The first thing any traveler freak does after getting the calendar of the New Year is checking out the long weekend dates for holidays and plan for the upcoming trips! 2016 seems to be an exciting year when it comes to traveling and there are lots of extended weekends planned perfectly for you! Here is your list of long weekend dates in India.
MARCH – 2016
So many holidays! March seems to be pretty amazing for planning a long vacation with your friends or solo trips.
| March Date | Day | Holiday |
| 7th | Monday | Mahashivratri |
| 23th | Wednesday | Holika Dahan |
| 24th | Thursday | Holi |
| 25th | Friday | Good Friday |
| 27th | Sunday | Easter Day |
APRIL – 2016
Take a break on the 18th and go off to some beautiful place or you can plan road trip in this long weekend! Seems pretty interesting, right?
| April Date | Day | Holiday |
| 13th | Wednesday | Vaisakhi |
| 14th | Thursday | Ambedhkar Jayanti |
| 15th | Friday | Ram Navami |
| 19th | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti |
MAY – 2016
As soon as summer starts, one’s heart craves for the mountains! So why not make a short trip to the nearest hill stations in the weekends this month?
| May Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1st | Sunday | Labour’s Day |
| 21st | Saturday | Buddha Purnima |
JUNE – 2016
Oops, no long weekends this month! But does it even matter? If you are bitten by the travel bug, you are sure to make way for some getaways!!
JULY – 2016
July has in store for you a pretty long holiday if you can manage the two days off after the first Sunday! A six days vacation and you can head to any part of the country. You can go to the places to enjoy first rain.
| July Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1st | Friday | Jumal ul Wida |
| 6th | Wednesday | Id-ul-Fitr |
AUGUST – 2016
When the Independence Day falls on a Monday, you ought to take a trip for sure. Why not add in the Tuesday by calling sick and make the weekend even more fun! Or maybe the Friday after Janmashtami can also be called off! Are you ready??
| August Date | Day | Holiday |
| 15th | Monday | Independence Day |
| 25th | Thursday | Janmashtami |
SEPTEMBER – 2016
The thing we all want the most is a Monday holiday. In this month, you have two consecutive Mondays as holidays, could anything be more amazing than this? Get ready for two short getaways and your travel quota for this month would be done!
| September Date | Day | Holiday |
| 5th | Monday | Bakri Id |
| 12th | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
OCTOBER – 2016
October can seriously be termed as the awesome month, firstly because it has a long list of holidays and secondly because the weather during this time is perfect to visit most places in India. Take a day or two off from your work and plan a long vacation!
| October Date | Day | Holiday |
| 2nd | Sunday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 11th | Tuesday | Dussehra |
| 12th | Wednesday | Muharram |
| 30th | Sunday | Diwali |
NOVEMBER – 2016
Winter knocking at the door and monsoons bidding us farewell, November is really an amazing month to travel. Punch together the holidays of Diwali from last month with Bhai Dooj and celebrate your sibling time, up in the mountains or in the forests with family.
| November Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1st | Tuesday | Bhai Dooj |
| 14th | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
DECEMBER – 2016
The month of December is already interesting being the month filled with festivities. You can pave way to the perfect year ending by going on a trip! You can plan biggest music festival “Sunburn” at goa too.
| December Date | Day | Holiday |
| 23rd | Tuesday | Id-e-Milad |
| 25th | Sunday | Christas |
Come on, Let’s plan your trip.
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