All day. Bengaluru police order (19 Oct) covers the Central, East, West, North, South, South-East, South-West, North-West, North-East, Whitefield and Electronics City police divisions, on top of the deputy commissioner order for the rest of Bengaluru Urban district.

source: Times of India: Bengaluru police commissioner orders liquor curbs from 21 Oct (Dasara, council polls) · Deccan Herald: MLC polls dry day in parts of Bengaluru, 21–23 Oct · Siasat: Bengaluru imposes liquor sale restrictions from 21 Oct · Navasamaja (Kannada): Bengaluru Urban DC order, 21/23/27 Oct · Hindustan Times (PTI): Bengaluru council-poll dry day, hotels seek rollback

Thu, 22 Octpartial area

Council-poll ban, all day · Pune · details

All day. Pune district collector order as reported by DCN News.

source: DCN News: Pune collector order, liquor curbs 21 to 23 Oct 2026

Fri, 23 Octpartial area

Council-poll ban, until 4 pm · Bengaluru · details

Until 4 pm (polling 8 am–4 pm). Bengaluru police order (19 Oct) covers the Central, East, West, North, South, South-East, South-West, North-West, North-East, Whitefield and Electronics City police divisions, on top of the deputy commissioner order for the rest of Bengaluru Urban district.

Fri, 23 Octpartial area

Council-poll ban, until 4 pm · Pune · details

Until 4 pm (polling hours). Pune district collector order as reported by DCN News.

source: DCN News: Pune collector order, liquor curbs 21 to 23 Oct 2026

Fri, 23 Octpartial area

Council-poll ban, 8 am to 4 pm · Nagpur

Polling for the Nagpur Division Graduates' seat is 23 Oct, 8 am to 4 pm (ECI). Reports say the Bombay High Court (Nagpur bench) quashed the collector's longer ban and limited it to polling hours, with no ban on counting day, 27 Oct.

source: Election Commission of India: press note on the Council polls (poll 23 Oct 2026, 8 am to 4 pm; Nagpur Division Graduates' seat included) · The Live Nagpur: High Court limits Nagpur dry day to 23 Oct, 8 am to 4 pm · Lokmat (Marathi): Nagpur liquor ban only on polling day, HC order

Sat, 24 Octreported

Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti · Uttar Pradesh

Reported by NDTV India for UP on 24 Oct.

source: NDTV India: Delhi & UP dry days, Oct–Nov 2026

Mon, 26 Octreported

Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti · Delhi

Reported from Delhi's standing list for 26 Oct. Not in the Delhi excise order of 24 Sep (HT).

source: NDTV India: Delhi & UP dry days, Oct–Nov 2026 · International News & Views: Delhi standing dry-day list, Oct 2026

Tue, 27 Octpartial area

Council-poll counting-day ban · Bengaluru · details

6 am to 11:59 pm, only within Ulsoor Gate police station limits (vote counting), per the police commissioner order.

Tue, 27 Octexpected, not yet notified

Counting-day ban, till counting ends · Pune · details

Expected: the Maharashtra excise list closes shops on counting day. No official Pune notice for 27 Oct seen yet.

source: Maharashtra State Excise: standing list of dry days for retail licensees (official site, archived copy)

Sun, 8 Novconfirmed

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

Sun, 8 Novreported

Diwali · Uttar Pradesh · details

Reported by NDTV India for UP.

source: NDTV India: Delhi & UP dry days, Oct–Nov 2026

Fri, 20 Novexpected, not yet notified

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.)

Tue, 24 Novconfirmed

Guru Nanak Jayanti · Delhi · details

In the Delhi excise order of 24 Sep. Hotels with L-15/L-15F licences may still serve residents.

Tue, 24 Novreported

Guru Nanak Jayanti · Uttar Pradesh · details

Reported by NDTV India for UP.

source: NDTV India: Delhi & UP dry days, Oct–Nov 2026

Fri, 25 Decreported

Christmas · Uttar Pradesh

Reported by NDTV India for UP. No excise order seen.

source: NDTV India: UP dry days incl. 25 Dec 2026

Tue, 26 Jan 2027expected, not yet notified

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)

Tue, 26 Jan 2027expected, not yet notified

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)

Tue, 26 Jan 2027expected, not yet notified

Republic Day · Maharashtra

On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.

source: Maharashtra State Excise: standing list of dry days for retail licensees (official site, archived copy)

Tue, 26 Jan 2027expected, not yet notified

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)

Sat, 30 Jan 2027expected, not yet notified

Martyrs' Day · Maharashtra

On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.

source: Maharashtra State Excise: standing list of dry days for retail licensees (official site, archived copy)

Sat, 6 Mar 2027expected, not yet notified

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.

Wed, 10 Mar 2027expected, not yet notified

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.

Wed, 14 Apr 2027expected, not yet notified

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)

Thu, 15 Apr 2027expected, not yet notified

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.

Mon, 19 Apr 2027expected, not yet notified

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.

Sat, 1 May 2027expected, not yet notified

Maharashtra Day · Maharashtra

On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.

source: Maharashtra State Excise: standing list of dry days for retail licensees (official site, archived copy)

Mon, 17 May 2027expected, not yet notified

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.

Thu, 20 May 2027expected, not yet notified

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.

Wed, 16 Jun 2027expected, not yet notified

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.

Sun, 15 Aug 2027expected, not yet notified

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.

Sun, 15 Aug 2027expected, not yet notified

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)

Sun, 15 Aug 2027expected, not yet notified

Independence Day · Maharashtra

On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.

source: Maharashtra State Excise: standing list of dry days for retail licensees (official site, archived copy)

Sun, 15 Aug 2027expected, not yet notified

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)

Wed, 25 Aug 2027expected, not yet notified

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.

Sat, 2 Oct 2027expected, not yet notified

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.

Sat, 2 Oct 2027expected, not yet notified

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)

Sat, 2 Oct 2027expected, not yet notified

Gandhi Jayanti · Maharashtra

On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.

source: Maharashtra State Excise: standing list of dry days for retail licensees (official site, archived copy)

Sat, 2 Oct 2027expected, not yet notified

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)

Fri, 29 Oct 2027expected, not yet notified

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.

Sun, 14 Nov 2027expected, not yet notified

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.

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.

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quick questions

Where is the full list for the year?

See the dry days 2026 and dry days 2027 lists, linked on this page, with every date, its label and its source.

Which states have the most dry days?

Gujarat, Bihar, Nagaland, Mizoram and Lakshadweep are dry every day. Elsewhere, the state excise department and district collectors decide.

Is there a dry day today anywhere in India?

The state grid on this page updates daily (IST) from our sourced list.