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Today · Wed, 28 Oct 2026 (IST) · all India
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Every state we track: not a dry day (Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu).
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Today (Wed, 28 Oct 2026) is not a national dry day. No state in our list has a dry day today, apart from the prohibition states (Gujarat, Bihar, Nagaland, Mizoram, Lakshadweep). Next: Sun, 8 Nov, Diwali in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh.
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Diwali · Delhi · details
In the Delhi excise order of 24 Sep (Rule 52, Delhi Excise Rules 2010). Hotels with L-15/L-15F licences may still serve residents.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Hindustan Times: Delhi excise order of 24 Sep 2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · The United Indian: Delhi dry days Nov 2026
Kartiki Ekadashi · Maharashtra
Kartiki Ekadashi is on the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days. Date: Fri 20 Nov 2026. We have not seen a 2026 notice naming the date, so it is marked expected.
source: Maharashtra State Excise: standing list of dry days for retail licensees (official site, archived copy) · NDTV Marathi: Maharashtra's 8 statutory dry days (excise dept.)
Guru Nanak Jayanti · Delhi · details
In the Delhi excise order of 24 Sep. Hotels with L-15/L-15F licences may still serve residents.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Hindustan Times: Delhi excise order of 24 Sep 2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · The United Indian: Delhi dry days Nov 2026
Christmas · Uttar Pradesh
Reported by NDTV India for UP. No excise order seen.
Republic Day · Delhi
Expected: Delhi's 2026 excise orders made Republic Day a dry day. The 2027 order is not out yet. Date from the DoPT 2027 holiday list.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar) · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Republic Day · Karnataka
Expected: national days are usually dry days. We have not found a Karnataka excise notice listing them.
source: Restaurant India: national dry days & prohibition states · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Republic Day · Maharashtra
On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.
Republic Day · Uttar Pradesh
Fixed dry day under UP excise rules (rule text cited is for premium retail vends). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.
source: UP Excise (Premium Retail Vends of Foreign Liquor) Rules, Rule 15: dry days (India Code)
Martyrs' Day · Maharashtra
On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.
Maha Shivratri · Delhi
Expected: Delhi's 2026 excise orders made Maha Shivratri a dry day. The 2027 order is not out yet. Date from the DoPT 2027 holiday list.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar) · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Id-ul-Fitr · Delhi
Expected: Delhi's 2026 excise orders made Id-ul-Fitr a dry day. The 2027 order is not out yet. Date from the DoPT 2027 holiday list, and may shift with the moon.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar) · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Ambedkar Jayanti · Uttar Pradesh
Fixed dry day under UP excise rules (rule text cited is for premium retail vends). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.
source: UP Excise (Premium Retail Vends of Foreign Liquor) Rules, Rule 15: dry days (India Code)
Ram Navami · Delhi
Expected: Delhi's 2026 excise orders made Ram Navami a dry day. The 2027 order is not out yet. Date from the DoPT 2027 holiday list.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar) · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Mahavir Jayanti · Delhi
Expected: Delhi's 2026 excise orders made Mahavir Jayanti a dry day. The 2027 order is not out yet. Date from the DoPT 2027 holiday list.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar) · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Maharashtra Day · Maharashtra
On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) · Delhi
Expected: Delhi's 2026 excise orders made Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) a dry day. The 2027 order is not out yet. Date from the DoPT 2027 holiday list, and may shift with the moon.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar) · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Buddha Purnima · Delhi
Expected: Delhi's 2026 excise orders made Buddha Purnima a dry day. The 2027 order is not out yet. Date from the DoPT 2027 holiday list.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar) · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Muharram · Delhi
Expected: Delhi's 2026 excise orders made Muharram a dry day. The 2027 order is not out yet. Date from the DoPT 2027 holiday list, and may shift with the moon.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar) · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Independence Day · Delhi
Expected: Delhi's 2026 excise orders made Independence Day a dry day. The 2027 order is not out yet. Date from the DoPT 2027 holiday list.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar) · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Independence Day · Karnataka
Expected: national days are usually dry days. We have not found a Karnataka excise notice listing them.
source: Restaurant India: national dry days & prohibition states · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Independence Day · Maharashtra
On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.
Independence Day · Uttar Pradesh
Fixed dry day under UP excise rules (rule text cited is for premium retail vends). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.
source: UP Excise (Premium Retail Vends of Foreign Liquor) Rules, Rule 15: dry days (India Code)
Janmashtami · Delhi
Expected: Delhi's 2026 excise orders made Janmashtami a dry day. The 2027 order is not out yet. Date from the DoPT 2027 holiday list.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar) · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Gandhi Jayanti · Delhi
Expected: Delhi's 2026 excise orders made Gandhi Jayanti a dry day. The 2027 order is not out yet. Date from the DoPT 2027 holiday list.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar) · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Gandhi Jayanti · Karnataka
Expected: national days are usually dry days. We have not found a Karnataka excise notice listing them.
source: Restaurant India: national dry days & prohibition states · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Gandhi Jayanti · Maharashtra
On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.
Gandhi Jayanti · Uttar Pradesh
Fixed dry day under UP excise rules (rule text cited is for premium retail vends). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.
source: UP Excise (Premium Retail Vends of Foreign Liquor) Rules, Rule 15: dry days (India Code)
Diwali · Delhi
Expected: Delhi's 2026 excise orders made Diwali a dry day. The 2027 order is not out yet. Date from the DoPT 2027 holiday list.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar) · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Guru Nanak Jayanti · Delhi
Expected: Delhi's 2026 excise orders made Guru Nanak Jayanti a dry day. The 2027 order is not out yet. Date from the DoPT 2027 holiday list.
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep) · Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar) · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
quick questions
Is today a dry day in India?
Only three dates are nationwide: Republic Day, Independence Day, and Gandhi Jayanti. Everything else depends on your state. Always double-check local excise notices.
What about bank holidays?
Many dry days are also bank or public holidays. Banks close on Sundays and the 2nd and 4th Saturdays.
Which states are always dry?
Gujarat, Bihar, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Lakshadweep have year-round prohibition. Alcohol sales are banned every single day.