2026 Working days summary for West Bengal, India
West Bengal has 264 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 76 weekend days (Sunday and the second and fourth Saturday), minus 23 holidays on working days, and minus 2 days chosen from a published list. The standard work week runs Monday through Saturday, except the second and fourth Saturday on the main calendar; the other arrangements in use are listed under the weekend layouts above.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidayson working days | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 6 | 4 | 31 |
| February | 22 | 6 | 0 | 28 |
| March | 20 | 7 | 4 | 31 |
| April | 21 | 6 | 3 | 30 |
| May | 22 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| June | 23 | 6 | 1 | 30 |
| July | 25 | 6 | 0 | 31 |
| August | 23 | 7 | 1 | 31 |
| September | 23 | 6 | 1 | 30 |
| October | 21 | 6 | 4 | 31 |
| November | 21 | 7 | 2 | 30 |
| December | 24 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 264* | 76 | 23 | 365 |
* The working days exclude 2 days the employee chooses from a published list.
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2026 Calendar for West Bengal, India
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January 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 New Year's Day New Year's Day | 2 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 Swami Vivekananda's Birthday Swami Vivekananda's Birthday | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Netaji's Birthday / Saraswati Puja Netaji's Birthday / Saraswati Puja | 24 |
25 | 26 Republic Day Republic Day | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
21 working days
January: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
6 weekend days
January: 4, 10, 11, 18, 24, 25
4 holidays
- 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
- 12 JanuarySwami Vivekananda's Birthday
- 23 JanuaryNetaji's Birthday / Saraswati Puja
- 26 JanuaryRepublic Day
February 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
22 working days
February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
6 weekend days
February: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28
1 optional day
- 12 FebruarySwami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday
March 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 Doljatra Doljatra | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 Eid-ul-Fitr Eid-ul-Fitr |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Ram Navami Ram Navami | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 Mahavir Jayanti Mahavir Jayanti |
20 working days
March: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 30
7 weekend days
March: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29
4 holidays
- 3 MarchDoljatra
- 21 MarchEid-ul-Fitr
- 26 MarchRam Navami
- 31 MarchMahavir Jayanti
April 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 Good Friday Good Friday | 4 | |||
5 Easter Sunday Easter Sunday | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday | 15 Bengali New Year's Day Bengali New Year's Day | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
21 working days
April: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
6 weekend days
April: 5, 11, 12, 19, 25, 26
Including a holiday: 5 April - Easter Sunday
3 holidays
- 3 AprilGood Friday
- 14 AprilDr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
- 15 AprilBengali New Year's Day
May 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 May Day / Buddha Purnima May Day / Buddha Purnima | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) | 29 | 30 |
31 |
22 working days
May: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30
7 weekend days
May: 3, 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, 31
Including a holiday: 9 May - Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday
2 holidays
- 1 MayMay Day / Buddha Purnima
- 28 MayId-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)
June 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Muharram Muharram | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
23 working days
June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30
6 weekend days
June: 7, 13, 14, 21, 27, 28
1 holiday
- 26 JuneMuharram
July 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
25 working days
July: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
6 weekend days
July: 5, 11, 12, 19, 25, 26
August 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Independence Day Independence Day |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 |
23 working days
August: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31
7 weekend days
August: 2, 8, 9, 16, 22, 23, 30
1 holiday
- 15 AugustIndependence Day
September 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Janmashtami Janmashtami | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
23 working days
September: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30
6 weekend days
September: 6, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27
1 holiday
- 4 SeptemberJanmashtami
1 optional day
- 14 SeptemberGanesh Chaturthi
October 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Mahalaya Mahalaya |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 Durga Puja Maha Saptami Durga Puja Maha Saptami | 19 Durga Puja Maha Ashtami Durga Puja Maha Ashtami | 20 Durga Puja Maha Nabami Durga Puja Maha Nabami | 21 Durga Puja Dashami Durga Puja Dashami | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 Lakshmi Puja Lakshmi Puja | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 30 | 31 |
21 working days
October: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
6 weekend days
October: 4, 10, 11, 18, 24, 25
Including holidays: 10 October - Mahalaya; 18 October - Durga Puja Maha Saptami; 25 October - Lakshmi Puja
4 holidays
- 2 OctoberMahatma Gandhi's Birthday
- 19 OctoberDurga Puja Maha Ashtami
- 20 OctoberDurga Puja Maha Nabami
- 21 OctoberDurga Puja Dashami
1 optional day
- 29 OctoberKaraka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
November 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 Diwali / Kali Puja Diwali / Kali Puja | 9 | 10 | 11 Bhratridwitiya / Bhai Duj Bhratridwitiya / Bhai Duj | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 Chhat Puja / Birsa Munda's Birthday Chhat Puja / Birsa Munda's Birthday | 16 | 17 | 18 Jagaddhatri Puja Jagaddhatri Puja | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 Guru Nanak's Birthday Guru Nanak's Birthday | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
21 working days
November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30
7 weekend days
November: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29
Including holidays: 8 November - Diwali / Kali Puja; 15 November - Chhat Puja / Birsa Munda's Birthday
2 holidays
- 11 NovemberBhratridwitiya / Bhai Duj
- 24 NovemberGuru Nanak's Birthday
1 optional day
- 18 NovemberJagaddhatri Puja
December 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Christmas Eve Christmas Eve | 25 Christmas Day Christmas Day | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
24 working days
December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31
6 weekend days
December: 6, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27
1 holiday
- 25 DecemberChristmas Day
1 optional day
- 24 DecemberChristmas Eve
| Date | Weekday | Day |
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January 2026 , , and 21 working days January: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 6 weekend days January: 4, 10, 11, 18, 24, 25 4 holidays
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| 1 | Thu | New Year's Day |
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| 4 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 10 | Sat | Weekend |
| 11 | Sun | Weekend |
| 12 | Mon | Swami Vivekananda's Birthday |
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| 18 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 22 | Thu | |
| 23 | Fri | Netaji's Birthday / Saraswati Puja |
| 24 | Sat | Weekend |
| 25 | Sun | Weekend |
| 26 | Mon | Republic Day |
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| 31 | Sat | |
February 2026 , 22 working days February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 6 weekend days February: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28 1 optional day
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| 8 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 11 | Wed | |
| 12 | Thu | Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
March 2026 , , and 20 working days March: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 30 7 weekend days March: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29 4 holidays
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| 1 | Sun | Weekend |
| 2 | Mon | |
| 3 | Tue | Doljatra |
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| 8 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 20 | Fri | |
| 21 | Sat | Eid-ul-Fitr |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
| 23 | Mon | |
| 24 | Tue | |
| 25 | Wed | |
| 26 | Thu | Ram Navami |
| 27 | Fri | |
| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
| 29 | Sun | Weekend |
| 30 | Mon | |
| 31 | Tue | Mahavir Jayanti |
April 2026 , , and 21 working days April: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 6 weekend days April: 5, 11, 12, 19, 25, 26 Including a holiday: 5 April - Easter Sunday 3 holidays
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| 2 | Thu | |
| 3 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 4 | Sat | |
| 5 | Sun | Easter Sunday |
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| 10 | Fri | |
| 11 | Sat | Weekend |
| 12 | Sun | Weekend |
| 13 | Mon | |
| 14 | Tue | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday |
| 15 | Wed | Bengali New Year's Day |
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| 19 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 25 | Sat | Weekend |
| 26 | Sun | Weekend |
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May 2026 , , and 22 working days May: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 7 weekend days May: 3, 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, 31 Including a holiday: 9 May - Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday 2 holidays
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| 1 | Fri | May Day / Buddha Purnima |
| 2 | Sat | |
| 3 | Sun | Weekend |
| 4 | Mon | |
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| 6 | Wed | |
| 7 | Thu | |
| 8 | Fri | |
| 9 | Sat | Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday |
| 10 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 17 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 23 | Sat | Weekend |
| 24 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 27 | Wed | |
| 28 | Thu | Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) |
| 29 | Fri | |
| 30 | Sat | |
| 31 | Sun | Weekend |
June 2026 , , and 23 working days June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 6 weekend days June: 7, 13, 14, 21, 27, 28 1 holiday
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| 21 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 26 | Fri | Muharram |
| 27 | Sat | Weekend |
| 28 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 30 | Tue | |
July 2026 , 25 working days July: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 6 weekend days July: 5, 11, 12, 19, 25, 26 | ||
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| 25 | Sat | Weekend |
| 26 | Sun | Weekend |
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August 2026 , , and 23 working days August: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31 7 weekend days August: 2, 8, 9, 16, 22, 23, 30 1 holiday
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| 8 | Sat | Weekend |
| 9 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 14 | Fri | |
| 15 | Sat | Independence Day |
| 16 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 22 | Sat | Weekend |
| 23 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 30 | Sun | Weekend |
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September 2026 , , and 23 working days September: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 6 weekend days September: 6, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27 1 holiday
1 optional day
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| 4 | Fri | Janmashtami |
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| 6 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 11 | Fri | |
| 12 | Sat | Weekend |
| 13 | Sun | Weekend |
| 14 | Mon | Ganesh Chaturthi - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 20 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 26 | Sat | Weekend |
| 27 | Sun | Weekend |
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October 2026 , , and 21 working days October: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 6 weekend days October: 4, 10, 11, 18, 24, 25 Including holidays: 10 October - Mahalaya; 18 October - Durga Puja Maha Saptami; 25 October - Lakshmi Puja 4 holidays
1 optional day
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| 1 | Thu | |
| 2 | Fri | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday |
| 3 | Sat | |
| 4 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 10 | Sat | Mahalaya |
| 11 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 17 | Sat | |
| 18 | Sun | Durga Puja Maha Saptami |
| 19 | Mon | Durga Puja Maha Ashtami |
| 20 | Tue | Durga Puja Maha Nabami |
| 21 | Wed | Durga Puja Dashami |
| 22 | Thu | |
| 23 | Fri | |
| 24 | Sat | Weekend |
| 25 | Sun | Lakshmi Puja |
| 26 | Mon | |
| 27 | Tue | |
| 28 | Wed | |
| 29 | Thu | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 30 | Fri | |
| 31 | Sat | |
November 2026 , , and 21 working days November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30 7 weekend days November: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29 Including holidays: 8 November - Diwali / Kali Puja; 15 November - Chhat Puja / Birsa Munda's Birthday 2 holidays
1 optional day
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| 7 | Sat | |
| 8 | Sun | Diwali / Kali Puja |
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| 10 | Tue | |
| 11 | Wed | Bhratridwitiya / Bhai Duj |
| 12 | Thu | |
| 13 | Fri | |
| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Chhat Puja / Birsa Munda's Birthday |
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| 17 | Tue | |
| 18 | Wed | Jagaddhatri Puja - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 21 | Sat | |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
| 23 | Mon | |
| 24 | Tue | Guru Nanak's Birthday |
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| 27 | Fri | |
| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
| 29 | Sun | Weekend |
| 30 | Mon | |
December 2026 , , and 24 working days December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31 6 weekend days December: 6, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27 1 holiday
1 optional day
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| 24 | Thu | Christmas Eve - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 25 | Fri | Christmas Day |
| 26 | Sat | Weekend |
| 27 | Sun | Weekend |
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Sources
| West Bengal memo 1173-F(P2), poll days 23 and 29 April 2026 | Finance Department memo of 30 March 2026 making each poll day a holiday under the NI Act for offices and institutions in the constituencies voting that day, with paid leave for workers |
| West Bengal memo 1681-F(P2), Falta fresh poll 21 May 2026 | Finance Department memo of 14 May 2026 making Thursday 21 May, the fresh poll in 144-Falta, a holiday under the NI Act for offices and institutions in that constituency |
| West Bengal memo 2291-F(P2), half holiday on 1 July 2026 | Finance Department memo of 24 June 2026 closing state government offices, educational institutions and local bodies at 2 pm on Wednesday 1 July, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy's birthday. |
| West Bengal memo 3425-F(P2), by-elections 6 October 2026 | Finance Department memo of 14 September 2026 making Tuesday 6 October a holiday under the NI Act for offices and institutions in Rejinagar and Nandigram, with paid leave for their workers |
| West Bengal public holidays 2026, notification 4188-F(P2) | Finance (Audit) Department notification of 27 November 2025 listing the 2026 public holidays under the NI Act, the other days state offices close, and sectional holidays |
| National Portal of India holiday calendar | The central government's gazetted and restricted holidays as circulated by the Ministry of Personnel, with a link to each state's own list |
Changelog
| The holiday set for West Bengal in 2026 has been updated to reflect a slight increase in the number of holidays, with some adjustments to existing dates and the addition of new observances | |
| The holiday set for West Bengal in 2026 has been expanded with the addition of several new observances and a few adjustments to existing dates |