West Bengal Holidays 2018
Check West Bengal Public Holidays, Bank Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2018.
Public Holidays:
The Government offices in West Bengal observe the following public holidays during the year 2018.| Public Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 12 | Friday | Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda স্বামী বিবেকানন্দের জন্মদিন |
| 2 | January 22 | Monday | Saraswati Puja / Sree Panchami সরস্বতী পূজা |
| 3 | January 23 | Tuesday | Birthday of Netaji নেতাজির জন্মদিন |
| 4 | January 26 | Friday | Republic Day প্রজাতন্ত্র দিবস |
| 5 | March 2 | Friday | Doljatra |
| 6 | March 30 | Friday | Good Friday গুড ফ্রাইডে |
| 7 | April 14 | Saturday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 8 | April 30 | Monday | Buddha Purnima বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা |
| 9 | May 1 | Tuesday | May Day মে দিবস |
| 10 | May 9 | Wednesday | Guru Rabindranath's Birthday রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুরের জন্মদিন |
| 11 | June 16 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr * ঈদ উল ফিতর |
| 12 | August 15 | Wednesday | Independence Day স্বাধীনতা দিবস |
| 13 | August 22 | Wednesday | Eid al-Zuha * ঈদ উল - আযহা |
| 14 | September 21 | Friday | Muharram * মহরম |
| 15 | October 2 | Tuesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti মহাত্মা গান্ধী জয়ন্তী |
| 16 | October 8 | Monday | Mahalaya |
| 17 | October 16 | Tuesday | Maha Saptami |
| 18 | October 17 | Wednesday | Maha Ashtami |
| 19 | October 18 | Thursday | Maha Navami দুর্গা পূজা নাব্যী |
| 20 | October 19 | Friday | Dussehra বিজয়া দশমী |
| 21 | October 24 | Wednesday | Lakshmi Puja লক্ষ্মী পূজা |
| 22 | November 6 | Tuesday | Diwali / Kalipuja কালী পূজা |
| 23 | November 23 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti গুরু নানক এর জন্মদিন |
| 24 | December 25 | Tuesday | Christmas বড়োদিনের উৎসব |
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Bank Holidays:
Banks in West Bengal observes the following holidays in the year 2018.| Bank Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 12 | Friday | Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda স্বামী বিবেকানন্দের জন্মদিন |
| 2 | January 22 | Monday | Saraswati Puja / Sree Panchami সরস্বতী পূজা |
| 3 | January 23 | Tuesday | Birthday of Netaji নেতাজির জন্মদিন |
| 4 | January 26 | Friday | Republic Day প্রজাতন্ত্র দিবস |
| 5 | March 2 | Friday | Doljatra |
| 6 | March 30 | Friday | Good Friday গুড ফ্রাইডে |
| 7 | April 14 | Saturday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti ড। বাবাকেহেব আম্বেদকর জয়ন্তী |
| 8 | April 30 | Monday | Buddha Purnima বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা |
| 9 | May 1 | Tuesday | May Day মে দিবস |
| 10 | May 9 | Wednesday | Guru Rabindranath's Birthday রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুরের জন্মদিন |
| 11 | June 16 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr * / Ramjan Eid ঈদ উল ফিতর |
| 12 | August 15 | Wednesday | Independence Day স্বাধীনতা দিবস |
| 13 | August 22 | Wednesday | Eid al-Zuha * / Bakri Eid ঈদ উল - আযহা |
| 14 | September 21 | Friday | Muharram * মহরম |
| 15 | October 2 | Tuesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti মহাত্মা গান্ধী জয়ন্তী |
| 16 | October 8 | Monday | Mahalaya |
| 17 | October 16 | Tuesday | Maha Saptami |
| 18 | October 17 | Wednesday | Maha Ashtami |
| 19 | October 18 | Thursday | Maha Navami দুর্গা পূজা নাব্যী |
| 20 | October 19 | Friday | Dussehra বিজয়া দশমী |
| 21 | October 24 | Wednesday | Lakshmi Puja |
| 22 | November 6 | Tuesday | Diwali / Kali Puja কালী পূজা |
| 23 | November 23 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti গুরু নানক এর জন্মদিন |
| 24 | December 25 | Tuesday | Christmas বড়োদিনের উৎসব |
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Special Holidays:
The West Bengal Government also declare the following special holidays in the year 2018 for the employees of different communities.| Optional Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 30 | Monday | Hul Diwas / for Adivasi [Santal] only হুল দিওয়াস |
| 2 | March 29 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti / for Jains only মহাবীর জয়ন্তী |
| 3 | March 31 | Saturday | Easter Saturday / for Christians only ইস্টার শনিবার |
| 4 | April 14 | Saturday | Baisakhi / for Sikhs only বৈশাখী |
| 5 | May 2 | Wednesday | Shab-e-Baraat / for Muslims only |
West Bengal Holiday Calendar 2018
