Kerala state government public and restricted holidays 2025; check full list

The Government of Kerala has announced the Public Holiday to the Public Offices under the Government of Kerala for the Calendar year 2025.

According to the Government of Kerala notification dated October 14, 2024, "Government are pleased to notify that the days enumerated below will be observed as Public Holiday to the Public Offices under the Government of Kerala during the Calendar year 2025:"

Central government holiday list 2025

Kerala government holiday list 2025

Name of Holidays		Day of the	Year
		Week	2025
			Christian Era
All Sundays —Closed Holidays
Second Saturdays of each English month—Closed
Sl.	-1	-2	-3
No.
1	Mannam Jayanthi	Thursday	2/1/2025
2	Maha Sivarathri	Wednesday	26-2-2025
3	Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan)*	Monday	31-3-2025
4	Vishu/Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanthi	Monday	14-4-2025
5	Maundy Thursday	Thursday	17-4-2025
6	Good Friday	Friday	18-4-2025
7	May Day	Thursday	1/5/2025
8	Id-ul-Ad’ha (Bakrid)*	Friday	6/6/2025
9	Karkadaka Vavu	Thursday	24-7-2025
10	Independence Day	Friday	15-8-2025
11	Ayyankali Jayanthi	Thursday	28-8-2025
12	First Onam	Thursday	4/9/2025
13	Thiruvonam/Milad-i-Sherif * (Birthday of	Friday	5/9/2025
	Prophet Muhammed)
14	Third Onam	Saturday	6/9/2025
15	Mahanavami	Wednesday	1/10/2025
16	Vijayadasami/ Gandhi Jayanthi	Thursday	2/10/2025
17	Deepavali	Monday	20-10-2025
18	Christmas	Thursday	25-12-2025

“Under the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act 26 of 1881) read with the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs No. 20/25/56/Pub-1 dated 8th June, 1957, the Government of Kerala are hereby pleased to declare that in addition to Sundays, expressly defined as Public Holidays in the said explanation, the following days shall be Public Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act in Kerala for the Calendar year 2025:”

Public Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act in Kerala for the Calendar year 2025:

Festival	Day of the week	Date
Maha Sivarathri	Wednesday	26-2-2025
Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan)*	Monday	31-3-2025
Annual Closing of accounts of Commercial and Co-operative Banks	Tuesday	1/4/2025
Vishu/Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanthi	Monday	14-4-2025
Good Friday	Friday	18-4-2025
May Day	Thursday	1/5/2025
Id-ul-Ad’ha (Bakrid)*	Friday	6/6/2025
Independence Day	Friday	15-8-2025
First Onam	Thursday	4/9/2025
Thiruvonam/Milad-i-Sherif * (Birthday of	Friday	5/9/2025
Prophet Muhammed)
Mahanavami	Wednesday	1/10/2025
Vijayadasami/ Gandhi Jayanthi	Thursday	2/10/2025
Deepavali	Monday	20-10-2025
Christmas	Thursday	25-12-2025

* Subject to change depending on the appearance of the moon.

The following festivals/occasions which falls on Public Holidays (Second Saturday/ Sunday) may be avoided from the above list. The branches of banks which work on these days will observe holidays for the same days.

Name of Holidays	Day of the Week	Date
Republic Day	Sunday	26-1-2025
Easter	Sunday	20-4-2025
Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi	Sunday	7/9/2025
Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi	Sunday	21-9-2025

Restricted Holidays
Festival	Day of the week	Date
Ayya Vaikunda Swami Jayanthi	Tuesday	4/3/2025
Avani Avittom	Saturday	9/8/2025
Vishwakarma Day	Wednesday	17-9-2025

Source: Kerala government gazette notification