Eastern India
Is Today a Dry Day in West Bengal?
West Bengal dry days affect Kolkata and other cities through statewide holidays, local notifications, election periods, and excise restrictions on alcohol sale and service.
Today
No
No, it is not a dry day in West Bengal.
Tomorrow
No
No, it is not a dry day tomorrow.
This page uses the current West Bengal/Kolkata-supported calendar data and should be checked close to the date for election or local-order changes.
Dates on this page currently follow the Kolkata calendar. City-specific election or police orders on that list may not apply everywhere in West Bengal. 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 West Bengal
- Gandhi Jayanti
- Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami)
- Dussehra
- Kali Puja
- Diwali
Dry Days 2026 in West Bengal
- - Makar Sankranti / Pongal
- - Republic Day
- - Guru Ravidas Jayanti, Maha Shivratri
- - Holi
- - Ram Navami
- - Mahavir Jayanti
- - Good Friday
- - Ambedkar Jayanti
- - Buddha Purnima
- - Eid-al-Adha (Bakrid)
- - Muharram
- - Ashadi Ekadashi
- - Independence Day
- - Parsi New Year
- - Janmashtami
- - Ganesh Chaturthi
- - Gandhi Jayanti
- - Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami)
- - Dussehra
- - Kali Puja
- - Diwali
- - Guru Nanak Jayanti
- - Christmas
Drinking in West Bengal
- Legal drinking age
- 21 in common guidance
- Bars and restaurants
- Bar, restaurant, hotel, and club timings depend on licence type, city rules, and local permissions.
- Liquor shops
- Retail liquor shop timings depend on West Bengal excise licence conditions 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 for ordinary commercial service.