The Karnataka State Government has announced the list of general holidays for State Government employees for the year 2013.
| Date | Day | Occasion |
| January 14 | Monday | Makara Sankranti |
| January 25 | Friday | Id Milad |
| January 26 | Saturday | Republic Day |
| March 29 | Friday | Good Friday |
| April 11 | Thursday | Ugadi |
| April 23 | Tuesday | Mahaveer Jayanthi |
| May 1 | Wednesday | Labor Day |
| May 13 | Monday | Basava Jayanthi |
| August 9 | Friday | Ramadan |
| August 15 | Thursday | Independence Day |
| September 9 | Monday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vratha |
| October 2 | Wednesday | Gandhi Jayanthi |
| October 4 | Friday | Mahalaya Amavasya |
| October 14 | Monday | Dasara |
| October 16 | Wednesday | Bakrid |
| October 18 | Friday | Valmiki Jayanti |
| November 1 | Friday | Kannada Rajyotsava |
| November 2 | Saturday | Naraka Chaturdasi |
| November 4 | Monday | Deepavali |
| November 14 | Thursday | Moharam |
| November 20 | Wednesday | Kanakadasa Jayanthi |
| December 25 | Wednesday | Christmas |
Note :
This list does not include Mahashivaratri (10.03.2013), Dr. Ambedkar Jayanthi (14.04.2013) , Ayudha Pooja (13.10.2013) which fall on Sundays.
Also See :
