Northern India
Is Today a Dry Day in Punjab?
Punjab dry days affect liquor shops, restaurants, hotels, bars, clubs, weddings, event venues, and local celebrations across major cities.
Today
No
No, it is not a dry day in Punjab.
Tomorrow
No
No, it is not a dry day tomorrow.
This page uses the currently supported Punjab city calendar data and should be checked close to the date for local and election-related orders.
Dates on this page currently follow the Ludhiana calendar. City-specific election or police orders on that list may not apply everywhere in Punjab. 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 Punjab
- Gandhi Jayanti
- Dussehra
- Diwali
- Christmas
Dry Days 2026 in Punjab
- - Makar Sankranti / Pongal
- - Republic Day
- - Guru Ravidas Jayanti, Maha Shivratri
- - Holi
- - Ram Navami
- - Mahavir Jayanti
- - Good Friday
- - Ambedkar Jayanti, Baisakhi
- - Buddha Purnima
- - Bakrid, Eid-al-Adha
- - Muharram
- - Ashadi Ekadashi
- - Independence Day
- - Parsi New Year
- - Janmashtami
- - Ganesh Chaturthi
- - Gandhi Jayanti
- - Dussehra
- - Diwali
- - Christmas
Drinking in Punjab
- Legal drinking age
- 25 in common guidance
- Bars and restaurants
- Bar, restaurant, hotel, club, and event alcohol service depends on licence type and local permissions.
- Liquor shops
- Retail liquor shop timings depend on Punjab excise rules and local orders.
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Sources and Notes
On declared dry days, licensed liquor shops and alcohol-serving venues generally cannot sell or serve alcohol.