West Bengal Holidays List 2023: Government, Public, WB Bank Holidays, School Holidays

Religious holidays in West Bengal especially Saraswati Puja, Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Laxmi Puja are celebrated with great enthusiasm. Other than them, there are around 20 public holidays that are observed in the state of West Bengal. Public offices, private offices, banks and schools remain closed on most of these holidays. Holidays like Republic Day, Bose Jayanti, Gandhi Jayanti, etc falls on the same date every year whereas for holidays like Saraswati Puja, Vijaya Dashami, Good Friday, etc keeps on changing every year. In this post, West Bengal Holidays 2023 List has been presented to provide an idea of the holidays that are going to be observed in the upcoming year.

List of WB Government Holidays 2023

There are more than 25 government holidays observed in the state of West Bengal and every public office remains close on these days. Banks, schools and many private offices also observe these holidays. However certain private offices might be open and provide alternate leave or extra pay or anything else as per their own policy. A list of all the West Bengal Government holidays that will be observed in the year 2023 along with their day and date is provided below. These dates are correct for now but if any changes are made by the relevant authority, these dates will be updated accordingly.

Festival	Date	Day
Swami Vivekananda Jayanti	14 January 2023	Saturday
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti	23 January 2023	Monday
Republic Day	26 January 2023	Thursday
Saraswati Puja	26 January 2023	Thursday
Dolyatra	7 March 2023	Tuesday
Mahavira Jayanti	4 April 2023	Tuesday
Dr B R Ambedkar Jayanti	14 April 2023	Friday
Good Friday	7 April 2023	Friday
Bengali New Year	15 April 2023	Saturday
May Day	1 May 2023	Monday
Eid-al-Fitr	22 April 2023	Saturday
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti	9 May 2023	Tuesday
Buddha Purnima	5 May 2023	Friday
Bakrid/ Eid-al-Adha	29 June 2023	Thursday
Muharram	28 July 2023	Friday
Independence Day	15 August 2023	Tuesday
Mahalaya Amavasye	14 October 2023	Saturday
Gandhi Jayanti	2 October 2023	Monday
Maha Saptami	21 October 2023	Saturday
Maha Ashtami	22 October 2023	Sunday
Maha Navami	23 October 2023	Monday
Vijaya Dashami	24 October 2023	Tuesday
Lakshmi Puja	12 November 2023	Sunday
Kali Puja	12 November 2023	Sunday
Guru Nanak Jayanti	27 November 2023	Monday
Christmas	25 December 2023	Monday

List of Bank Holidays in West Bengal in 2023

All the banks remain close on the above-listed Government holidays. Apart from the these, banks also remain close on all Sundays and second and fourth Saturdays. Earlier, banks used to operate for half day on every Saturday but later it was changed to second and fourth Saturdays offs and rest Saturdays on. Presented below is the list of all the second and fourth Saturdays falling in the year 2023 on which banks in West Bengal will remain close.

January 2023

14th January : Second Saturday
28th January : Fourth Saturday

February 2023

11th February : Second Saturday
25th February : Fourth Saturday

March 2023

11th March : Second Saturday
25th March : Fourth Saturday

April 2023

8th April : Second Saturday
22nd April : Fourth Saturday

May 2023

13th May : Second Saturday
27th May : Fourth Saturday

June 2023

10th June : Second Saturday
24th June : Fourth Saturday

July 2023

8th July : Second Saturday
22nd July : Fourth Saturday

August 2023

12th August : Second Saturday
26th August : Fourth Saturday

September 2023

9th September : Second Saturday
23rd September : Fourth Saturday

October 2023

14th October : Second Saturday
28th October : Fourth Saturday

November 2023

11th November : Second Saturday
25th November : Fourth Saturday

December 2023

9th December : Second Saturday
23rd December : Fourth Saturday

School Holidays in West Bengal 2023

Every school prepares and publishes a list of holidays that will be observed in that school. Other than the government holidays mentioned above, the schools also remain close on every Sunday of the month. The rule for off on a Saturday varies from one school to another. Many schools also mark days like annual function day, teacher’s day, children’s day, etc as holidays. Details of holidays that are observed by a school of WB state can be found from the annual calendar that is present in brochure/ prospectus of the respective school. Other than this, the holiday calendar is also published on the official website of the school.

Where to go on a holiday in West Bengal?

West Bengal perfectly preserves the architectural and cultural remnants of the past. From old bridges to temples and other structural monuments, there are so many things to see in West Bengal. So, you can plan to visit any of these popular places and enjoy a nice holiday with your friends and family. Check out some of the top tourist destinations that can be visited on a holiday in West Bengal.