The festival season is around the corner and people are planning their long weekends already. Check the upcoming holidays and where can you plan to go on those long weekends.
The year 2019 has come with some pretty long weekends. Major Indian festivals, including Holi, Diwali and Good Friday are falling near the weekends this year. Now what are you going to do with all those holidays? All you need is some planning.
This year, some of the festivals are falling on a Thursday, which means you will only have to apply for a day off on Friday, well in advance.
So mark your calendars, plan those vacations beforehand and apply for leaves before your bosses can protest! Put your travel plans on paper and thank us later for the cheap tickets and affordable hotels.
Don’t know where to start? Here’s a full list of long weekends with October-November upfront.
Long Weekends in October 2019
- Saturday, 5 October
- Sunday, 6 October
- Tuesday, 8 October: Dusshera and Durga Puja
- Saturday, 26 October
- Sunday, 27 October
- Monday, 28 October: Diwali Holiday
- Tuesday, 29 October: Bhai Dooj (Date may vary)
Long Weekends in November 2019
- Saturday, 9 November - Sunday, 10 November: Eid-ul-Milad (Dates may vary)
- Tuesday, 12 November: Guru Nanak Jayanti
Long Weekends in January 2019
- Saturday, 12 January
- Sunday, 13 January
- Monday, 14 January: Makar Sankranti/Pongal
Long Weekends in February-March 2019
- Thursday, 28 February: Maharshi Dayananad Saraswati Jayanti
- Saturday, 2 March
- Sunday, 3 March
- Monday, 4 March: Maha Shivaratri
- Thursday, 21 March: Holi
- Saturday, 23 March
- Sunday, 24 March
Long Weekends in April 2019
- Saturday, 13 April
- Sunday, 14 April: Dr Ambedkar Jayanti, Vaisakhi and Ram Navami
- Monday, 15 April: Vishu (Kerala and nearby regions)
- Wednesday, 17 April: Mahavir Jayanti
- Friday, 19 April: Good Friday
- Saturday, 20 April
- Sunday, 21 April: Easter Sunday
Long Weekends in May 2019
- Thursday, 9 May: Guru Rabindranath Jayanti (West Bengal and nearby regions)
- Saturday, 11 May
- Sunday, 12 May
Long Weekend in August 2019
- Saturday, 10 August
- Sunday, 11 August - Monday, 12 August: Bakrid (Dates may vary)
- Thursday, 15 August: Independence Day
- Thursday, 15 August - Friday, 16 August: Raksha Bandhan (Dates may vary)
- Saturday, 17 August: Parsi New Year
- Sunday, 18 August
Long Weekends in August-September 2019
- Saturday, 31 August
- Sunday, 1 September
- Monday, 2 September: Ganesh Chaturthi
- Saturday, 7 September
- Sunday, 8 September
- Tuesday, 10 September: Muharram
- Friday, 13 September: Onam (Kerala and nearby regions)
Hurry up and book your long weekends as soon as possible. Don’t miss the fun on this festival season.
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