Eastern India
Is Today a Dry Day in Bihar?
Bihar is different from normal dry-day states because prohibition restricts alcohol access by default, not only on notified festival dates.
Today
Mostly Dry
Bihar has statewide prohibition. Ordinary liquor sale and consumption are restricted even when the calendar is not marking a one-day dry day.
Tomorrow
Mostly Dry
For Bihar, the bigger question is not whether a date is a dry day. Alcohol sale is restricted by statewide prohibition, with limited exceptions under law.
For Bihar, the bigger question is not whether a date is a dry day. Alcohol sale is restricted by statewide prohibition, with limited exceptions under law.
Dates on this page currently follow the Patna calendar. City-specific election or police orders on that list may not apply everywhere in Bihar. Festival dates such as Parsi New Year or Eid-e-Milad are included only when they appear in this source list.
Upcoming Dry Days in Bihar
- Gandhi Jayanti
Dry Days 2026 in Bihar
- - Republic Day
- - Independence Day
- - Gandhi Jayanti
Drinking in Bihar
- Legal drinking age
- Prohibition in force; not a legal retail market in common guidance
- Bars and restaurants
- Ordinary public bar service is restricted by prohibition rules.
- Liquor shops
- Ordinary retail liquor access is restricted under Bihar prohibition law.
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Sources and Notes
In Bihar, ordinary liquor sale and service are restricted by prohibition rules.