Bank Holidays in 2020
Date | Day | Holiday |
15-Jan | Wed | Makara Sankranti |
26-Jan | Sun | Republic Day |
21-Feb | Fri | Maha Shivaratri |
25-Mar | Wed | Ugadi |
6-Apr | Mon | Mahavir Jayanti |
10-Apr | Fri | Good Friday |
14-Apr | Tue | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti |
26-Apr | Sun | Basava Jayanti |
1-May | Fri | May Day |
25-May | Mon | Idul Fitr |
1-Aug | Sat | Bakrid / Eid al Adha |
15-Aug | Sat | Independence Day |
22-Aug | Sat | Ganesh Chaturthi |
30-Aug | Sun | Muharram |
17-Sep | Thu | Mahalaya Amavasye |
2-Oct | Fri | Gandhi Jayanti |
25-Oct | Sun | Maha Navami |
Bank Holidays in 2019
Name of the Festival | Date | Weekday | Type of Holiday |
Sankranti | January 15 | Tuesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Public Holiday | January 22 | Tuesday | Optional Holiday |
Republic Day | January 26 | Saturday | Gazetted Holiday |
Maha Shivratri | March 04 | Monday | Optional Holiday |
Bank Holiday | April 01 | Monday | Optional Holiday |
Ugadi | April 06 | Saturday | Gazetted Holiday |
Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | April 14 | Sunday | Gazetted Holiday |
Mahavir Jayanti | April 17 | Wednesday | Bank Holiday |
Good Friday | April 19 | Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
May Day | May 01 | Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
Basava Jayanthi | May 07 | Tuesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Idul Fitr | June 05 | Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
Idul Juha | August 12 | Monday | Gazetted Holiday |
Independence Day | August 15 | Thursday | Optional Holiday |
Ganesh Chaturthi | September 02 | Monday | Optional Holiday |
Muharram (10th Day) | September 10 | Tuesday | Optional Holiday |
Mahalaya | September 28 | Saturday | Optional Holiday |
Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | October 02 | Wednesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Ayudha Puja | October 07 | Monday | Optional Holiday |
Dussehra | October 08 | Tuesday | Optional Holiday |
Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | October 13 | Sunday | Gazetted Holiday |
Narak Chaturdashi | October 27 | Sunday | Gazetted Holiday |
Balipadyami | October 29 | Tuesday | Optional Holiday |
Kannada Rajyothsava | November 01 | Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
Id-e-Milad | November 10 | Sunday | Gazetted Holiday |
Kanakadasa Jayanthi | November 15 | Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
Christmas Day | December 25 | Wednesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Public Holidays in 2018
Name of the Festival | Date | Weekday | Type of Holiday |
Pongal/Makar Sankranti | Jan 15 | Monday | Gazetted Holiday |
Republic Day | Jan 26 | Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
Maha Shivratri | Feb 13 | Tuesday | Optional Holiday |
Mahavir jayanti | Mar 29 | Thursday | Optional Holiday |
Good Friday | Mar 30 | Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
Annual Closing of Bank Accounts | Apr 1 | Sunday | Bank Holiday |
Basava Jayanti | Apr 18 | Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
May Day | May 1 | Tuesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Idul Fitr | Jun 16 | Saturday | Gazetted Holiday |
Independence Day | Aug 15 | Tuesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Idul Juha | Aug 22 | Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
Vinayaka Chaturthi | Sep 13 | Thursday | Gazetted Holiday |
Muharram | Sep 21 | Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Oct 2 | Tuesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Mahalaya | Oct 8 | Monday | Optional Holiday |
Ayudha Puja | Oct 18 | Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
Dussehra | Oct 19 | Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | Oct 24 | Wednesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Kannada Rajyothsava | Nov 1 | Tuesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Deepavali | Nov 6 | Tuesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Balipadyami | Nov 8 | Thursday | Optional Holiday |
Id-e-Milad | Nov 21 | Wednesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Nov 26 | Monday | Gazetted Holiday |
Christmas | Dec 25 | Tuesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Public Holidays in 2017
Name of the Festival | Date | Weekday | Type of Holiday |
New Year Day | Jan 1 | Sunday | Optional Holiday |
Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Jan 5 | Thursday | Optional Holiday |
Pongal/Makar Sankranti | Jan 14 | Saturday | Optional Holiday |
Republic Day | Jan 26 | Thursday | Gazetted Holiday |
Chinese New Year | Jan 28 | Saturday | Optional Holiday |
Vasant Panchami | Feb 1 | Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Feb 10 | Friday | Optional Holiday |
Shivaji Jayanti | Feb 19 | Sunday | Optional Holiday |
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Feb 21 | Tuesday | Optional Holiday |
Maha Shivaratri | Feb 24 | Friday | Optional Holiday |
Holika Dahana | Mar 12 | Sunday | Optional Holiday |
Holi | Mar 13 | Monday | Optional Holiday |
Shaheed Diwas | Mar 23 | Thursday | Optional Holiday |
Ugadi | Mar 28 | Tuesday | Optional Holiday |
Ugadi | Mar 29 | Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
Annual Closing of Bank Accounts | Apr 1 | Saturday | Bank Holiday |
Rama Navami | Apr 4 | Tuesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Mahavir Jayanti | Apr 9 | Sunday | Gazetted Holiday |
Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Apr 11 | Tuesday | Optional Holiday |
Good Friday/Ambedkar Jayanti | Apr 14 | Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
Easter Day | Apr 16 | Sunday | Optional Holiday |
May Day | May 1 | Monday | Gazetted Holiday |
Buddha Purnima | May 10 | Wednesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Mother's Day | May 14 | Sunday | Optional Holiday |
Father's Day | Jun 18 | Sunday | Optional Holiday |
Jumat-Ul-Vida | Jun 23 | Friday | Optional Holiday |
Ramadan | Jun 26 | Monday | Gazetted Holiday |
Raksha Bandhan | Aug 7 | Monday | Optional Holiday |
Independence Day | Aug 15 | Tuesday | Gazetted Holiday |
Parsi New Year | Aug 17 | Thursday | Optional Holiday |
Vinayaka Chaturthi | Aug 25 | Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha | Sep 2 | Saturday | Gazetted Holiday |
Onam | Sep 4 | Monday | Optional Holiday |
Maha Saptami | Sep 27 | Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
Maha Navami | Sep 29 | Friday | Optional Holiday |
Dussehra | Sep 30 | Saturday | Gazetted Holiday |
Muharram | Oct 1 | Sunday | Gazetted Holiday |
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Oct 2 | Monday | Gazetted Holiday |
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Oct 5 | Thursday | Optional Holiday |
Karva Chauth | Oct 8 | Sunday | Optional Holiday |
Naraka Chaturdasi | Oct 18 | Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
Diwali | Oct 19 | Thursday | Gazetted Holiday |
Govardhan Puja | Oct 20 | Friday | Optional Holiday |
Bhai Duj | Oct 21 | Saturday | Optional Holiday |
Pratihar Sashthi | Oct 26 | Thursday | Optional Holiday |
Guru Nanak Jayanti | Nov 4 | Saturday | Gazetted Holiday |
Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Nov 24 | Friday | Optional Holiday |
Id-e-Milad | Dec 2 | Saturday | Gazetted Holiday |
Christmas | Dec 25 | Monday | Gazetted Holiday |
Best celebrated festivals of Karnataka
Exciting way to spend a public holiday in Karnataka
The first thing that comes to your mind on Public holiday in Karnataka is how to spend it. Here are few options which may help you to make your holiday a little more exciting.
Plan to go for a picnic
You don't need to go too far places to enjoy your public holiday in Karnataka. You can to some nearby places such as parks or zoo nearby. It is suggested to have some good company while making such plans.
Visit a Resort
Plan to go for a resort on a public holiday in Karnataka. There are a number of resorts around Banglore and other places in Karnataka where you can visit. Plan to go to a place according to your taste as you. If you like to have some adventure. there are resorts where they will provide with various kinds of adventurous games.
Surf on the Internet
You can plan surf on the Internet on a public holiday in Karnataka. First, it is important to fix your target means you must first decide what you want to learn or understand about. Prefer genuine website where you can find some good stuff to read or watch. There are many other things which you can plan to do on a public holiday in Karnataka. But more importantly, you need to you need to spend it usefully