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- On a Sunday. The list also names Basava Jayanti, Akshaya Tritiya (9 May); Independence Day (15 August); Eid Milad (15 August). These fall on a Sunday, so they are not counted here.
- The holidays follow the 2026 Karnataka notification. Dates come from published 2027 calendars. Many of those are automated estimates, not government notices.
- Karnataka offices are closed on all Sundays and on every second and fourth Saturday. Mahanavami and Vijayadashami on 9 October fall on a second Saturday. Christmas on 25 December falls on a fourth Saturday.
- Dates for Eid, Muharram and Milad-un-Nabi depend on the moon and can move by a day.
- Deepavali is shown on 29 October. Karnataka took the day after Lakshmi Puja in 2026, so the state may move it to 30 October, a fifth Saturday.
- Naraka Chaturdashi is shown on 28 October, as in two lists. It may be merged with Deepavali in the final notification.
- Source difference. Vijayadashami: Office Holidays, Hyring and the Centre give Saturday 9 October. CalendarLabs and Public Holidays India give Sunday 10 October. We used 9 October.
- Source difference. Khutba-e-Ramzan: Q++Studio, Public Holidays India and the Centre give 10 March. Office Holidays and CalendarLabs give 9 March. We used 10 March.
- Source difference. Muharram: Office Holidays, Q++Studio and the Centre give 16 June. Public Holidays India gives 15 June and CalendarLabs gives 6 June. We used 16 June.
- Festivals tied to the moon, such as the Eid festivals and Muharram, can move by a day. Any change is announced at short notice.
Building your company's Karnataka calendar
If you run HR for a company with staff in Karnataka, treat this list as your starting point. Add the national days your policy gives, decide whether you offer floating holidays, say in writing what happens when a holiday falls on a weekend, and publish the final calendar before the year begins. If you have offices in several states, keep one calendar for each.
For the central government list, see Central Government holiday list 2027. The Karnataka list for 2026 is at Karnataka holiday list 2026.
Source
Karnataka 2027 holiday list (provisional), compiled from CalendarLabs, Office Holidays, Q++Studio and Public Holidays India, read on 10 November 2026. The Karnataka government has not published its holiday notification for 2027 yet (last checked 10 November 2026). We put this list together from CalendarLabs, Office Holidays, Q++Studio and Public Holidays India, and checked every festival date against the Central Government's 2027 order. Dates can change when the state notifies. We update this page as soon as it does, so check back before you plan leave or payroll, and confirm with your office circular. Weekdays were checked against the calendar. Rules last reviewed 9 November 2026.