New Delhi: Day when the Government prohibits the sale of alcohol in shops, clubs, bars, etc on a specific day or date mark a festival or an election day. Most of the time dry days are on the day of a festival or election.
Here’s a complete list of dry days in 2021:
January
14 January, Thursday: Makar Sankranti
26 January, Tuesday: Republic Day
30 January, Saturday: Martyrs’ Day
February
19 February, Friday: Chhatrapati Shivaji Mahavir Jayanti
27 February, Saturday: Guru Ravidas Jayanti (dry day in Delhi only)
March
8 March, Monday: Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
11 March, Thursday: Maha Shivratri
29 March, Monday: Holi
April
2 April, Friday: Good Friday
14 April, Wednesday: Ambedkar Jayanti
21 April, Wednesday: Ram Navami
25 April, Sunday: Mahavir Jayanti
May
1 May, Saturday: Maharashtra Day (Maharashtra)
12 May, Wednesday: Eid ul-Fitr
13 May, Thursday: Eid ul-Fitr
July
20 July, Tuesday: Ashadi Ekadashi (Maharashtra)
24 July, Saturday: Guru Purnima (Delhi, Maharashtra)
August
10 August, Tuesday: Muharram
15 August, Sunday: Independence Day
30 August, Monday: Janmashtami
September
10 September, Friday: Ganesh Chaturthi
19 September, Sunday: Anant Chaturdashi (Maharashtra)
October
2 October, Saturday: Gandhi Jayanti
8 October, Friday: Prohibition Week (Maharashtra)
15 October, Friday: Dussehra
18 October, Monday: Eid-e-Milad
20 October, Wednesday: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
November
4 November, Thursday: Diwali
14 November, Sunday: Kartiki Ekadashi
19 November, Friday: Guru Nanak Jayanti
24 November, Wednesday: Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day (Dry days in Delhi and Punjab)
December
25 December, Saturday: Christmas
