Karnataka Calendar 2023: The Karnataka government has released the holiday list for the year 2023. In this holiday list, government offices, the public, banks, teachers, and other holidays are mentioned. This year, a total of 17 holidays have been declared under the executive order. The calendar for the year 2023 has been released by the state government of Karnataka, which you can download in a PDF file at the end of this article.
Karnataka Govt. Holiday Calendar 2023
| Festival/Occasion |
Date |
Day |
| Republic day |
26 Jan |
Thursday |
| Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand |
22 Mar |
Wednesday |
| Mahavir Jayanti |
04 Apr |
Tuesday |
| Good Friday |
07 Apr |
Friday |
| Ramzan (Eid ul Fitr) |
22 Apr |
Saturday |
| Budha Purnima |
05 May |
Friday |
| Bakrid (Eidul Azha) |
29 Jun |
Thursday |
| Muharram |
29 July |
Saturday |
| Independence day |
15 Aug |
Tuesday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi |
19 Sep |
Tuesday |
| Milad-Un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad) |
28 Sep |
Thursday |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi |
02 Oct |
Monday |
| Dussehra (Mahanavami) |
23 Oct |
Monday |
| Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi) |
24 Oct |
Tuesday |
| Diwali (Deepavali) |
12 Nov |
Sunday |
| Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
27 Nov |
Monday |
| Christmas |
25 Dec |
Monday |
Karnataka Govt. Restricted Holidays Calendar 2023
| Festival/Occasion |
Date |
Day |
| New Year’s Day |
01 Jan |
Sunday |
| Makar Sankranti/ Magha Bihu |
14 Jan |
Saturday |
| Pongal |
15 Jan |
Sunday |
| Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami |
26 Jan |
Thursday |
| Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Jayanti |
05 Feb |
Sunday |
| Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati |
15 Feb |
Wednesday |
| Maha Shivratri |
18 Feb |
Saturday |
| Shiva ji Jayanti |
19 Feb |
Sunday |
| Holika Dahan, Dolyatra |
07 Mar |
Tuesday |
| Easter Sunday |
09 Apr |
Sunday |
| Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi |
14 Apr |
Friday |
| Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) |
15 Apr |
Saturday |
| Jamat-Ul-Vida |
21 Apr |
Friday |
| Guru Rabindranath Jayanti |
09 May |
Tuesday |
| Rath Yatra |
20 Jun |
Tuesday |
| Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj |
16 Aug |
Wednesday |
| Vinayak Chaturthi |
20 Aug |
Sunday |
| Onam / Thiru Onam Day |
29 Aug |
Tuesday |
| Raksha Bandhan |
30 Aug |
Wednesday |
| Janmashtami (Samarta) |
06 Sep |
Wednesday |
| Mahalaya Amavasya |
14 Oct |
Saturday |
| Dussehra (Saptami) |
21 Oct |
Saturday |
| Dussehra (Mahashtami) |
22 Oct |
Sunday |
| Maharishi Valmiki’s Jayanti |
28 Oct |
Saturday |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) |
01 Nov |
Wednesday |
| Naraka Chaturdasi |
12 Nov |
Sunday |
| Govardhan Puja |
13 Nov |
Monday |
| Bhai Duj |
15 Nov |
Wednesday |
| PratiharShashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) |
19 Nov |
Sunday |
| Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day |
24 Nov |
Friday |
| Christmas Eve |
24 Dec |
Sunday |
Download Karnataka Holiday Calendar 2023
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