# Tamil Nadu publishes 2027 holiday list with seven long weekends 2026-10-22T12:03:29+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Tamil Nadu has released its official list of 24 public holidays for 2027, with seven three-day long-weekend opportunities. Key festivals include Pongal on 15 January, Republic Day on 26 January, Good Friday on 26 March, Tamil New Year on 14 April, Bakrid on 17 May, Ayudha Pooja on 8 October and Deepavali on 28 October. The seven automatic long weekends for those with Saturdays and Sundays off fall on 1 to 3 January (New Year), 15 to 17 January (Pongal), 22 to 24 January (Thaipoosam), 26 to 28 March (Good Friday), 17 to 19 April (Mahavir Jayanti), 15 to 17 May (Bakrid) and 8 to 10 October (Ayudha Pooja followed by Vijayadasami). Taking a single day of leave on 29 October could extend the Deepavali break to four days through 1 November. The annual bank account closing day on 1 April applies only to commercial and cooperative banks, not the general public. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The calendar gives salaried employees in Tamil Nadu seven clear long-weekend windows in 2027, from New Year through October's Ayudha Pooja-Vijayadasami run. Pongal, Good Friday and Bakrid each create an automatic three-day break without taking leave. Deepavali on a Thursday means a single day’s casual leave on Friday, 29 October could stretch the break to four days for those with Saturdays and Sundays off. The list holds no surprises, matching the state’s standard festival roster. The next step for workers is to mark the seven long-weekend dates and submit leave requests where needed. ## Coverage - dtnext.in Calendar announcement, no political slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bakrid, Deepavali, Good Friday, Pongal, Tamil Nadu Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tamil-nadu-publishes-2027-holiday-list-with-seven-long-weekends/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tamil-nadu-publishes-2027-holiday-list-with-seven-long-weekends/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/