🇮🇳 West Bengal, India
Public holidays in West Bengal, India 2026
West Bengal, India has 28 public holiday dates in 2026, 21 of them on a working day, and 9 long weekends. The next one is Bhai Duj, in 2 days (Wednesday, November 11, 2026).
- Sun, Nov 15Birsa Munda's Jayantiin 6 days
- Sun, Nov 15Chhath Pujain 6 days
2026 holiday calendar
32 entries| Date | Day | Holiday | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 | Mon | Swami Vivekananda's Jayanti regional | passed |
| Jan 23 | Fri | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Jayanti regional | passed |
| Jan 26 | Mon | Republic Day | passed |
| Mar 4 | Wed | Holi | passed |
| Mar 21 | Sat | Eid al-Fitr | passed |
| Mar 26 | Thu | Ram Navami | passed |
| Mar 31 | Tue | Mahavira's Birthday | passed |
| Apr 3 | Fri | Good Friday | passed |
| Apr 14 | Tue | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday | passed |
| Apr 15 | Wed | Pohela Boishakh regional | passed |
| May 1 | Fri | Buddha Purnima | passed |
| May 1 | Fri | May Day regional | passed |
| May 9 | Sat | Rabindranath Tagore's Jayanti regional | passed |
| May 27 | Wed | Eid al-Adha | passed |
| Jun 26 | Fri | Ashura | passed |
| Aug 15 | Sat | Independence Day | passed |
| Aug 26 | Wed | Prophet's Birthday | passed |
| Sep 4 | Fri | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | passed |
| Oct 2 | Fri | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | passed |
| Oct 10 | Sat | Mahalaya regional | passed |
| Oct 18 | Sun | Mahasaptami regional | passed |
| Oct 19 | Mon | Mahashtami regional | passed |
| Oct 20 | Tue | Dussehra | passed |
| Oct 20 | Tue | Mahanavami regional | passed |
| Oct 21 | Wed | Vijayadashami regional | passed |
| Nov 8 | Sun | Diwali | passed |
| Nov 8 | Sun | Kali Puja regional | passed |
| Nov 11 | Wed | Bhai Duj regional | in 2 days |
| Nov 15 | Sun | Birsa Munda's Jayanti regional | in 6 days |
| Nov 15 | Sun | Chhath Puja regional | in 6 days |
| Nov 24 | Tue | Guru Nanak's Birthday | in 15 days |
| Dec 25 | Fri | Christmas Day | in 46 days |
observed
When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.
estimated
Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.
regional
A holiday that applies only in some states, provinces or regions of the country, not nationwide.
Long weekends in 2026
Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
- Sat, Jan 10 – Mon, Jan 12Swami Vivekananda's Jayanti3 days
- Fri, Jan 23 – Mon, Jan 26Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Jayanti, Republic Day4 days
- Fri, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 5Good Friday3 days
- Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3Buddha Purnima, May Day3 days
- Fri, Jun 26 – Sun, Jun 28Ashura3 days
- Fri, Sep 4 – Sun, Sep 6Janmashtami (Vaishnava)3 days
- Fri, Oct 2 – Sun, Oct 4Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday3 days
- Sat, Oct 17 – Wed, Oct 21Mahasaptami, Mahashtami, Dussehra, Mahanavami, Vijayadashami5 days
- Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27Christmas Day3 days
Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away
Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.
What is this?
A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.
- Take Fri, Mar 27Ram Navami4 days off
- Take Mon, Mar 30Mahavira's Birthday4 days off
- Take Mon, Apr 13Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday, Pohela Boishakh5 days off
- Take Mon, Nov 23Guru Nanak's Birthday4 days off
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