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West Bengal Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for West Bengal and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
12 Jan	Mon	Swami Vivekananda Jayanti
23 Jan	Fri	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
23 Jan	Fri	Vasant Panchami
26 Jan	Mon	Republic Day
3 Mar	Tue	Doljatra
21 Mar	Sat	Idul Fitr
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
14 Apr	Tue	Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
15 Apr	Wed	Bengali New Year
1 May	Fri	Buddha Purnima
1 May	Fri	May Day
9 May	Sat	Guru Rabindranath Jayanti
27 May	Wed	Bakrid / Eid al Adha
26 Jun	Fri	Muharram
15 Aug	Sat	Independence Day
2 Oct	Fri	Gandhi Jayanti
10 Oct	Sat	Mahalaya Amavasye
17 Oct	Sat	Maha Saptami
18 Oct	Sun	Maha Ashtami
19 Oct	Mon	Maha Navami
20 Oct	Tue	Vijaya Dashami
25 Oct	Sun	Lakshmi Puja
8 Nov	Sun	Diwali
24 Nov	Tue	Guru Nanak Jayanti
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2026 are released.

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
12 Jan	Tue	Swami Vivekananda Jayanti
23 Jan	Sat	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
26 Jan	Tue	Republic Day
11 Feb	Thu	Vasant Panchami
10 Mar	Wed	Idul Fitr
22 Mar	Mon	Doljatra
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
14 Apr	Wed	Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
15 Apr	Thu	Bengali New Year
1 May	Sat	May Day
9 May	Sun	Guru Rabindranath Jayanti
17 May	Mon	Bakrid / Eid al Adha
20 May	Thu	Buddha Purnima
15 Jun	Tue	Muharram
15 Aug	Sun	Independence Day
29 Sep	Wed	Mahalaya Amavasye
2 Oct	Sat	Gandhi Jayanti
6 Oct	Wed	Maha Saptami
8 Oct	Fri	Maha Ashtami
9 Oct	Sat	Maha Navami
10 Oct	Sun	Vijaya Dashami
29 Oct	Fri	Lakshmi Puja
29 Oct	Fri	Diwali
14 Nov	Sun	Guru Nanak Jayanti
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
12 Jan	Wed	Swami Vivekananda Jayanti
23 Jan	Sun	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti
26 Jan	Wed	Republic Day
31 Jan	Mon	Vasant Panchami
26 Feb	Sat	Idul Fitr
14 Mar	Tue	Doljatra
3 Apr	Mon	Ram Navami
7 Apr	Fri	Mahavir Jayanti
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
14 Apr	Fri	Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
1 May	Mon	May Day
5 May	Fri	Bakrid / Eid al Adha
8 May	Mon	Buddha Purnima
9 May	Tue	Guru Rabindranath Jayanti
4 Jun	Sun	Muharram
15 Aug	Tue	Independence Day
18 Sep	Mon	Mahalaya Amavasye
25 Sep	Mon	Maha Saptami
26 Sep	Tue	Maha Ashtami
26 Sep	Tue	Maha Navami
28 Sep	Thu	Vijaya Dashami
2 Oct	Mon	Gandhi Jayanti
17 Oct	Tue	Lakshmi Puja
17 Oct	Tue	Diwali
23 Oct	Mon	Chhath Puja
2 Nov	Thu	Guru Nanak Jayanti
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Bank holidays are approved by the Government of West Bengal Finance Department under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881. Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act as well. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, they are not listed as a public holiday. There are holidays in West Bengal when only banks are closed.

Government offices are closed on certain holidays each year, including the birthday of the Poet Bhanu Bhakt and Bhatridwitiya. Banks are closed on the Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts on April 1 each year as well.

Government employees are permitted to choose two restricted holidays each year in addition to bank holidays. These may include Easter Sunday, Baisakhi or Sab-e-Barat. Because many Muslim holidays are based on the sighting of the moon, dates may change from the officially released bank holidays. If this should happen, the date changes are announced under separate order.