List of Dry Days in 2022 in India for Free PDF Download Online: Check Festival and Event Dates When No Alcohol Will Be Sold in Resto Bars and Liquor Shops
If you wish to know about the Dry Days in India in 2022, we've got you a full list of days in the New Year calendar when alcohol will not be available for sale to the public. So, plan accordingly and stock up on your favourite drinks before the dry day comes to haunt you and your party plans. Happy Drinking!
Dry Days in India 2022 (Photo Credits: File Image)
People look forward to important days and dates taking place every year. While knowing about the festivals and important events is essential, having knowledge about the dry days in India is also salient. Yes, a list of Dry Days in 2022 in India! Don't know what a dry day is and why it's important? Specifically, Dry Days are those days when the sale of alcohol is prohibited for the public. They are specially observed during national festivals and various religious occasions across the country as the sale of alcohol is not permitted in bars, pubs and liquor shops. You can download the List of Dry Days 2022 in India With Festival & Event Dates in PDF format for free online.
According to the Alcohol Laws of India, most of the Indian states observe Dry Days on major three national festivals, namely, Republic Day (January 26), Independence Day (August 15) and Gandhi Jayanti (October 2). Dry Days are also observed during the elections in India. Apart from this, different states declare multiple days when booze won't be sold to the public, depending on their rules and restrictions. So, if you wish to know about the Dry Days in India in 2022, we've got you a full list of days in the New Year calendar when alcohol will not be available for sale to the public.
January 2022
Sr. No.
Date
Day
Festivals/Events
1.
January 14
Friday
Makar Sankranti
2.
January 26
Wednesday
Republic Day
3.
January 30
Sunday
Martyr's Day
February 2022
Sr. No.
Date
Day
Festivals/Events
1.
February 16
Wednesday
Guru Ravidas Jayanti (In Delhi)
2.
February 19
Saturday
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti (In Maharashtra)
3.
February 26
Saturday
Maharishi Dayanand Jayanti
March 2022
Sr. No.
Date
Day
Festivals/Events
1.
March 1
Tuesday
Mahashivratri
2.
March 18
Friday
Holi
April 2022
Sr. No.
Date
Day
Festivals/Events
1.
April 10
Sunday
Ram Navami
2.
April 14
Thursday
Ambedkar Jayanti
3.
April 15
Friday
Mahavir Jayanti
4.
April 15
Friday
Good Friday
May 2022
Sr. No.
Date
Day
Festivals/Events
1.
May 1
Sunday
Maharashtra Day (In Maharashtra)
2.
May 2
Monday
Eid ul-Fitr Begins
3.
May 3
Tuesday
Eid ul-Fitr Ends
4.
May 16
Monday
Buddha Purnima (In Delhi)
June 2022
Sr. No.
Date
Day
Festivals/Events
NO DRY DAYS
July 2022
Sr. No.
Date
Day
Festivals/Events
1.
July 10
Sunday
Ashadi Ekadashi (In Maharashtra)
2.
July 13
Wednesday
Guru Purnima
August 2022
Sr. No.
Date
Day
Festivals/Events
1.
August 8
Monday
Muharram
2.
August 15
Monday
Independence Day
3.
August 18
Thursday
Krishna Janmashtami
4.
August 31
Wednesday
Ganesh Chaturthi
September 2022
Sr. No.
Date
Day
Festivals/Events
1.
September 9
Friday
Anant Chaturdashi (In Maharashtra)
October 2022
Sr. No.
Date
Day
Festivals/Events
1.
October 2
Sunday
Gandhi Jayanti
2.
October 5
Wednesday
Dussehra
3.
October 8
Saturday
Prohibition Week (In Maharashtra)
4.
October 7
Friday
Eid-e-Milad
5.
October 9
Sunday
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
6.
October 24
Monday
Diwali
November 2022
Sr. No.
Date
Day
Festivals/Events
1.
November 4
Friday
Kartiki Ekadashi (In Maharashtra)
2.
November 8
Tuesday
Guru Nanak Jayanti
3.
November 24
Wednesday
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day (In Delhi)
December 2022
Sr. No.
Date
Day
Festivals/Events
NO DRY DAYS
These are the days when alcohol will not be supplied by liquor shops in India. However, some of the clubs and resorts come under the 'No Dry Day Rule' but the open sale of liquor at restaurants and other permitted places is disallowed on the above-mentioned days. So, plan accordingly and stock up on your favourite drinks before the dry day comes to haunt you and your party plans. Happy Drinking!
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