Kerala Holidays in 2025 – List of Government and Bank Holidays
The Kerala government has released the list of holidays for the year 2025. It includes a total of 18 public holidays, covering various festivals, national holidays, and regional observances. This holiday calendar is applicable to all state government administrative offices, Banks and Post Offices. The official calendar of holidays for 2025 will be released by the General Administration Department of Kerala. we have provided the complete list of holidays for government offices in Kerala for the year 2025.
Kerala Government Public Holidays 2025
- All Sundays are Closed Holiday
- Second Saturdays of each English month are Closed Holiday
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 2.1.2025 | Thursday | Mannam Jayanti |
| 26.2.2025 | Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 31.3.2025 | Monday | Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan)* |
| 14.4.2025 | Monday | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti / Vishu |
| 17.4.2025 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| 18.4.2025 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 1.5.2025 | Thursday | May Day |
| 6.6.2025 | Friday | Bakrid* / Eid al Adha |
| 24.7.2025 | Thursday | Karkadaka Vavu |
| 15.8.2025 | Friday | Independence Day |
| 28.8.2025 | Thursday | Ayyankali Jayanthi |
| 4.9.2025 | Thursday | First Onam |
| 5.9.2025 | Friday | Thiruvonam / Eid e Milad |
| 6.9.2025 | Saturday | Third Onam |
| 1.10.2025 | Wednesday | Maha Navami |
| 2.10.2025 | Thursday | Vijaya Dashami / Gandhi Jayanti |
| 20.10.2025 | Monday | Deepavali |
| 25.12.2025 | Thursday | Christmas Day |
*Subject to change depending on the appearance of the moon.
The following festivals/occasions which falls on Public Holidays (Sunday) may be avoided from the above list:
| Name of Holidays | Date |
| Republic Day | 26-1-2025 |
| Easter | 20-4-2025 |
| Muharram* | 6-7-2025 |
| Fourth Onam/ Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi | 7-9-2025 |
| Sreekrishna Jayanthi | 14-9-2025 |
| Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | 21-9-2025 |
Kerala Government Restricted Holidays 2025
| Ayya Vaikunda Swami Jayanthi | 4-3-2025 | Tuesday | Government-Quasi Government and Public Sector Undertaking Employees and Teachers belonging to Nadar Community are permitted to avail Restricted Holiday. |
| Avani Avittom | 9-8-2025 | Saturday | Government Employees belonging to Brahmin Community are permitted to avail Restricted Holiday. |
| Vishwakarma Day | 17-9-2025 | Wednesday | Government-Quasi Government and Public Sector Undertaking Employees and Teachers belonging to Vishwakarma Community are permitted to avail Restricted Holiday. |
14-3-2025 (Friday) shall be holiday for all State Government offices including Public Sector Undertakings functioning in New Delhi on account of Holi.
Kerala Government Holiday List 2025 PDF Download
Bank Holidays in Kerala 2025
| Name of Holidays | Day of 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-Adha (Bakrid) | Friday | 6-6-2025 |
| Independence Day | Friday | 15-8-2025 |
| First Onam | Thursday | 4-9-2025 |
| Thiruvonam / Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed) * | Friday | 5-9-2025 |
| Mahanavami | Wednesday | 1-10-2025 |
| Vijayadasami/ Gandhi Jayanthi | Thursday | 2-10-2025 |
| Deepavali | Monday | 20-10-2025 |
| Christmas | Thursday | 25-12-2025 |
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.
| Sl. No. | Name of Holidays | Date |
| 1 | Republic Day | 26-1-2025 |
| 2 | Easter | 20-4-2025 |
| 3 | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi | 7-9-2025 |
| 4 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | 21-9-2025 |