Holidays in West Bengal (India) 2025
West Bengal (India) has 20 public holidays in 2025. 18 of them are federal holidays, observed nationwide in India.
Holidays in West Bengal (India) 2025
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New Year's Day
Optional holiday -
Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Ali's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Magh Bihu
Optional holiday -
Makar Sankranti
Optional holiday -
Pongal
Optional holiday -
Republic Day
Federal holiday -
Basant Panchami / Shri Panchami
Optional holiday -
Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Shivaji's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Maha Shivaratri
Federal holiday -
Dolyatra
Optional holiday -
Holika Dahan
Optional holiday -
Holi
Federal holiday -
Jumu'atul-Wida
Optional holiday -
Chaitra Sukladi
Optional holiday -
Cheti Chand
Optional holiday -
Gudi Padwa
Optional holiday -
Ugadi
Optional holiday -
Eid al-Fitr
Federal holiday -
Ram Navami
Optional holiday -
Mahavira's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Vaisakhi
Optional holiday -
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)
Optional holiday -
Vishu
Optional holiday -
Bengali New Year
Only in: West Bengal
Regional holiday -
Bahag Bihu
Optional holiday -
Vaisakhadi
Optional holiday -
Good Friday
Federal holiday -
Easter Sunday
Optional holiday -
Rabindra Jayanti
Only in: West Bengal
Regional holiday -
Guru Rabindranath's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Buddha Purnima
Federal holiday -
Eid al-Adha
Federal holiday -
Rath Yatra
Optional holiday -
Ashura
Federal holiday -
Raksha Bandhan
Optional holiday -
Independence Day
Federal holiday -
Janmashtami (Smarta)
Optional holiday -
Parsi New Year
Optional holiday -
Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Federal holiday -
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
Optional holiday -
Prophet's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Onam
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Saptami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Mahashtami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Mahanavami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra
Federal holiday -
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
Optional holiday -
Diwali (Deepavali)
Federal holiday -
Naraka Chaturdashi
Optional holiday -
Govardhan Puja
Optional holiday -
Bhai Duj
Optional holiday -
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)
Optional holiday -
Guru Nanak's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
Optional holiday -
Christmas Eve
Optional holiday -
Christmas
Federal holiday -
Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday
Optional holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does West Bengal (India) have in 2025?
- West Bengal (India) has 20 public holidays in 2025.
- Which holidays are federal holidays in India in 2025?
- India has 18 federal public holidays in 2025: Republic Day (January 26, 2025), Maha Shivaratri (February 26, 2025), Holi (March 14, 2025), Eid al-Fitr (March 31, 2025), Mahavira's Birthday (April 10, 2025), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday (April 14, 2025), Good Friday (April 18, 2025), Buddha Purnima (May 12, 2025), Eid al-Adha (June 7, 2025), Ashura (July 6, 2025), Independence Day (August 15, 2025), Janmashtami (Vaishnava) (August 16, 2025), Prophet's Birthday (September 5, 2025), Dussehra (October 2, 2025), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (October 2, 2025), Diwali (Deepavali) (October 20, 2025), Guru Nanak's Birthday (November 5, 2025), Christmas (December 25, 2025).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.