Public holidays 2027 in West Bengal

West Bengal has 21 public holidays in 2027; 12 fall on a working day.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
TuesdayRepublic Day
SaturdayMaha Shivaratri
WednesdayEid al-Fitr (estimated)Id-ul-Fitr (estimated)
MondayHoli
FridayGood Friday
WednesdayDr. B. R. Ambedkar's BirthdayDr. B. R. Ambedkar's Jayanti
ThursdayBengali New YearPohela Boishakh
ThursdayRam Navami
SundayMahavira's BirthdayMahavir Jayanti
SundayRabindra Jayanti
MondayEid al-Adha (estimated)Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (estimated)
ThursdayBuddha Purnima
WednesdayAshura (estimated)Muharram (estimated)
SundayIndependence Day
SundayProphet's Birthday (estimated)Milad-un-Nabi (estimated)
WednesdayJanmashtami (Vaishnava)
SaturdayMahatma Gandhi's BirthdayMahatma Gandhi's Jayanti
SaturdayDussehra
FridayDiwali (Deepavali)
SundayGuru Nanak's BirthdayGuru Nanak's Jayanti
SaturdayChristmas

Falling on a weekend in 2027: Maha Shivaratri (Saturday, 6 Mar), Mahavira's Birthday (Sunday, 18 Apr), Rabindra Jayanti (Sunday, 9 May), Independence Day (Sunday, 15 Aug), Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (Sunday, 15 Aug), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Saturday, 2 Oct), Dussehra (Saturday, 9 Oct), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, 14 Nov) and Christmas (Saturday, 25 Dec).

Not a public holiday in every state, but in West Bengal: Bengali New Year and Rabindra Jayanti.

For comparison: in 2027 the number of public holidays ranges from 19 (8 states) to 33 (Haryana and Punjab). West Bengal lies in between with 21.

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Long weekends 2027

14 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Mon 25 Jan23 Jan – 26 Jan 2027144Republic Day
Wed 27 Jan, Thu 28 Jan, Fri 29 Jan26 Jan – 31 Jan 2027362Republic Day
Mon 8 Mar, Tue 9 Mar6 Mar – 10 Mar 2027252.5Maha Shivaratri, Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Thu 11 Mar, Fri 12 Mar10 Mar – 14 Mar 2027252.5Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar20 Mar – 28 Mar 2027393Holi, Good Friday
Mon 12 Apr, Tue 13 Apr10 Apr – 15 Apr 2027263Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday, Bengali New Year
Fri 16 Apr14 Apr – 18 Apr 2027155Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday, Bengali New Year, Mahavira's Birthday
Tue 18 May, Wed 19 May15 May – 20 May 2027263Eid al-Adha (estimated), Buddha Purnima
Fri 21 May20 May – 23 May 2027144Buddha Purnima
Mon 14 Jun, Tue 15 Jun12 Jun – 16 Jun 2027252.5Ashura (estimated)
Thu 17 Jun, Fri 18 Jun16 Jun – 20 Jun 2027252.5Ashura (estimated)
Mon 23 Aug, Tue 24 Aug21 Aug – 25 Aug 2027252.5Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Thu 26 Aug, Fri 27 Aug25 Aug – 29 Aug 2027252.5Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Mon 25 Oct, Tue 26 Oct, Wed 27 Oct, Thu 28 Oct23 Oct – 31 Oct 2027492.3Diwali (Deepavali)

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

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