West Bengal Holidays 2017

Check the 2017 gazetted public, government and sectional holidays declared by Government of West Bengal.

Public Holidays

List of the Public Holidays in West Bengal for the year 2017.
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 12 Thursday
Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
January - 23 Monday
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti
January - 26 Thursday
Republic Day
February - 1 Wednesday
Saraswati Puja
February - 24 Friday
Maha Shivaratri
March - 13 Monday
Holi
(Day after Doljatra)
April - 14 Friday
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
(Good Friday)
April - 15 Saturday
Bengali New Year's Day
May - 1 Monday
May Day
May - 9 Tuesday
Guru Rabindranath's Birthday
June - 26 Monday
Eid al-Fitr *
(Ramzan Eid)
July - 13 Thursday
Bhanu Jayanti **
August - 14 Monday
Shri Krishna Janmashtami
August - 15 Tuesday
Independence Day
September - 2 Saturday
Eid al-Adha *
(Bakari Eid)
September - 19 Tuesday
Mahalaya
September - 27 Wednesday
Maha Saptami
September - 28 Thursday
Maha Ashtami
September - 29 Friday
Maha Navami
(Durga Puja)
September - 30 Saturday
Vijaya Dashami
(Dussehra)
October - 2 Monday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October - 3 Tuesday
Maha Shashthi of DurgaPuja
October - 4 Wednesday
Additional Day in Connection with Durga Puja
October - 5 Thursday
Laxmi Puja
October - 6 Friday
Additional Day for Laxmi puja
October - 19 Thursday
Kali Puja
October - 20 Friday
Additional Day in Connection with Kali Puja
October - 21 Saturday
Additional Day in Connection with Kali Puja and Bhatridwitiya
November - 4 Saturday
Guru Nanak Jayanti
December - 2 Saturday
Eid-e-Milad *
(Fatecha-Dwaz-Daham)
December - 25 Monday
Christmas
*
Date Subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.
**
For Darjiling District only

Special Holidays

List of the Special Holidays in West Bengal for the year 2017.
Date Week Day Holiday
April - 9 Sunday
Mahavir Jayanti
(Only for Jains)
April - 15 Saturday
Easter Saturday
(Only for Christians)
April - 15 Saturday
Vaisakhadi
(Only for Sikhs)
May - 10 Wednesday
Buddha Purnima
(Only for Buddhist)
May - 12 Friday
Shab-e-Baraat
(Only for Muslim)
October - 26 Thursday
Chhat Puja
*
Date Subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.
**
For Darjiling District only

Bank Holidays

List of the Bank Holidays in West Bengal for the year 2017.
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 12 Thursday
Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda
January - 23 Monday
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti
January - 26 Thursday
Republic Day
February - 1 Wednesday
Saraswati Puja
April - 1 Saturday
Annual Closing Of Bank Accounts
April - 14 Friday
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
(Good Friday)
April - 15 Saturday
Bengali New Year's Day
May - 1 Monday
May Day
May - 9 Tuesday
Guru Rabindranath's Birthday
June - 26 Monday
Eid al-Fitr *
August - 15 Tuesday
Independence Day
September - 2 Saturday
Eid al-Adha *
September - 19 Tuesday
Mahalaya
September - 27 Wednesday
Maha Saptami
September - 28 Thursday
Maha Ashtami
September - 29 Friday
Maha Navami
(Durga Puja)
September - 30 Saturday
Vijaya Dashami
October - 2 Monday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October - 5 Thursday
Laxmi Puja
October - 19 Thursday
Kali Puja
November - 4 Saturday
Guru Nanak Jayanti
December - 25 Monday
Christmas
*
Date Subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.
**
For Darjiling District only