West Bengal Holiday List 2023

Looking for the West Bengal holiday list 2023? The WB government has released the official list of public holidays for the year. According to this West Bengal government holiday list 2023, there are 46 public holidays in the year, excluding the ones that fall on Sundays.

The list of West Bengal holidays includes all major national and regional festivals and other days of importance. Independence Day, Saraswati Puja, Holi, Id-Ul-Fitr, Christmas, Durga Puja, Kali Puja, etc., are some of them.

The West Bengal holiday list 2023 contains holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act (NIA) and holidays declared by the state government. It applies to offices, educational institutions, and other establishments.

Here is a complete list of West Bengal holidays in 2023. The post also has a downloadable version of the list, details of optional holidays, and information about the long weekends in West Bengal in 2023.

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Official West Bengal Holiday List 2023

The state government has increased the number of holidays in WB for 2023. As per the official West Bengal holiday list 2023, people will get 10 holidays for Durga Puja – from 18 October 2023 to 28 October 2023.

The official West Bengal government holiday list 2023 is given below:

Date	Day	Holiday
1 January 2023	Sunday	New Year’s Day
12 January 2023	Thursday	Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda
23 January 2023	Monday	Netaji’s Birth Day
25 January 2023	Wednesday	Day before Saraswati Puja
26 January 2023	Thursday	Republic Day / Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami]
14 February 2023	Tuesday	Birth Day of Thakur Panchanan Barma
18 February 2023	Saturday	Shivaratri
7 March 2023	Tuesday	Doljatra
8 March 2023	Wednesday	Holi (Day after Doljatra)
19 March 2023	Sunday	Birth Day of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur
4 April 2023	Tuesday	Mahavir Jayanti
7 April 2023	Friday	Good Friday
14 April 2023	Friday	Birth Day of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
15 April 2023	Saturday	Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha)
21 April 2023	Friday	Day before Eid-UI-Fitr
22 April 2023	Saturday	Eid-UI-Fitr (Ramadan)
1 May 2023	Monday	May Day
5 May 2023	Friday	Buddha Purnima / Birth Day of Pandit Raghunath Murmu
9 May 2023	Tuesday	Birth Day of Rabindranath Tagore
20 June 2023	Tuesday	Rathayatra
29 June 2023	Thursday	Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)
13 July 2023	Thursday	Birth Day of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling &Kalimpong District only)
29th July 2023	Saturday	Muharram
15 August 2023	Tuesday	Independence Day
30 August 2023	Wednesday	Rakhi Bandhan
6 September 2023	Wednesday	Janmashtami
28 September 2023	Thursday	Fateha-Dwaz-Daham
2 October 2023	Monday	Gandhi Jayanti
14 October 2023	Saturday	Mahalaya
18 October 2023	Wednesday	Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi
19 October 2023	Thursday	Durga Puja, Maha Panchami
20 October 2023	Friday	Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi
21 October 2023	Saturday	Durga Puja, Maha Saptami
22 October 2023	Sunday	Durga Puja Maha Ashtami
23 October 2023	Monday	Durga Puja, Maha Nabami
24 October 2023	Tuesday	Durga Puja, Dasami
25 October 2023	Wednesday	Additional Day for Durga Puja
26 October 2023	Thursday	Additional Day for Durga Puja
27 October 2023	Friday	Additional Day for Durga Puja
28 October 2023	Saturday	Lakshmi Puja
12 November 2023	Sunday	Kali Puja
13 November 2023	Monday	Additional Day for Kali Puja
14 November 2023	Tuesday	Additional Day for Kali Puja
15 November 2023	Wednesday	Bhratri Dwitiya / Birth Day of Birsa Munda
16 November 2023	Thursday	Day after Bhratri Dwitiya
19 November	Sunday	Chhat Puja
20 November 2023	Monday	Additional Day for Chhat Puja
27 November 2023	Monday	Birth Day of Guru Nanak
25 December 2023	Monday	Christmas Day

Source: WB Finance Department, Notification 4331-F(P2)

Note: The festivals observed by the Muslim community (Eid-UI-Fitr, Id-Ud-Zoha, Muharram, Fateha-Dwaz-Daham, etc. ) may change based on the sighting of the moon.

Likewise, the government may modify some of the dates in this West Bengal public holiday list for 2023. We will update the list based on government orders.

Download West Bengal Holiday List 2023 PDF

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West Bengal Government Holiday List 2023 – Sectional Holidays

In addition to the above-mentioned West Bengal government holiday list 2023, the following holidays have been declared as sectional holidays or restricted holidays.

Date	Day	Holiday
5 February 2023	Sunday	Birth Day of Guru Rabidas (for the followers of Guru Rabidas)
March 8 2023	Wednesday	Sab-e-Barat (for Muslims only). Please note that March 8 2023 is already a public holiday on account of Holi.
April 8 2023	Saturday	Easter Saturday (For Christians only)
June 30, 2023	Friday	Hul Diwas (For Santal Only)
To be Notified	–	Karam Puja

West Bengal Long Weekends In 2023

Did you know that you will get more holidays in 2023 compared to 2022? With so many public holidays, you can consider planning a few vacations and trips.

As per the West Bengal govt holiday list 2023, Durga Puja (10 days) and Kali Puja (5 days) are ideal times to go on long trips. You can benefit from many other weekends depending on whether you work on Saturdays.

Given below is a list of long weekends in West Bengal in 2023:

Long Weekend	Dates
Netaji’s Birth Day	21 January (Saturday) to 23 January (Monday)
Good Friday	7 April (Friday) to 9 April (Sunday)
Ambedkar Jayanti + Nababarsha	14 April (Friday) to 16 April (Sunday)
Eid-UI-Fitr (Ramadan)	21 April (Friday) to 23 April (Sunday)
May Day	29 April (Saturday) to 1 May (Monday)
Buddha Purnima	5 May (Friday) to 7 May (Sunday)
Gandhi Jayanti	30 September (Saturday) to 2 October (Monday)
Durga Puja	18 October (Wednesday) to 29 October (Sunday)
Kali Puja	11 November (Saturday) to 16 November (Thursday)
Chhat Puja	18 November (Saturday) to 20 November (Monday)
Christmas Day	23 December (Saturday) to 25 December (Monday)