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is Diwali 2026 a dry day?
Diwali is in 17 days (Sun, 8 Nov 2026). Stock up before then if your state is listed below.
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026. Delhi's excise department has notified it as a dry day.
where it's dry
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
Maharashtra: some lists show Diwali as a dry day and others say Delhi-NCR only. We found no Maharashtra excise order, so it is not marked dry here.
confirmed: named in an official notice (state excise department, district collector or State Election Commission). expected: follows a standing official rule or last year's orders, but this year's notice is not out, so plan with care. reported / partial area: from news reports of an order we could not find on an official site. We leave out any date we could not source.
timing
Festival dry days usually run from midnight to midnight on the day itself, so stock up the evening before.
what's still open
In Delhi, hotels with L-15/L-15F licences can still serve resident guests on notified dry days (HT, Delhi excise order). Outside the listed states, sales carry on as normal.
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quick questions
Is Diwali 2026 a dry day?
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026. Delhi's excise department has notified it as a dry day. Listed: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh.
Which states are dry on Diwali 2026?
Delhi on Sun, 8 Nov (confirmed); Uttar Pradesh on Sun, 8 Nov (reported). Maharashtra: some lists show Diwali as a dry day and others say Delhi-NCR only. We found no Maharashtra excise order, so it is not marked dry here.
What is still open on Diwali?
In Delhi, hotels with L-15/L-15F licences can still serve resident guests on notified dry days (HT, Delhi excise order). Outside the listed states, sales carry on as normal.