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Uttar Pradesh dry days 2026
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.
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January 2026
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)
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)
August 2026
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)
October 2026
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)
Dussehra · Uttar Pradesh · details
Reported by NDTV India for UP (Noida, Ghaziabad, Lucknow and the rest of the state).
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti · Uttar Pradesh
Reported by NDTV India for UP on 24 Oct.
November 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 does Uttar Pradesh have in 2026?
Our sourced list has 9 for 2026 (4 expected, not yet notified, 5 reported). Local election or collector orders get added as they come out.
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.