Kerala Holidays 2024 List: Public, Government Holidays, Bank Holidays

To take a break form the boredom of daily life, people look forward to holidays. There are many places to visit in Kerala ranging from beaches, national parks, lake houses, waterfalls, temples and many more. Once it is known about the upcoming holidays, it becomes convenient for people to plan them. With this in mind, below presented is the Kerala Holidays 2024 list which consists of all major holidays along with the dates and days on which they are going to fall.

List of Government Holidays in Kerala 2024

Below here the table presents the list of holidays as decided by the Government on which all public offices under the Government of Kerala will remain close. These are called as Government holidays and there are a total of around 25 such holidays in Kerala. Other than this, most of these holidays will be observed by banks, schools and private offices as well. The list here is updated for now, but in case any changes are announced by the Government, the list will be modified accordingly.

Check whether tomorrow is holiday in Kerala 2024:

Festival	Date	Day
Mannam Jayanti	2 January 2024	Tuesday
Republic Day	26 January 2024	Friday
Maha Shivaratri	8 March 2024	Friday
Maundy Thursday	28 March 2024	Thursday
Good Friday	29 March 2024	Friday
Easter	31 March 2024	Sunday
Vishu	14 April 2024	Sunday
Dr B R Ambedkar Jayanti	14 April 2024	Sunday
May Day	1 May 2024	Wednesday
Eid-al-Fitr	17 June 2024	Monday
Independence Day	15 August 2024	Thursday
First Onam	14 September 2024	Saturday
Thiruvonam	15 September 2024	Sunday
Eid-e-Milad	16 September	Monday
Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti	18 September 2024	Wednesday
Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day	21 September 2024	Saturday
Gandhi Jayanti	2 October 2024	Wednesday
Maha Navami	12 October 2024	Saturday
Vijaya Dashami	13 October 2024	Sunday
Diwali	31 October 2024	Thursday
Christmas	25 December 2024	Wednesday

Kerala Bank Holidays 2024 List

Almost all government holidays are observed by the banks of Kerala state, with a few exceptions. Other than this, holidays are also observed on Sundays and second & fourth Saturdays of every month. On the day of holidays, banks do remain close but their services like online payment service (NEFT/ IMPS/ RTGS) and ATM service remain functional. A list of all the second & fourth Saturdays falling in the year 2024 on which banks will remain close is provided below.

January 2024

13th January: Second Saturday
27th January: Fourth Saturday

February 2024

10th February: Second Saturday
24th February: Fourth Saturday

March 2024

9th March: Second Saturday
23rd March: Fourth Saturday

April 2024

13th April: Second Saturday
27th April: Fourth Saturday

May 2024

11th May: Second Saturday
25th May: Fourth Saturday

June 2024

8th June: Second Saturday
22nd June: Fourth Saturday

July 2024

13th July: Second Saturday
27th July: Fourth Saturday

August 2024

10th August: Second Saturday
24th August: Fourth Saturday

September 2024

14th September: Second Saturday
28th September: Fourth Saturday

October 2024

12th October: Second Saturday
26th October: Fourth Saturday

November 2024

9th November: Second Saturday
23rd November: Fourth Saturday

December 2024

14th December: Second Saturday
28th December: Fourth Saturday

Schools Holidays in Kerala in 2024

Like the banks, the Government holidays with few exceptions are observed in the schools of Kerala state as well. Apart from this Sundays are also off in the schools. Some schools provide off on Saturday while some other don’t. Days like annual function day, teacher’s day, children’s day, etc might also be provided as off in schools. Each school has it own rules and according to that an annual school calendar is prepared and published by every school. Details about the holidays can be found in the calendar and the calendar can be found in brochure or official website of the concerned school.

Some Major Festivals of Kerala

Festivals in Kerala are celebrated with full excitement and every tradition is followed culturally. Let us know a little bit about some major festivals celebrated in the state of Kerala.

Onam– Onam is a Hindu festival celebrated only in the state of Kerala and generally falls in the month of August or September. Some celebratory traditions of Onam are boat races, tiger dances, flower rangoli, women’s dance, mask dance, martial arts, etc. This festival commemorates King Mahabali and it is believed that on the day of Onam his soul visits Kerala.
Vishu– Vishu marks the beginning of new year in the state of Kerala and is celebrated in some other states too but with different names. On the day of Vishu, people wear new clothes (tradition called as Vishukodi) and elders give money to younger family members (tradition called as Vishukkaineetam. Lord Krishna is worshiped on the occasion of Vishu who is believed to be the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Thiruvathira– Thiruvathira or Thiruvathirai (celebrated as Arudhra Darisanam in Tamil Nadu) is a major Hindu festival. It is believed that on this day Goddess Parvathi met Lord Shiva after her long penance and Lord Shiva took her as his equal partner. People normally observe a fast on this day and abstain from rice-based food. Those who do not observe a fast also abstain from rice-based food.