Karnataka - National and Regional Holidays 2019

National Festivals & Holiday
Government of Karnataka
No DPAR 13 HHL 2018		Karnataka Government Secretariat, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru
Dated 23 November 2018
Under the explanation of Section 25 of Negotiable Instrument Act 1881 (Act No XXVI of 1881) Read with Notification No.20/25/26/Pub-1 dated 15.6.1957 of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs the following shall be Public Holiday throughout the State of Karnataka during 2019
All Sundays & Following days
Sr. No	Holiday	Date	Day
1	Uttarayana Punyaa kaala, Makara Sankranti Festival	15 January 2019	Tuesday
2	Republic Day	26 January 2019	Saturday
3	Maha Shivaratri	04 March 2019	Monday
4	Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts	01 April 2019	Monday
4	Ugadi Festival	06 April 2019	Saturday
5	Mahaveer Jayanthi	17 April 2019	Wednesday
6	Good Friday	19 April 2019	Friday
7	May Day	01 May 2019	Wednesday
8	Basava Jayanthi	07 May 2019	Tuesday
9	Khutub-E-Ramzan	05 June 2019	Wednesday
10	Bakrid	12 August 2019	Monday
11	Independence day	15 August 2019	Thursday
12	Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata	02 September 2019	Monday
13	Last Day of Moharam	10 September 2019	Tuesday
14	Mahalaya Amavasye	28 September 2019	Saturday
15	Gandhi Jayanthi	02 October 2019	Wednesday
16	Mahanavami, Ayudapooja	07 October 2019	Monday
17	Vijayadashami.	08 October 2019	Tuesday
18	Balipadyami, Deepavali	29 October 2019	Tuesday
19	Kannada Rajyothsava	01 November 2019	Friday
20	Kanakadasa Jayanthi	15 November 2019	Friday
21	Christmas Day	25 December 2019	Wednesday
Note
1	This Notification does not include Dr. BR Ambedkar Jayanthi (14 April 2019), Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi(13 October 2019), Naraka Chaturdashi(27 October 2019) & Eid-Malad (10 October 2019) as they fall on Sundays.
2	Holiday is declared on 01.04.2019 for closing of Accounts of Commercial Bank & Co-operative Banks only.
3	Local Holiday is declared for Kodagu District only on the account of Tula Sankrana on 18 October 2019 (Friday) & Huttari Festival on 12 December 2019 (Thursday)