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 Holiday | Date | Day of Week |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 01-Jan-2026 | Thursday |
| 2 | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | 12-Jan-2026 | Monday |
| 3 | Netaji’s Birthday | 23-Jan-2026 | Friday |
| 4 | Saraswati Puja (Sree Panchami) | 23-Jan-2026 | Friday |
| 5 | Republic Day | 26-Jan-2026 | Monday |
| 6 | Doljatra | 03-Mar-2026 | Tuesday |
| 7 | (**) Eid-Ul-Fitr | 21-Mar-2026 | Saturday |
| 8 | Ram Navami | 26-Mar-2026 | Thursday |
| 9 | Mahavir Jayanti | 31-Mar-2026 | Tuesday |
| 10 | Yearly Closing of Bank Account (For Banks Only) | 01-Apr-2026 | Wednesday |
| 11 | Good Friday | 03-Apr-2026 | Friday |
| 12 | Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | 14-Apr-2026 | Tuesday |
| 13 | Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha) | 15-Apr-2026 | Wednesday |
| 14 | May Day | 01-May-2026 | Friday |
| 15 | Buddha Purnima | 01-May-2026 | Friday |
| 16 | (**) Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore | 09-May-2026 | Saturday |
| 17 | Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) | 27-May-2026 | Wednesday |
| 18 | Muharram | 26-Jun-2026 | Friday |
| 19 | (**) Independence Day | 15-Aug-2026 | Saturday |
| 20 | Janmashtami | 04-Sep-2026 | Friday |
| 21 | Birthday of Gandhiji | 02-Oct-2026 | Friday |
| 22 | (**) Mahalaya | 10-Oct-2026 | Saturday |
| 23 | Durga Puja – Maha Ashtami | 19-Oct-2026 | Monday |
| 24 | Durga Puja – Maha Navami | 20-Oct-2026 | Tuesday |
| 25 | Durga Puja – Dasami | 21-Oct-2026 | Wednesday |
| 26 | Bhatridwitiya | 11-Nov-2026 | Wednesday |
| 27 | Birthday of Guru Nanak | 24-Nov-2026 | Tuesday |
| 28 | Christmas Day | 25-Dec-2026 | Friday |
West Bengal State Government Order Holidays List 2026
| Sl. No. | Name of Holiday | Date | Day of Week |
| 1 | Day Before Saraswati Puja | 22-Jan-2026 | Thursday |
| 2 | Shab-e-Barat | 04-Feb-2026 | Wednesday |
| 3 | (**) Birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma | 14-Feb-2026 | Saturday |
| 4 | Holi (Day after Doljatra) | 04-Mar-2026 | Wednesday |
| 5 | Birthday of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur (Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi) | 17-Mar-2026 | Tuesday |
| 6 | Day before Eid-Ul-Fitr | 20-Mar-2026 | Friday |
| 7 | Day before Id-Ul-Zoha (Bakrid) | 26-May-2026 | Tuesday |
| 8 | Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only) | 13-Jul-2026 | Monday |
| 9 | Rathayatra | 16-Jul-2026 | Thursday |
| 10 | Fateha-Dwaz-Daham | 26-Aug-2026 | Wednesday |
| 11 | Rakhi Bandhan | 28-Aug-2026 | Friday |
| 12 | Viswakarma Puja | 17-Sep-2026 | Thursday |
| 13 | Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi | 15-Oct-2026 | Thursday |
| 14 | Durga Puja, Maha Panchami | 16-Oct-2026 | Friday |
| 15 | (**) Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi | 17-Oct-2026 | Saturday |
| 16 | Additional Day for Durga Puja | 22-Oct-2026 | Thursday |
| 17 | Additional Day for Durga Puja | 23-Oct-2026 | Friday |
| 18 | (**) Additional Day for Durga Puja | 24-Oct-2026 | Saturday |
| 19 | Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja | 26-Oct-2026 | Monday |
| 20 | Additional Day for Kali Puja | 09-Nov-2026 | Monday |
| 21 | Additional Day for Kali Puja | 10-Nov-2026 | Tuesday |
| 22 | Day after Bhratridwitiya | 12-Nov-2026 | Thursday |
| 23 | Additional Day for Chhat Puja | 16-Nov-2026 | Monday |
| 24 | Karam Puja | To 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 Holiday | Date | Day of Week |
| 1 | Easter Saturday | 04-Apr-2026 | Saturday |
| 2 | Hul Diwas | 30-Jun-2026 | Tuesday |
Note:
- The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e. (**) is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.
- 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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