Public holidays in West Bengal in 2026

11 public holidays in West Bengal

All public holidays in India

Date Holiday Applies
Swami Vivekananda Jayanti This state or region
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti This state or region
Republic Day Nationwide
Good Friday Nationwide
Ambedkar Jayanti Nationwide
Bengali New Year This state or region
Labour Day This state or region
Rabindra Jayanti This state or region
Independence Day Nationwide
Gandhi Jayanti Nationwide
Christmas Day Nationwide
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Nationwide public holidays plus the days that apply in this state or region. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in West Bengal in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 19
February 20
March 22
April 19
May 19
June 22
July 23
August 21
September 22
October 21
November 21
December 22
Total 251

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).