Karnataka 2025 Schools holidays: Complete list is here

Karnataka State has released its school holiday calendar for 2025. It lists down gazetted holidays and public holidays along with summer and winter vacation dates. Here we give you the complete list of school holidays in Karnataka in 2025.

Gazetted Holidays

These are the gazetted holidays for schools in Karnataka for 2025.

New Year/Winter Vacations: January 1-15, 2025
Uttarayana Punyakala, Makara Sankranti: January 14, 2025
Republic Day: January 26, 2025
Maha Shivratari: February 26, 2025
Ugadi Festival: March 30, 2025
Khutub-E-Ramzan: March 31, 2025
Good Friday: April 18, 2025
Basava Jayanthi/Akshaya Tritiya: April 30, 2025
May Day: May 1, 2025
Summer Vacations: May 20-June 30, 2025
Bakrid: June 7, 2025
Last Day of Moharam: July 27, 2025
Independence Day: August 15, 2025
Varasidhi Vinayaka Vrata: August 27, 2025
Eid Milad: September 5, 2025
Mahanavami, Ayudhapooja: October 1, 2025
Gandhi Jayanthi/Mahalaya Amavasye: October 2, 2025
Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi: October 7, 2025
Tula Sankramana: October 17, 2025
Naraka Chaturdashi: October 20, 2025
Balipadyami, Deepavali: October 22, 2025
Kannada Rajyothsava: November 1, 2025
Kanakadasa Jayanthi: November 8, 2025
Huthri: December 5, 2025
Christmas: December 25, 2025

Restricted Holidays

The following are the restricted holidays for Karnataka schools in 2025:

New Year: January 1, 2025
Holi: March 14, 2025
Holy Saturday: March 15, 2025
Jumat-Ul-Wida: March 28, 2025
Shab-e-Qadar: March 27, 2025
Rama Navami: April 6, 2025
Buddha Poornima: April 12, 2025
Varamahalakshmi Vrata: August 8, 2025
Rug-Upakarma, Yajur Upakarma: August 9, 2025
Brahma Shri Naryana Guru Jayanthi: September 18, 2025
Sri Krishna Janmashtami: August 16, 2025
Swarna Gowri Vrata: August 26, 2025
Vishwakarma Jayanthi: September 17, 2025
Guru Nanak Jayanthi: November 5, 2025
Christmas Eve: December 24, 2025

Also read: Uttar Pradesh 2025 School holiday list is here!