drydays / Dussehra 2026
is Dussehra 2026 a dry day?
Dussehra 2026 has passed.
Dussehra (Vijayadashami) falls on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. It is not a national dry day: only some states close liquor shops, and the reports don't all agree.
where it's dry
Dussehra · Delhi · details
Reported by NDTV India from Delhi's standing list. Not in the Delhi excise order of 24 Sep, which names only 2 Oct, 8 Nov and 24 Nov (HT).
source: NDTV India: Delhi & UP dry days, Oct–Nov 2026 · International News & Views: Delhi standing dry-day list, Oct 2026
Dussehra · Uttar Pradesh · details
Reported by NDTV India for UP (Noida, Ghaziabad, Lucknow and the rest of the state).
Karnataka and other states: we found no excise order or major-news report for 20 Oct, so they are 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 Dussehra 2026 a dry day?
Dussehra (Vijayadashami) falls on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. It is not a national dry day: only some states close liquor shops, and the reports don't all agree. Listed: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh.
Which states are dry on Dussehra 2026?
Delhi on Tue, 20 Oct (reported); Uttar Pradesh on Tue, 20 Oct (reported). Karnataka and other states: we found no excise order or major-news report for 20 Oct, so they are not marked dry here.
What is still open on Dussehra?
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.