Do you want to have access to the list of all the official festivals to be held in Kerala? Then don’t worry, you are in the right place. Kerala Sarkar has declared the official list of festivals and holidays to be enjoyed in 2024. The circular mentions all the gazetted and restricted holidays to be honored by the Government.
Here in this article, you will be able to download the Kerala Government holidays calendar in pdf format for the year 2024. The calendar is available in Malayalam, Hindi, and English language. This calendar will contain all the regional and public holidays.
You will get a list of gazetted holidays and restricted holidays in this calendar. You will be able to learn about the different holidays observed in the state of Kerala. We are going to provide you with the following holidays in this calendar- Bank Holidays, National Holidays, Gazetted holidays, Local Holidays, Restricted Holidays, School Holidays, College Holidays, University Holidays, Government department holidays, etc.
Download the Kerala Government calendar for 2024 in PDF for your ready reference. Identify all the declared holidays and plan your vacations accordingly.
Download Kerala Government Calendar for 2024 PDF [Malayalam]
You will get here the official calendar. The Kerala Government has released this calendar for the calendar year 2024. You can see all the holidays on this calendar. You can plan your schedule according to the holidays.
Visit the Government website to download the official holiday list circular in PDF. You can also refer to the State Government Calendar for a detailed idea of the holidays. If you need any further information on the declared holidays, you can let us know.
Malayalam Months in Order
Holiday Day list for 2024 in Kerala: You can get a holiday list for all the months. These holidays will be observed in the state of Kerala. We have given the holiday list for January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December.
When the government of Kerala releases the calendar for the next year i.e. 2024, we will also update the calendar here. So you can visit this site “TheDarshika.com” for having the latest information on govt holidays of Kerala.
- Gazetted holidays for 2024:
Apart from the above declared holidays, every Sunday and 2nd Saturday of every month will be considered as a closed holiday
The sign ‘ * ’ denotes the possibility of a change in date. The exact date of the holiday solely depends on the moon’s appearance in Mecca.
For banks, 1st April 2024 will be marked as an official holiday.
Also, as the below regional and national holidays fell on Sundays or on 2nd Saturdays, no separate holiday has been declared for them.
- List of restricted holidays in Kerala:
The above list is only based on the dates as present in the Christian calendar. The Kerala Government is also following this list as per the Malayalam and Saka era. If you want to know the dates as per those dates, the above link to the PDF will describe the same.
Certainly! Here’s the information presented in a table format for each month:
January 2024:
| Date | Day | Festivals and Events |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mon | New Year Day |
| 02 | Tue | Mannam Jayanthi |
| 06 | Sat | Epiphany |
| 07 | Sun | Suphala Ekadashi |
| 09 | Tue | Pradosham |
| 11 | Thu | Amavasi |
| 12 | Fri | Vivekananda Jayanti |
| 15 | Mon | Thaipongal, Sabarimala Masa Pooja Arambham, Sabarimala Makaravilakku, Makara Sankranti, Uttarayana Punyakalam, Army Day |
| 16 | Tue | Makara Chovva, Shasti, Mattu Pongal |
| 19 | Fri | Makara Bharani |
| 21 | Sun | Bhooripaksha Ekadashi |
| 23 | Tue | Pradosham, Netaji Jayanthi |
| 25 | Thu | Pournami, Pournami Vrutham |
| 26 | Fri | Thaipuyam, Republic Day |
| 30 | Tue | Gandhi Samaadhi |
February 2024:
| Date | Day | Festivals and Events |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Fri | World Wetlands Day |
| 04 | Sun | World Cancer Day |
| 06 | Tue | Shat Tila Ekadashi |
| 07 | Wed | Pradosham |
| 09 | Fri | Shula Vratam, Amavasi |
| 10 | Sat | Magha Gupta Navratri |
| 13 | Tue | Vishnupathi Punyakalam, Kumbha Samkramam |
| 14 | Wed | Valentines Day, Sabarimala Masa Pooja Arambham, Vasanth Panchami |
| 15 | Thu | Shasti |
| 16 | Fri | Kumbha Bharani, Bhishma Ashtami |
| 18 | Sun | Madhva Navami |
| 19 | Mon | Shivaji Jayanthi |
| 20 | Tue | Jaya Ekadashi |
| 21 | Wed | Pradosham, Mother Language Day |
| 24 | Sat | Pournami Vrutham, Pournami |
| 28 | Wed | National Science Day |
March 2024:
| Date | Day | Festivals and Events |
|---|---|---|
| 08 | Fri | Pradosham, Shivaratri, International Women’s Day |
| 10 | Sun | Amavasi |
| 11 | Mon | Ramadan Fasting Starts |
| 12 | Tue | Sree Ramakrishna Jayanti |
| 14 | Thu | Meena Samkramam, Sabarimala Masa Pooja Arambham, Shadasheeti Punyakalam |
| 15 | Fri | Shasti |
| 20 | Wed | Amalaki Ekadashi |
| 22 | Fri | Pradosham |
| 24 | Sun | Palm Sunday, Pournami Vrutham |
| 25 | Mon | Pournami, Panguni Uthiram, Holi |
| 28 | Thu | Maundy Thursday |
| 29 | Fri | Good Friday, Easter |
| 31 | Sun | Meenam 1 |
April 2024:
| Date | Day | Festivals and Events |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mon | April Fool’s Day, Financial Year Start |
| 05 | Fri | Papamochani Ekadashi |
| 06 | Sat | Pradosham |
| 07 | Sun | World Health Day, Malayattoor Church Festival |
| 08 | Mon | Amavasi |
| 10 | Wed | Meena Bharani, Eid ul fitr |
| 13 | Sat | Meda Sankramam |
| 14 | Sun | Shasti, Ambedkar’s Birthday, Sabarimala Masa Pooja Arambham, Tamil New Year, Vishu |
| 17 | Wed | Rama Navami |
| 19 | Fri | Thrissur Pooram, Kamada Ekadashi |
| 21 | Sun | Pradosham |
| 23 | Tue | Pathamudayam, Pournami Vrutham, Pournami, Chitra Purnima, Hanuman Jayanti |
| 14 | Sun | Medam 1 |
May 2024:
| Date | Day | Festivals and Events |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Wed | May Day |
| 04 | Sat | Varuthini Ekadashi |
| 05 | Sun | Pradosham |
| 08 | Wed | Amavasi |
| 10 | Fri | Akshaya Tritiya, Parashurama Jayanti |
| 12 | Sun | Sree Shankara Jayanthi, Mothers Day |
| 13 | Mon | Shasti |
| 14 | Tue | Edava Ravi Sankramam, Vishnupathi Punyakalam |
| 15 | Wed | Sabarimala Masa Pooja Arambham |
| 19 | Sun | Mohini Ekadashi |
| 20 | Mon | Pradosham |
| 22 | Wed | Narasimha Jayanti |
| 23 | Thu | Pournami Vrutham, Pournami, Kurma Jayanti, Buddha Purnima |
| 15 | Wed | Edavam 1 |
June 2024:
| Date | Day | Festivals and Events |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Sun | Apara Ekadashi |
| 03 | Mon | Vaishnava Apara Ekadashi |
| 04 | Tue | Pradosham |
| 05 | Wed | Environment Day |
| 06 | Thu | Savitri Vratam, Amavasi |
| 12 | Wed | Shasti |
| 14 | Fri | Vrishabha Vratam |
| 15 | Sat | Shadasheeti Punyakalam, Sabarimala Masa Pooja Arambham, Midhuna Ravi Samkramam |
| 16 | Sun | Father’s Day |
| 17 | Mon | Bakrid |
| 18 | Tue | Nirjala Ekadashi |
| 19 | Wed | Pradosham |
| 21 | Fri | Pournami Vrutham, Savitri Vrutham |
| 22 | Sat | Pournami |
| 15 | Sat | Midhunam 1 |
July 2024:
| Date | Day | Festivals and Events |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Tue | Yogini Ekadashi |
| 03 | Wed | St. Thomas Day, Pradosham |
| 05 | Fri | Amavasi |
| 06 | Sat | Ashadha Gupta Navratri |
| 08 | Mon | Islamic New Year |
| 11 | Thu | World Population Day |
| 12 | Fri | Shasti |
| 16 | Tue | Sabarimala Masa Pooja Arambham, Ramayana Masam, Karkadaka Samkramam, Dakshinayana Punyakalam |
| 17 | Wed | Shayana Ekadashi, Muharram |
| 19 | Fri | Pradosham |
| 21 | Sun | Guru Poornima, Pournami Vrutham, Pournami |
| 31 | Wed | Bhooripaksha Ekadashi |
| 16 | Tue | Karkidakam 1 |
August 2024:
| Date | Day | Festivals and Events |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Thu | Pradosham |
| 04 | Sun | Amavasi, Friendship Day, Karkidaka Vavu |
| 06 | Tue | Hiroshima Day, Muharram Ends |
| 08 | Thu | Naga Chaturthi |
| 09 | Fri | Naga Panchami |
| 10 | Sat | Shasti |
| 15 | Thu | Independence Day |
| 16 | Fri | Vishnupathi Punyakalam, Chinga Ravi Samkramam, Putraprada Ekadashi |
| 17 | Sat | Sabarimala Masa Pooja Arambham, Kolla Varsham Aarambam, Pradosham |
| 19 | Mon | Pournami, Raksha Bandhan, World Photography Day, Avani Avittam, Pournami Vrutham |
| 20 | Tue | Gayathri Japam |
| 26 | Mon | Sri Krishna Jayanthi, Krishna Janmashtami |
| 28 | Wed | Ayyankali Jayanthi |
| 29 | Thu | Aja Ekadashi |
| 31 | Sat | Pradosham |
| 17 | Sat | Chingam 1 |
September 2024:
September 2024:
| Date | Day | Festivals and Events |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sun | Manarcad Church 8 day lent starts |
| 02 | Mon | Amavasi |
| 05 | Thu | Teacher’s Day |
| 07 | Sat | Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| 08 | Sun | Rishi Panchami, Manarcad Church Perunnal |
| 09 | Mon | Shasti |
| 11 | Wed | Radha Ashtami, Mahalakshmi Vrutham |
| 14 | Sat | First Onam, Parivarthana Ekadashi |
| 15 | Sun | Pradosham, Thiruvonam |
| 16 | Mon | Third Onam, Milad Ul Nabi, Vishwakarma Jayanti, Kanni Ravi Samkramam, Shadasheeti Punyakalam |
| 17 | Tue | Fourth Onam, Anant Chaturdashi, Sabarimala Masa Pooja Arambham, Sri Narayana Guru Jayanthi, Pournami Vrutham |
| 18 | Wed | Pournami |
| 21 | Sat | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi |
| 27 | Fri | World Tourism Day |
| 28 | Sat | Indira Ekadashi |
| 29 | Sun | Pradosham |
| 17 | Tue | Kanni 1 |
October 2024:
| Date | Day | Festivals and Events |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Wed | Amavasi, Gandhi Jayanti |
| 03 | Thu | Navratri Begins |
| 04 | Fri | World Animal Day |
| 09 | Wed | Shasti |
| 11 | Fri | Mahanavami, Durga Ashtami |
| 12 | Sat | Saraswati Pooja, Vijayadashami, Ayudha Pooja |
| 13 | Sun | Vidyarambham, Pasankusha Ekadashi |
| 15 | Tue | Pradosham |
| 17 | Thu | Sabarimala Masa Pooja Arambham, Pournami Vrutham, Pournami, Tula Ravi Samkramam |
| 26 | Sat | Mannarasala Ayilyam |
| 28 | Mon | Rama Ekadashi |
| 29 | Tue | Pradosham |
| 31 | Thu | Deepavali |
| 17 | Thu | Thulam 1 |
November 2024:
| Date | Day | Festivals and Events |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Fri | Amavasi, Kerala Piravi |
| 02 | Sat | Parumala Perunnal |
| 07 | Thu | Shasti |
| 09 | Sat | Gopashtami |
| 12 | Tue | Udhana Ekadashi |
| 13 | Wed | Pradosham, Tulasi Vivaha Pooja |
| 14 | Thu | Childrens Day, Vishweshwara Vratam |
| 15 | Fri | Uma Maheshwara Vratam, Pournami Vrutham, Pournami |
| 16 | Sat | Vishnupathi Punyakalam, Vrischika Ravi Samkramam, Mandala Kalam Begins, Sabarimala Masa Pooja Arambham |
| 26 | Tue | Utpanna Ekadashi |
| 28 | Thu | Pradosham |
| 16 | Sat | Vrishchikam 1 |
December 2024:
| Date | Day | Festivals and Events |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sun | Amavasi, World Aids Day |
| 07 | Sat | Shasti |
| 11 | Wed | Swargavathil Ekadashi, Guruvayur Ekadashi |
| 13 | Fri | Pradosham, Trikkarthika |
| 14 | Sat | Dattatreya Jayanti |
| 15 | Sun | Pournami, Shadasheeti Punyakalam, Pournami Vrutham, Dhanu Ravi Samkramam |
| 16 | Mon | Sabarimala Masa Pooja Arambham |
| 25 | Wed | Christmas |
| 26 | Thu | Mandala Pooja, Suphala Ekadashi |
| 28 | Sat | Pradosham |
| 30 | Mon | Amavasi |
| 16 | Mon | Dhanu 1 |