West Bengal Holidays List 2026

West Bengal Holidays List 2026

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The Government of West Bengal has officially released the holiday calendar for 2026, outlining the days on which state government offices and banks will remain closed.

West Bengal Public Holidays List 2026 for Government Offices and Banks

Sl. No.Name of HolidayDateDay of Week
1New Year’s Day01-Jan-2026Thursday
2Birthday of Swami Vivekananda12-Jan-2026Monday
3Netaji’s Birthday23-Jan-2026Friday
4Saraswati Puja (Sree Panchami)23-Jan-2026Friday
5Republic Day26-Jan-2026Monday
6Doljatra03-Mar-2026Tuesday
7(**) Eid-Ul-Fitr21-Mar-2026Saturday
8Ram Navami26-Mar-2026Thursday
9Mahavir Jayanti31-Mar-2026Tuesday
10Yearly Closing of Bank Account (For Banks Only)01-Apr-2026Wednesday
11Good Friday03-Apr-2026Friday
12Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar14-Apr-2026Tuesday
13Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha)15-Apr-2026Wednesday
14May Day01-May-2026Friday
15Buddha Purnima01-May-2026Friday
16(**) Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore 09-May-2026Saturday
17Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)27-May-2026Wednesday
18Muharram26-Jun-2026Friday
19(**) Independence Day15-Aug-2026Saturday
20Janmashtami04-Sep-2026Friday
21Birthday of Gandhiji02-Oct-2026Friday
22(**) Mahalaya 10-Oct-2026Saturday
23Durga Puja – Maha Ashtami19-Oct-2026Monday
24Durga Puja – Maha Navami20-Oct-2026Tuesday
25Durga Puja – Dasami21-Oct-2026Wednesday
26Bhatridwitiya11-Nov-2026Wednesday
27Birthday of Guru Nanak24-Nov-2026Tuesday
28Christmas Day25-Dec-2026Friday

West Bengal State Government Order Holidays List 2026

Sl. No.Name of HolidayDateDay of Week
1Day Before Saraswati Puja22-Jan-2026Thursday
2Shab-e-Barat04-Feb-2026Wednesday
3(**) Birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma14-Feb-2026Saturday
4Holi (Day after Doljatra) 04-Mar-2026Wednesday
5Birthday of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur (Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi)17-Mar-2026Tuesday
6Day before Eid-Ul-Fitr 20-Mar-2026Friday
7Day before Id-Ul-Zoha (Bakrid)26-May-2026Tuesday
8Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only)13-Jul-2026Monday
9Rathayatra16-Jul-2026Thursday
10Fateha-Dwaz-Daham26-Aug-2026Wednesday
11Rakhi Bandhan28-Aug-2026Friday
12Viswakarma Puja 17-Sep-2026Thursday
13Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi15-Oct-2026Thursday
14Durga Puja, Maha Panchami16-Oct-2026Friday
15(**) Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi 17-Oct-2026Saturday
16Additional Day for Durga Puja22-Oct-2026Thursday
17Additional Day for Durga Puja23-Oct-2026Friday
18(**) Additional Day for Durga Puja24-Oct-2026Saturday
19Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja26-Oct-2026Monday
20Additional Day for Kali Puja09-Nov-2026Monday
21Additional Day for Kali Puja10-Nov-2026Tuesday
22Day after Bhratridwitiya12-Nov-2026Thursday
23Additional Day for Chhat Puja16-Nov-2026Monday
24Karam PujaTo be notified later on–

West Bengal Sectional Holidays List 2026

Employees from specified communities will be entitled to take the following Sectional Holidays in 2026 based on their religious or cultural affiliations.

Sl. No.Name of HolidayDateDay of Week
1Easter Saturday 04-Apr-2026Saturday
2Hul Diwas30-Jun-2026Tuesday

Note:

  1. The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e. (**) is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.
  1. If there is any change in the date of Eid-UI-Fitr, Id-Ud-Zoha, Muharram, Fateha-Dwaz-Daham, Shab-e-Barat depending upon the sighting of the moon, the holiday will be declared by a separate order for the date on which the festival would be actually observed in lieu of the date originally notified as a holiday for this festival.

Official Notification

West Bengal State Holidays List 2026 Notification (PDF)

Official Website

You may visit the official website of Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, for more details.

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