a holiday: 5 April - Easter Sunday
5 holidays
- 2 AprilMaundy Thursday
- 3 AprilGood Friday
- 9 AprilKerala Legislative Assembly Election
- 14 AprilDr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanthi
- 15 AprilVishu
May 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 May Day May Day | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 Id-ul-Ad'ha (Bakrid) Id-ul-Ad'ha (Bakrid) | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 |
19 working days
May: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29
10 weekend days
May: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31
2 holidays
- 1 MayMay Day
- 27 MayId-ul-Ad'ha (Bakrid)
1 optional day
- 9 MayBirthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore
June 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 Muharram Muharram | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
21 working days
June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30
8 weekend days
June: 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28
1 holiday
- 25 JuneMuharram
July 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
23 working days
July: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
8 weekend days
July: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
August 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Karkadaka Vavu Karkadaka Vavu | 13 | 14 | 15 Independence Day Independence Day |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 First Onam / Milad-i-Sherif First Onam / Milad-i-Sherif | 26 Thiruvonam Thiruvonam | 27 Third Onam Third Onam | 28 Fourth Onam / Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi / Ayyankali Jayanthi Fourth Onam / Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi / Ayyankali Jayanthi | 29 |
30 | 31 |
16 working days
August: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 31
10 weekend days
August: 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30
Including a holiday: 15 August - Independence Day
5 holidays
- 12 AugustKarkadaka Vavu
- 25 AugustFirst Onam / Milad-i-Sherif
- 26 AugustThiruvonam
- 27 AugustThird Onam
- 28 AugustFourth Onam / Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi / Ayyankali Jayanthi
September 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Sreekrishna Jayanthi Sreekrishna Jayanthi | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
20 working days
September: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30
8 weekend days
September: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
2 holidays
- 4 SeptemberSreekrishna Jayanthi
- 21 SeptemberSree Narayana Guru Samadhi
1 optional day
- 14 SeptemberGanesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi
October 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 Gandhi Jayanthi Gandhi Jayanthi | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 Dussehra (Saptami) Dussehra (Saptami) | 19 | 20 Mahanavami Mahanavami | 21 Vijayadasami Vijayadasami | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
19 working days
October: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
9 weekend days
October: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
3 holidays
- 2 OctoberGandhi Jayanthi
- 20 OctoberMahanavami
- 21 OctoberVijayadasami
1 optional day
- 18 OctoberDussehra (Saptami)
November 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 Deepavali Deepavali | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 Pratihar Shashthi / Surya Shashthi Pratihar Shashthi / Surya Shashthi | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
21 working days
November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30
9 weekend days
November: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
Including a holiday: 8 November - Deepavali
1 optional day
- 15 NovemberPratihar Shashthi / Surya Shashthi
December 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Christmas Eve Christmas Eve | 25 Christmas Day Christmas Day | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days
December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31
8 weekend days
December: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
1 holiday
- 25 DecemberChristmas Day
1 optional day
- 24 DecemberChristmas Eve
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January 2026 , , and 20 working days January: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30 9 weekend days January: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 2 holidays
1 optional day
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| 1 | Thu | New Year's Day - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 2 | Fri | Mannam Jayanthi |
| 3 | Sat | Weekend |
| 4 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 10 | Sat | Weekend |
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| 24 | Sat | Weekend |
| 25 | Sun | Weekend |
| 26 | Mon | Republic Day |
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| 30 | Fri | |
| 31 | Sat | Weekend |
February 2026 , 20 working days February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 8 weekend days February: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 Including a holiday: 15 February - Maha Shivratri 1 optional day
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| 1 | Sun | Guru Ravi Das's Birthday - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 7 | Sat | Weekend |
| 8 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Maha Shivratri |
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| 21 | Sat | Weekend |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
March 2026 , , and 21 working days March: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 9 weekend days March: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 1 holiday
2 optional days
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| 1 | Sun | Weekend |
| 2 | Mon | |
| 3 | Tue | Holika Dahan / Dolyatra - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 7 | Sat | Weekend |
| 8 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 20 | Fri | Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan) |
| 21 | Sat | Weekend |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
| 23 | Mon | |
| 24 | Tue | |
| 25 | Wed | |
| 26 | Thu | Ram Navami - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 27 | Fri | |
| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
| 29 | Sun | Weekend |
| 30 | Mon | |
| 31 | Tue | |
April 2026 , , and 17 working days April: 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 8 weekend days April: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 Including a holiday: 5 April - Easter Sunday 5 holidays
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| 1 | Wed | |
| 2 | Thu | Maundy Thursday |
| 3 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 4 | Sat | Weekend |
| 5 | Sun | Easter Sunday |
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| 8 | Wed | |
| 9 | Thu | Kerala Legislative Assembly Election |
| 10 | Fri | |
| 11 | Sat | Weekend |
| 12 | Sun | Weekend |
| 13 | Mon | |
| 14 | Tue | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanthi |
| 15 | Wed | Vishu |
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| 18 | Sat | Weekend |
| 19 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 26 | Sun | Weekend |
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May 2026 , , and 19 working days May: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29 10 weekend days May: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 2 holidays
1 optional day
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| 1 | Fri | May Day |
| 2 | Sat | Weekend |
| 3 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 6 | Wed | |
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| 8 | Fri | |
| 9 | Sat | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 10 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 16 | Sat | Weekend |
| 17 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 23 | Sat | Weekend |
| 24 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 26 | Tue | |
| 27 | Wed | Id-ul-Ad'ha (Bakrid) |
| 28 | Thu | |
| 29 | Fri | |
| 30 | Sat | Weekend |
| 31 | Sun | Weekend |
June 2026 , , and 21 working days June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30 8 weekend days June: 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 1 holiday
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| 25 | Thu | Muharram |
| 26 | Fri | |
| 27 | Sat | Weekend |
| 28 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 30 | Tue | |
July 2026 , 23 working days July: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 8 weekend days July: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 | ||
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August 2026 , , and 16 working days August: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 31 10 weekend days August: 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 Including a holiday: 15 August - Independence Day 5 holidays
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| 2 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 8 | Sat | Weekend |
| 9 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 12 | Wed | Karkadaka Vavu |
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| 14 | Fri | |
| 15 | Sat | Independence Day |
| 16 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 22 | Sat | Weekend |
| 23 | Sun | Weekend |
| 24 | Mon | |
| 25 | Tue | First Onam / Milad-i-Sherif |
| 26 | Wed | Thiruvonam |
| 27 | Thu | Third Onam |
| 28 | Fri | Fourth Onam / Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi / Ayyankali Jayanthi |
| 29 | Sat | Weekend |
| 30 | Sun | Weekend |
| 31 | Mon | |
September 2026 , , and 20 working days September: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 8 weekend days September: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 2 holidays
1 optional day
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| 4 | Fri | Sreekrishna Jayanthi |
| 5 | Sat | Weekend |
| 6 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 11 | Fri | |
| 12 | Sat | Weekend |
| 13 | Sun | Weekend |
| 14 | Mon | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 19 | Sat | Weekend |
| 20 | Sun | Weekend |
| 21 | Mon | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi |
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| 26 | Sat | Weekend |
| 27 | Sun | Weekend |
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October 2026 , , and 19 working days October: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 9 weekend days October: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 3 holidays
1 optional day
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| 2 | Fri | Gandhi Jayanthi |
| 3 | Sat | Weekend |
| 4 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 17 | Sat | Weekend |
| 18 | Sun | Dussehra (Saptami) - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 19 | Mon | |
| 20 | Tue | Mahanavami |
| 21 | Wed | Vijayadasami |
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| 24 | Sat | Weekend |
| 25 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 31 | Sat | Weekend |
November 2026 , 21 working days November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 9 weekend days November: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 Including a holiday: 8 November - Deepavali 1 optional day
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| 8 | Sun | Deepavali |
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| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Pratihar Shashthi / Surya Shashthi - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
| 29 | Sun | Weekend |
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December 2026 , , and 22 working days December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31 8 weekend days December: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 1 holiday
1 optional day
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| 24 | Thu | Christmas Eve - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 25 | Fri | Christmas Day |
| 26 | Sat | Weekend |
| 27 | Sun | Weekend |
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Sources
| Kerala G.O.(Rt) No.1462/2026/GAD, polling day | Kerala makes Thursday 9 April 2026, the assembly polling day, a public holiday for offices and schools, a holiday under the NI Act and a paid holiday in private firms |
| National Portal of India holiday calendar | The central government's gazetted and restricted holidays as circulated by the Ministry of Personnel, with a link to each state's own list |
| All India Radio: EC directs paid holiday on polling day | All India Radio, 3 April 2026: the Election Commission directed a paid holiday on polling day for employed voters in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal |
Changelog
| The holiday set for Kerala in 2026 has been expanded to include additional observances and alternative names for existing holidays | |
| The holiday set for Kerala in 2026 has been expanded to include additional observances and adjustments, resulting in an increased number of holidays |