West Bengal Government Holidays 2026
The West Bengal government has declared 60 public holidays for 2026. Offices also close every Sunday, and offices that follow a five day week also close on Saturdays.
- 60public holidays in 2026
- 8fall on a weekly off day
- 4long weekends
- Octoberbusiest month (14)
Public holidays 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday |
 New Year's Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Monday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | Bank holiday | |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Thursday | Day before Saraswati Puja | Holiday | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Bank holiday | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday |
 Basant Panchami Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami] |
Bank holiday | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday |
 Republic Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday | Bir Chilarai Jayanti | Holiday | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Guru Ravidas Jayanti Birthday of Guru Rabidas |
Holiday | |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Wednesday | Shab-e-Barat moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 14 Feb 2026 | Saturday | Thakur Panchanan Barma Jayanti | Holiday | |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday |
 Maha Shivratri Shivaratri |
Bank holiday | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Dol Jatra Doljatra |
Bank holiday | |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Wednesday |
 Holi / Dol Jatra Holi (Day after Doljatra) |
Holiday | |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Tuesday | Harichand Thakur Jayanti | Holiday | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | Eid-ul-Fitr Day before Eid-Ul-Fitr moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitr moon sighting | Bank holiday | |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thursday |
 Ram Navami |
Bank holiday | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Tuesday |
 Mahavir Jayanti |
Bank holiday | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday |
 Good Friday |
Bank holiday | |
| 4 Apr 2026 | Saturday |
 Holy Saturday (Easter Saturday) Easter Saturday (for Christians only) |
Holiday | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday |
 Ambedkar Jayanti Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar |
Bank holiday | |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Wednesday |
 Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) Bengali New Year's Day (Nababarsha) |
Bank holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 May Day (Labour Day) May Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday |
 Buddha Purnima |
Bank holiday | |
| 9 May 2026 | Saturday |
 Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore |
Bank holiday | |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) | Bank holiday | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Muharram (Ashura) Muharram moon sighting | Bank holiday | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Tuesday | Hul Diwas | Holiday | |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Monday | Bhanubhakta Jayanti | Holiday | |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Thursday |
 Rath Yatra Rathayatra |
Holiday | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday |
 Independence Day |
Bank holiday | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) Fateha-Dwaz-Daham moon sighting | Holiday | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Friday |
 Raksha Bandhan Rakhi Bandhan |
Holiday | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Janmashtami Janmastami |
Bank holiday | |
| 18 Sep 2026 | Friday |
 Vishwakarma Puja Viswakarma Puja |
Holiday | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | Karam Puja | Holiday | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday |
 Gandhi Jayanti Birthday of Gandhiji |
Bank holiday | |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Saturday |
 Mahalaya Amavasya Mahalaya |
Bank holiday | |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Thursday |
 Durga Puja Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi |
Holiday | |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Friday |
Durga Puja Durga Puja, Maha Panchami |
Holiday | |
| 17 Oct 2026 | Saturday |
Durga Puja Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi |
Holiday | |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Sunday |
Durga Puja /  Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) Durga Puja, Maha Saptami |
Bank holiday | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Monday |
Durga Puja /  Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) Durga Puja, Maha Astami |
Bank holiday | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tuesday |
Durga Puja /  Maha Navami Durga Puja, Maha Nabami |
Bank holiday | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Wednesday |
Durga Puja /  Dussehra Durga Puja, Dasami |
Bank holiday | |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Thursday |
Durga Puja Additional Day for Durga Puja |
Holiday | |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Friday |
Durga Puja Additional Day for Durga Puja |
Holiday | |
| 24 Oct 2026 | Saturday |
Durga Puja Additional Day for Durga Puja |
Holiday | |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Sunday |
 Sharad Purnima Lakshmi Puja |
Bank holiday | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Monday |
Sharad Purnima Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja |
Holiday | |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Diwali Kali Puja |
Bank holiday | |
| 9 Nov 2026 | Monday | Kali Puja (additional day 1) | Holiday | |
| 10 Nov 2026 | Tuesday | Kali Puja (additional day 2) | Holiday | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday | Bhai Phonta (Bhratri Dwitiya) | Bank holiday | |
| 12 Nov 2026 | Thursday | Day after Bhai Phonta | Holiday | |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Sunday |
 Chhath Puja Chhat Puja |
Bank holiday | |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Sunday | Birsa Munda Jayanti | Bank holiday | |
| 16 Nov 2026 | Monday |
Chhath Puja Additional Day for Chhat Puja |
Holiday | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday |
 Guru Nanak Jayanti Birthday of Guru Nanak |
Bank holiday | |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday |
 Christmas Christmas Day |
Bank holiday |
Long weekends
- 20 to 22 March 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Eid-ul-Fitr
- 3 to 5 April 2026 (3 days off: Friday to Sunday) for Good Friday, Holy Saturday (Easter Saturday)
- 15 to 26 October 2026 (12 days off: Thursday to Monday) for Durga Puja, Durga Puja / Durga Puja (Maha Saptami), Durga Puja / Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami), Durga Puja / Maha Navami, Durga Puja / Dussehra, Sharad Purnima
- 8 to 12 November 2026 (5 days off: Sunday to Thursday) for Diwali, Kali Puja (additional day 1), Kali Puja (additional day 2), Bhai Phonta (Bhratri Dwitiya), Day after Bhai Phonta
Holidays and festivals calendar: October and November 2026
Public holidays in West Bengal (bank, central government, state government and school lists) and major festivals across India. Restricted and minor days are left out.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2
Friday, 2 October Gandhi Jayanti Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India's freedom struggle and the voice of truth and non-violence. |
3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
Saturday, 10 October Mahalaya Amavasya Mahalaya Amavasya is the last day of Pitru Paksha, when Hindus offer tarpan and shraddha to their ancestors, and in Bengal it marks the start of Devi Paksha... |
11
Sunday, 11 October Sharad Navratri Sharad Navratri is the nine night autumn festival of the Goddess Durga, beginning with Ghatasthapana and leading up to Dussehra, with fasting, prayer, garba... |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
Thursday, 15 October Durga Puja Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura with grand pandals, dhak drums, prayers and feasts, especially in West Bengal and ea... |
16
Friday, 16 October Durga Puja Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura with grand pandals, dhak drums, prayers and feasts, especially in West Bengal and ea... |
17
Saturday, 17 October Durga Puja Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura with grand pandals, dhak drums, prayers and feasts, especially in West Bengal and ea... |
18
Sunday, 18 October Durga Puja / Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) Durga Puja: Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura with grand pandals, dhak drums, prayers and feasts, especially in West Bengal and ea... Durga Puja (Maha Saptami): Maha Saptami is the first main day of Durga Puja, when the Kola Bou is bathed at dawn and Goddess Durga is formally invoked into the idol in pandals across e... |
| 19
Monday, 19 October Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) / Durga Puja Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami): Maha Ashtami is the eighth and most powerful day of Sharad Navratri and Durga Puja, marked by worship of Goddess Durga, Sandhi Puja and Kanya Pujan. Durga Puja: Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura with grand pandals, dhak drums, prayers and feasts, especially in West Bengal and ea... |
20
Tuesday, 20 October Durga Puja / Maha Navami / Dussehra Durga Puja: Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura with grand pandals, dhak drums, prayers and feasts, especially in West Bengal and ea... Dussehra: Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, celebrates the victory of good over evil, recalling Lord Rama's defeat of Ravana and Goddess Durga's triumph over Mahishasura. |
21
Wednesday, 21 October Durga Puja / Dussehra Durga Puja: Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura with grand pandals, dhak drums, prayers and feasts, especially in West Bengal and ea... Dussehra: Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, celebrates the victory of good over evil, recalling Lord Rama's defeat of Ravana and Goddess Durga's triumph over Mahishasura. |
22
Thursday, 22 October Durga Puja Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura with grand pandals, dhak drums, prayers and feasts, especially in West Bengal and ea... |
23
Friday, 23 October Durga Puja Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura with grand pandals, dhak drums, prayers and feasts, especially in West Bengal and ea... |
24
Saturday, 24 October Durga Puja Durga Puja celebrates Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura with grand pandals, dhak drums, prayers and feasts, especially in West Bengal and ea... |
25
Sunday, 25 October Sharad Purnima Sharad Purnima is the bright full moon of Ashwin, when families keep kheer under moonlight, worship Goddess Lakshmi through the night and remember Krishna's... |
| 26
Monday, 26 October Sharad Purnima Sharad Purnima is the bright full moon of Ashwin, when families keep kheer under moonlight, worship Goddess Lakshmi through the night and remember Krishna's... |
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Sunday, 8 November Diwali Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrates the victory of light over darkness with Lakshmi Puja, rows of diyas, sweets and family gatherings on the new moon... |
| 9
Monday, 9 November Kali Puja (additional day 1) |
10
Tuesday, 10 November Kali Puja (additional day 2) |
11
Wednesday, 11 November Lakshmi Puja / Bhai Dooj / Bhai Phonta (Bhratri Dwitiya) Bhai Dooj closes the Diwali festival, as sisters apply tilak on their brothers' foreheads, feed them and pray for their long life, and brothers give gifts an... |
12
Thursday, 12 November Day after Bhai Phonta |
13 | 14 | 15
Sunday, 15 November Chhath Puja / Birsa Munda Jayanti Chhath Puja is a four day festival of Bihar and eastern India in which devotees fast and offer arghya to the setting and rising Sun while standing in water. |
| 16
Monday, 16 November Chhath Puja Chhath Puja is a four day festival of Bihar and eastern India in which devotees fast and offer arghya to the setting and rising Sun while standing in water. |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24
Tuesday, 24 November Guru Nanak Jayanti Guru Nanak Jayanti, or Prakash Purab, celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, with prayers, nagar kirtans, langar and lit up gurdw... |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |
Public holiday Major festival Today
- Thu, 15 Oct
Durga Puja
- Fri, 16 Oct
Durga Puja
- Sat, 17 Oct
Durga Puja
- Sun, 18 Oct
Durga Puja / Durga Puja (Maha Saptami)
- Mon, 19 Oct
Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) / Durga Puja
- Tue, 20 Oct
Durga Puja / Maha Navami / Dussehra
- Wed, 21 Oct
Durga Puja / Dussehra
- Thu, 22 Oct
Durga Puja
- Fri, 23 Oct
Durga Puja
- Sat, 24 Oct
Durga Puja
- Sun, 25 Oct
Sharad Purnima
- Mon, 26 Oct
Sharad Purnima
- Sun, 8 Nov
Diwali
- Mon, 9 Nov Kali Puja (additional day 1)
- Tue, 10 Nov Kali Puja (additional day 2)
- Wed, 11 Nov
Lakshmi Puja / 
Bhai Dooj / Bhai Phonta (Bhratri Dwitiya) - Thu, 12 Nov Day after Bhai Phonta
- Sun, 15 Nov
Chhath Puja / Birsa Munda Jayanti
- Mon, 16 Nov
Chhath Puja
- Tue, 24 Nov
Guru Nanak Jayanti