Dry days in Chennai 2021: Full list of no-alcohol days in the city

As the New Year is around the corner, many of us have started making plans for vacations and parties. But before you pick up the long weekend, which will go with your party plan in Chennai, take a look at the days when there will be a dry day and all the liquor shops are supposed to remain shut. So to save yourself from the last minute confusion like - "is today a dry day in Chennai?" or - "when is the next dry day in Chennai", take a look at the list for the year 2021 below. 

Dry Days in Chennai 2021: Full list of no-alcohol days in the city

January

• January 14: Makar Sankranti
• January 26: Republic Day
• January 30: Mahatma Gandhi Death Anniversary, aka Shaheed Diwas

February

• February 19: Chhatrapati Shivaji Mahavir Jayanti
• February 27: Guru Nanak Jayanti

March

• March 8: Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
• March 11: Maha Shivratri
• March 29: Holi

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April

• April 2: Good Friday
• April 14: Ambedkar Jayanti
• April 21: Ram Navami
• April 25: Mahavir Jayanti

May

• May 1: May-day
• May 12: Eid Ul Fitr (begins)
• May 13: Eid Ul Fitr (ends)

June

• You can party on any weekend or day in June as there is no dry day in the sixth month.

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July

• July 31:  Eid al-Adha

August

• August 10: Muharram
• August 15: Independence Day
• August 30: Janmashtami

September

• September 10: Ganesh Chaturthi

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October

• October 2: Gandhi Jayanti
• October 15: Dussehra
• October 18: Eid-e-Milad
• October 20: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti

November

• November 4: Diwali
• November 14: Kartik Ekadashi
• November 19: Guru Nanak Jayanti

December

• December 25: Christmas

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Here is a list of all the public holidays that the city will have:

First Quarter:

• January 1 – New Year
• January 15 – Pongal
• January 16 – Thiruvalluvar Day
• January 17 – Uzhavar Thirunal
• January 26 – Republic Day
• March 23 – Telugu New Year

Second Quarter:

• April 1 – Annual Closing of Accounts for Commercial Banks
• April 2 – Good Friday
• April 13 – Telugu New Year's Day
• April 14 – Tamil New Year / Dr B R Ambedkar’s Birthday
• April 25 – Mahavir Jayanti
• May 1 – Labourers / May Day
• May 14 – Ramzan

Third Quarter:

• July 21 – Bakrid
• August 15 – Independence Day
• August 20 – Muharram
• August 30 – Janamasthmi
• September 10 – Ganesh Chaturthi

Fourth Quarter:

• October 2 – Gandhi Jayanthi
• October 14 – Ayudha Pooja
• October 15 – Vijaya Dasami
• October 39 – Milad-un-Nabi
• November 4 – Diwali
• December 25 – Christmas