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is today a dry day in Uttar Pradesh?
today · Thu, 22 Oct
nope 🎉
sales open
tomorrow · Fri, 23 Oct
open
normal day
next dry day
Sat, 24 Oct
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti · in 2d
No. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 is not a dry day in Uttar Pradesh, so liquor shops and bars are open as usual. Next dry day: Sat, 24 Oct (Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti, reported), in 2 days.
Uttar Pradesh's festival dry days for Oct–Nov 2026 come from NDTV India's reporting, not from an excise order we could find, so they're marked "reported". They apply across the state, including Noida, Ghaziabad and Lucknow, and UP's list is not the same as Delhi's.
upcoming dry days in Uttar Pradesh
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti · Uttar Pradesh
Reported by NDTV India for UP on 24 Oct.
Christmas · Uttar Pradesh
Reported by NDTV India for UP. No excise order seen.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.
full lists: Uttar Pradesh dry days 2026 · Uttar Pradesh dry days 2027
quick questions
Is today a dry day in Uttar Pradesh?
The answer at the top of this page updates daily (IST). Upcoming dry days in Uttar Pradesh: Sat, 24 Oct (Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti, reported); Sun, 8 Nov (Diwali, reported); Tue, 24 Nov (Guru Nanak Jayanti, reported); Fri, 25 Dec (Christmas, reported); Tue, 26 Jan 2027 (Republic Day, expected, not yet notified); Wed, 14 Apr 2027 (Ambedkar Jayanti, expected, not yet notified); Sun, 15 Aug 2027 (Independence Day, expected, not yet notified); Sat, 2 Oct 2027 (Gandhi Jayanti, expected, not yet notified).
How are dry days decided in Uttar Pradesh?
Uttar Pradesh's festival dry days for Oct–Nov 2026 come from NDTV India's reporting, not from an excise order we could find, so they're marked "reported". They apply across the state, including Noida, Ghaziabad and Lucknow, and UP's list is not the same as Delhi's.
Are Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti dry in Uttar Pradesh?
Usually, yes. The list on this page shows which of them we can tie to an official Uttar Pradesh source and which are only expected.