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Karnataka holiday list 2027

Karnataka’s list carries Kannada Rajyotsava on 1 November and May Day, with Ugadi opening the year and Deepavali closing it. Technology companies serving overseas clients often run their own calendar and give the state days as compensatory offs.

19

holidays

3

national

15

festival

1

state

8

on a weekend

Provisional list. These are the expected dates for 2027. Festival dates set by the lunar calendar or the moon can move by a day in the state’s notification; confirm against it before you publish your company calendar.

Add the Karnataka 2027 holidays to your calendar

A standard .ics file with one all-day event per holiday. Works with Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar.

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DateDayHolidayType
January
15 JanuaryFridayMakara SankrantiFestival
26 JanuaryTuesdayRepublic DayNational
March
6 MarchSaturdayMaha ShivaratriFestival
10 MarchWednesdayKhutub-e-Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)Festival
26 MarchFridayGood FridayFestival
April
7 AprilWednesdayUgadiFestival
14 AprilWednesdayDr B R Ambedkar JayantiFestival
19 AprilMondayMahavir JayantiFestival
May
1 MaySaturdayMay DayFestival
17 MayMondayBakridFestival
June
16 JuneWednesdayLast day of MoharrumFestival
August
15 AugustSundayId-e-MiladFestival
15 AugustSundayIndependence DayNational
September
4 SeptemberSaturdayVarasiddhi Vinayaka VrataFestival
October
2 OctoberSaturdayGandhi JayantiNational
9 OctoberSaturdayVijayadashamiFestival
29 OctoberFridayDeepavaliFestival
November
1 NovemberMondayKannada RajyotsavaState
December
25 DecemberSaturdayChristmasFestival

Weekend dates are marked in red. Restricted and optional holidays, and local holidays declared by a district collector, are not included.

For employers in Karnataka

Private employers are not bound by the government list. Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti are paid national holidays everywhere; beyond those, the state’s festival-holiday law or the establishment’s standing orders set how many paid festival holidays must be given, and the employer chooses which ones and notifies the list at the start of the year.

A holiday that falls on the weekly off is usually not replaced unless the company’s policy says so. Staff who work on a paid holiday get double wages or a compensatory day off, depending on the law that applies to the establishment.

Questions people ask

How many public holidays are there in Karnataka in 2027?

This list has 19: 3 national holidays, 15 festival holidays and 1 state day. 8 of them fall on a Saturday or Sunday. Restricted or optional holidays are notified separately.

Do private companies in Karnataka have to follow this list?

Private employers are not bound by the government list. Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti are paid national holidays everywhere; beyond those, the state’s festival-holiday law or the establishment’s standing orders set how many paid festival holidays must be given, and the employer chooses which ones and notifies the list at the start of the year.

Can festival dates change?

Yes. Festivals set by the lunar calendar or the sighting of the moon can move by a day when the state notifies them or when the moon is sighted. Check the notification or the district order before finalising your company calendar.

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In Kuzhu

Kuzhu loads the Karnataka list as the default holiday calendar for branches in the state, lets you add company holidays and optional days, and judges attendance and leave against it, so a holiday is never marked absent.