Is Today a Dry Day? Check Complete Dry Days Calendar With Dates When Alcohol Will Not Be Available for Sale in India

List of Dry Day Dates of 2019 in India: There are few specific days in India when there’s a prohibition on the sale of alcohol. These are called dry days. According to Alcohol Laws in India, Dry Days are dates on which alcohol is not available for sale in liquor shops, pubs or lounges. It is done keeping religious and national sentiments in mind. However, dry days does not mean no alcohol consumption. This is why, people stock up booze in advance. But to do so, one needs to know the list of dry days 2019 in India. And it is time to know month-wise Dry Day dates in 2019 when it is going to be a ‘No Liquor Day.’ We have also mentioned which day of the week along with dry day dates, so you know if they fall on weekends or not. List of Dry Days of 2020 in India: Check Complete Dry Days Calendar With Dates When Alcohol Will Not Be Available for Sale in India.

“Dry Days are specific days when the sale of alcohol is not permitted. Most of the Indian states observe these days on major national festivals/occasions such as Republic Day (January 26), Independence Day (August 15) and Gandhi Jayanti (October 2).” Dry Days of 2019 in India also includes Lok Sabha election 2019 dates as prohibited days are also observed on and around voting days. The schedule for the same has been announced by Election Commission of India. So, all you alcohol lovers very well know now that these days are either of religious or national importance, which is why liquor shops and bars are prohibited from serving alcohol to customers.

After a gala-time on New Year’s Eve on December 31, be prepared for a few dry days in January 2019. There are two events, the harvest festival of Makar Sankranti on January 15 (Tuesday) and the national festival of Republic Day on January 26 (Saturday) when dry days will be observed across the country. If you’re someone living in the state of Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands, then you’re in for an extra dry day. It will be observed to mark Mahatma Gandhi’s 71st death anniversary on January 30 (Wednesday). In February 2019, there is one dry day to be observed across India and that is due to Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti on February 28 (Thursday). But for peeps in Maharashtra and Delhi, you will have one extra dry day in the month. For Delhiites, it is because of Guru Ravidass Jayanti and for Mumbaikars, it is due to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti. Both important observances falling on February 19 (Tuesday). List of Dry Days of 2018 in India: Check Dates When Alcohol is Not For Sale.

Unlike 2018, March in 2019 will not have many dry days. There are two occasions when a dry day will be observed, and they are Maha Shivratri on March 4 (Monday) and Holi on March 20 (Wednesday). Ironically, these two Hindu festivals witness a massive consumption of liquor as well as bhang (edible preparation of cannabis). Coming to April 2019, it will also have two days when no alcohol will be served/sold by retail outlets, hotel chains and restaurants. The religious festivals are Ram Navami or the birth anniversary of Lord Rama on April 14 (Sunday) and Mahavir Jayanti, one of the most important religious festivals for Jains on April 17 (Wednesday). Buddha Purnima or Vesak on May 18, 2019 (Saturday) will see a prohibition of alcohol on account of the biggest festival in Buddhism. Once again for people in Maharashtra, there is an extra dry day in May 2019. It is due to Maharashtra Day on May 1 (Wednesday). Here’s an essential note for alcohol lovers, General elections are scheduled to be held in India from April to May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha. Keep scrolling to check the dates announced by Election Commission of India.

Coming back to the month-wise dry day dates list, we will now look into the month of June 2019 wherein there will be just one dry-day occasion. Eid-Ul-Fitr, the religious holiday celebrated by Muslims that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting will see no serving of alcohol on June 4 (Tuesday) and June 5 (Wednesday). The seventh month of the year 2019 will also be a delightful one for all you booze-lovers. There is just one dry day in July 2019 due to the celebration of Guru Purnima on July 16 (Tuesday). However, August 2019 will have as many as three dry days, Bakra Eid (Eid al-Adha) on August 11 (Sunday), Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan both on August 15 (Thursday) and Krishna Janmashtami on August 24 (Saturday).

In September 2019, alcohol lovers and beer guzzlers will have two occasions when alcohol is not available for consumption in shops or bar lounges. Firstly, due to Ganesh Chaturthi beginning on September 2 (Monday) and then with the Muslim festival of Ashura falling on September 10 (Tuesday). October 2019 is going to be the most terrible month for the alcohol lovers because on four days, and there is not going to be a drop of magical potion available for sale at your favourite spot. They are as follows - Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 (Wednesday), Dussehra on October 8 (Tuesday), Valmiki Jayanti on October 13 (Sunday) and Diwali on October 27 (Sunday).

Next up is November 2019 when on there are few days that will see no sale of alcohol in India. They are Kartiki Ekadashi or Prabodhini Ekadashi on November 8 (Friday), Eid-Ul-Milad on November 9 (Saturday) or 10 (Sunday) and Guru Nanak Gurpurab on November 12 (Tuesday). If this has upset you a little (a dry day on weekend, OMG), then stop whining because the last month of the year, December 2019 promises to be a cheerful one.

Check Complete List of Dry Days in India in 2019

January 2019

January 15: Makar Sankranti

January 26: Republic Day

January 30: Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary (Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands)

February 2019

February 19: Guru Ravidass Jayanti (Delhi)

February 19: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti (Maharashtra)

February 28: Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti

March 2019

March 4: Maha Shivratri

March 20: Holi

April 2019

April 9, Tuesday: After 6 pm (Hyderabad)

April 10, Wednesday: Full day (Hyderabad)

April 11, Thursday: Till 6 pm (Poll Day) (Hyderabad)

April 14: Ram Navami

April 16, Tuesday: After 6 pm (Bengaluru)

April 17: Mahavir Jayanti

April 17, Wednesday: Full day (Bengaluru)

April 18, Thursday: Till 6 pm (Polling Day) (Bengaluru)

April 21, Sunday: After 6 pm (Goa)

April 22, Monday: Full day (Goa)

April 23, Tuesday: Till 6 pm (Polling Day) (Goa)

April 27, Saturday: After 6 pm (Mumbai and Thane)

April 28, Sunday: Full day (Mumbai and Thane)

April 29, Monday: Till 6 pm (Polling Day) (Mumbai and Thane)

May 2019

May 1: Maharashtra Day

May 10, Friday: After 6 pm (Delhi)

May 11, Saturday: Full Day (Delhi)

May 12, Sunday: Till 6 pm (Polling Day) (Delhi)

May 17, Friday: After 6 pm (Kolkata)

May 18, Saturday: Full Day (Kolkata)

May 18: Buddha Purnima

May 19, Sunday: Till 6 pm (Polling Day) (Kolkata)

May 23, Thursday: Full day (Poll Results) (Kolkata)

May 23, Thursday: Full day (Poll Results) (Delhi)

May 23, Thursday: Full day (Poll Results) (Mumbai and Thane)

May 23, Thursday: Full day (Poll Results) (Goa)

May 23, Thursday: Full day (Poll Results) (Hyderabad)

June 2019

June 4 and 5: Eid-Ul-Fitr

July 2019

July 16: Guru Purnima

August 2019

August 12: Bakra Eid (Eid al-Adha)

August 15: Independence Day/Raksha Bandhan

August 24: Krishna Janmashtami

September 2019

September 2: Ganesh Chaturthi

September 12: Anant Chaturdashi

September 10: Ashura

October 2019

October 2: Gandhi Jayanti

October 8: Dussehra

October 13: Valmiki Jayanti

October 27: Diwali

November 2019

November 8: Kartiki Ekadashi or Prabodhini Ekadashi (In Some Cities)

November 9 or 10: Ayodhya Verdict and Eid-Ul-Milad (In Some Cities)

November 12: Guru Nanak Gurpurab

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It has been a long list of dry days on account of some national and religious festivals along with birth anniversaries and elections. One may hate it as much as they want but these dry days are put in place for a reason. So, as a responsible citizen, do not go around searching for alcohol on these dates. Instead, be a smart person and make sure to stock up your bar at home with wine, whiskey, brandy, rum, tequila, gin or pints of beer to remain unaffected by dry days. Enjoy guzzling beer and whiskey, all you tipplers out there and Happy New Year 2019.

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