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Dry days in Mangaluru, Karnataka
No. Today (2 November 2026) is not a dry day in Mangaluru. Licensed bars and liquor shops can usually sell alcohol unless a last-minute notice applies. Mangaluru follows Karnataka alcohol and dry-day rules. This page uses the current Karnataka/Bengaluru-supported calendar data and should be rechecked around elections, public-order restrictions, and local notifications.
On declared dry days, liquor shops, bars, pubs, restaurants, clubs, hotels, and microbreweries generally cannot sell or serve alcohol.
Legal drinking age note: 21 in common guidance.
- ✅ : Diwali
- ✅ : Guru Nanak Jayanti
- ✅ : Christmas