Tamil Nadu Holidays 2023 List: Government, Public, Bank Holidays and School Holidays

The Tamil Nadu state observes a number of holidays including the secular holidays, national holidays and regional holidays. Banks, schools, public offices, private offices and other organizations normally remain close on the holidays, providing their employees a day off. Most people like to go out on holidays and for long holidays, trips and vacations can also be planned. For this, it is important that you know about these holidays in advance so planning can be done in a better manner. Check out the Tamil Nadu Holidays 2023 List provided in this post to know more about the upcoming holidays.

Tamil Nadu Government Holidays List 2023

Every state Government specifies a list of holidays, known as Government holidays, that is to be observed by all public offices of the state. More than 20 holidays have been declared as the government holidays by the Tamil Nadu government. Other than public offices, most banks, schools and public offices will also observe these holidays (most of them). Check below the Tamil Nadu Government Holidays List 2023 which consists of all major holidays to be observed in the state in coming year. Although the dates provided below are correct for now, in case there comes any change in the specified dates, the same will be reflected later.

Festival	Date	Day
New Year Day	1 January 2023	Sunday
Pongal	15 January 2023	Sunday
Thiruvalluvar Day	16 January 2023	Monday
Uzhavar Thirunal	16 January 2023	Monday
Republic Day	26 January 2023	Thursday
Telugu New Year Day	22 March 2023	Wednesday
Dr B R Ambedkar Jayanti	14 April 2023	Friday
Mahavir Jayanti	4 April 2023	Tuesday
Tamil New Year Day	14 April 2023	Friday
Good Friday	7 April 2023	Friday
May Day	1 may 2023	Monday
Eid-ul-Fitr	22 April 2023	Saturday
Bakrid/ Eid-al-Adha	29th June to 30th June 2023	Thursday to Friday
Muharram	28 July 2023	Friday
Independence Day	15 August 2023	Tuesday
Krishna Janmashtami	6 September 2023	Wednesday
Vinayakar Chaturthi	19 September 2023	Tuesday
Gandhi Jayanti	2 October 2023	Monday
Ayudha Puja	23 October 2023	Monday
Vijaya Dashami	24 October 2023	Tuesday
Eid-e-Milad/ Milad-un-Nabi	28 September 2023	Thursday
Diwali	12 November 2023	Sunday
Christmas	25 December 2023	Monday

List of Bank Holidays in TN 2023

Apart from observing the major Government holidays mentioned above, the banks also observe holidays on every Sunday and second and fourth of every month. Banks remain closed on these days and no bank related physical work can be done on these days. However, facilities like ATM service, online money transfer service, etc will continue to work normally on these days. Below given is the list of second and fourth Saturdays that will be marked as holidays in bank in the year 2023.

January 2023

• 14th January : Second Saturday
• 28th January : Fourth Saturday

February 2023

• 11th February : Second Saturday
• 25th February : Fourth Saturday

March 2023

• 11th March : Second Saturday
• 25th March : Fourth Saturday

April 2023

• 8th April : Second Saturday
• 22nd April : Fourth Saturday

May 2023

• 13th May : Second Saturday
• 27th May : Fourth Saturday

June 2023

• 10th June : Second Saturday
• 24th June : Fourth Saturday

July 2023

• 8th July : Second Saturday
• 22nd July : Fourth Saturday

August 2023

• 12th August : Second Saturday
• 26th August : Fourth Saturday

September 2023

• 9th September : Second Saturday
• 23rd September : Fourth Saturday

October 2023

• 14th October : Second Saturday
• 28th October : Fourth Saturday

November 2023

• 11th November : Second Saturday
• 25th November : Fourth Saturday

December 2023

• 9th December : Second Saturday
• 23rd December : Fourth Saturday

School Holidays in Tamil Nadu 2023

Schools of Tamil Nadu state remains close on almost every government listed holidays and on all Sundays. For Saturdays, different schools have different rules for holidays. Every school releases its own annual holidays calendar comprising of all the holidays that will be observed in a given academic year. Details about school holidays in Tamil Nadu 2023 can be found from the calendar which can be fond in school’s brochure or official website.

Places to visit in Tamil Nadu on Holidays

Tourist places can be found in almost every major city of the Tamil Nadu state and people from all over the country come to spend their holidays in the state. People who are already in the state can easily make plans on their holidays and check out these places. A list comprising of all the worthy places to visit in the state when on a holiday is provided below.

Chennai	Marina Beach, Guindy National Park, Santhome Cathedral Basilica, Valluvar Kottam, Edward Elliot’s Beach
Ooty	Ooty Lake, St. Stephen’s Church, The Tea Factory & The Tea Museum, Ooty Boat House, Rose Garden
Kodaikanal	Bryant Park, Kodaikanal Lake, Silver Cascade Falls, Kurinji Andavar Temple, Kodaikanal Solar Observatory Museum
Coimbatore	Adiyogi- The Source of Yoga, Siruvani Waterfalls, Maruthamalai Arulmigu Subramanya, Dhyanalinga
Coonoor	Catherine Water Falls, Doddabetta Peak, Sim’s Park, Coonoor, Lamb’s Rock, Tn 43 shop
Madurai	Shri Koodal Azhagar Temple, Alagar kovil, Gandhi Memorial Museum, Meenakshi Amman Temple, Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal, Subramaniya Swamy Temple
Kanyakumari	Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari Beach, Sarvani Shaktipeeth Shri Kanya Kumari, Triveni Sangamam, Vattakottai Fort, Thiruvalluvar Statue, Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam
Thanjavur	Brihadeeswara Temple, Punnainallur Sree Maha Mariamman, Maratha Palace, Thanjavur Palace, Royal Palace Museum
Kanchipuram	Ekambaranathar Temple, Varadharaja Perumal temple, Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple, Sri Ulagalanda Perumal Temple, Shri Chitragupta Swamy Temple, Sri Kachabeswarar Temple
Vellore	Vellore Fort, Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple, Vellore Arulmigu Balamurugan Temple, Jalakandeswarar Temple
Rameswaram	Rameshwaram Temple, House of Kalam (APJ Abdul Kalam), Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy, Villoondi Theertham, Sri Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir & Floating Stones