🎉 Tamil Festivals & Special Dates 2026

Complete list of festivals, Pradosham, Ekadasi, Amavasai, Pournami and public holidays for the year 2026.

120

Total Events

Public Holidays

Pradosham Dates

Ekadasi Dates

🕉 Religious

🏛 Govt Holiday

🎭 Cultural

⭐ Auspicious

📅 January 2026

6 events

Thu

Jan

New Year Day புத்தாண்டு

English New Year – public holiday

First day of the Gregorian year

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Thu

Jan

Thai Pongal தைப்பொங்கல்

Tamil harvest festival – thanksgiving to the Sun

Marks the Sun entering Makara Rasi (Capricorn)

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Fri

Jan

Thiruvalluvar Day திருவள்ளுவர் நாள்

Honouring the poet Thiruvalluvar, author of Thirukkural

Celebrating Tamil culture and literature

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Sat

Jan

Uzhavar Thirunal

Tamil Nadu Farmers Day - State holiday

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Sat

Jan

MGR Birthday

Birth anniversary of M.G. Ramachandran - Tamil Nadu state holiday

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Mon

Jan

Republic Day குடியரசு தினம்

Indian Republic Day

Indian Constitution came into effect in 1950

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