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dry days 2026: full list
40 dated dry days across 5 states in our sourced list (14 confirmed, 11 expected, not yet notified, 7 reported, 8 partial area). Gujarat, Bihar, Nagaland, Mizoram and Lakshadweep are dry every day.
by state: Maharashtra 2026 · Delhi 2026 · Karnataka 2026 · Uttar Pradesh 2026 · Tamil Nadu 2026 · other year: dry days 2027
January 2026
Republic Day · Delhi
Named in the Delhi excise order (Rule 52, Delhi Excise Rules 2010).
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar)
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.
February 2026
Maha Shivratri · Delhi
Named in the Delhi excise order (Rule 52, Delhi Excise Rules 2010).
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar)
March 2026
Id-ul-Fitr · Delhi
Named in the Delhi excise order (Rule 52, Delhi Excise Rules 2010).
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar)
Ram Navami · Delhi
Named in the Delhi excise order (Rule 52, Delhi Excise Rules 2010).
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar)
Mahavir Jayanti · Delhi
Named in the Delhi excise order (Rule 52, Delhi Excise Rules 2010).
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 15.01.2026 (26 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 Mar, 26 Mar, 31 Mar)
April 2026
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)
May 2026
Buddha Purnima · Delhi
Named in the Delhi excise order (Rule 52, Delhi Excise Rules 2010).
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep)
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
Named in the Delhi excise order (Rule 52, Delhi Excise Rules 2010).
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep)
June 2026
Muharram · Delhi
Named in the Delhi excise order (Rule 52, Delhi Excise Rules 2010).
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep)
August 2026
Independence Day · Delhi
Named in the Delhi excise order (Rule 52, Delhi Excise Rules 2010).
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep)
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)
September 2026
Janmashtami · Delhi
Named in the Delhi excise order (Rule 52, Delhi Excise Rules 2010).
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.04.2026 (1 May, 27 May, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 4 Sep)
October 2026
Gandhi Jayanti · Delhi
Named in the Delhi excise order (Rule 52, Delhi Excise Rules 2010).
source: Delhi Excise Dept: Dry Day Order dated 24.09.2026 (2 Oct, 8 Nov, 24 Nov)
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)
Gandhi Jayanti · Chennai
Chennai District Collector's order: TASMAC shops, bars, club bars and hotel bars closed.
source: Chennai District Collector: liquor sale prohibited in Chennai district on 02-10-2026
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).
Council-poll ban, from 4 pm · Bengaluru · details
From 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. Separately, RT Nagar, JC Nagar and Hebbal police station limits are dry from noon today to 1 am on 22 Oct for Dasara processions. Hotels asked for a withdrawal, but no rollback has been reported.
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
Council-poll ban, from 4 pm · Pune · details
From 4 pm. Pune district collector order as reported by DCN News; we have not found the official copy.
source: DCN News: Pune collector order, liquor curbs 21 to 23 Oct 2026
Council-poll ban, all day · Bengaluru · details
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
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
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.
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
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
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
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti · Uttar Pradesh
Reported by NDTV India for UP on 24 Oct.
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
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.
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
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.
November 2026
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
December 2026
Christmas · Uttar Pradesh
Reported by NDTV India for UP. No excise order seen.
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.
quick questions
How many dry days are there in 2026?
Our sourced list for 2026 has 40 state or city dry days (14 confirmed, 11 expected, not yet notified, 7 reported, 8 partial area), plus Gujarat, Bihar, Nagaland, Mizoram and Lakshadweep, which are dry every day.
Are these dates official?
Only the ones marked confirmed are named in an official notice. Expected dates follow a standing rule or last year's orders and can change when this year's notice comes out.
Which states are covered?
Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, plus the prohibition states.