As the New Year approaches, it’s an ideal time to plan your holidays for 2026. The upcoming year features several well-positioned public holidays that offer opportunities for extended weekends. Strategically taking a few extra days off can transform short vacations into memorable getaways. Here is a detailed list of India’s long weekends in 2026 to help you effectively plan your trips.
Long Weekends in 2026
January
- January 1–4
- January 1: New Year’s Day (Thursday)
- January 2: Take a day off (Friday)
- January 3: Saturday
- January 4: Sunday
- January 23–26
- January 23: Vasant Panchami (Friday)
- January 24: Saturday
- January 25: Sunday
- January 26: Republic Day (Monday)
February
- February 15: Mahashivratri (Sunday)
- February 28: Weekend leading into Holi break in March
March
- March 1–3
- March 1: Sunday
- March 2: Take a day off (Monday)
- March 3: Holi (Tuesday)
- March 20–22
- March 20: Eid al-Fitr (Friday)
- March 21: Saturday
- March 22: Sunday
- March 26–31
- March 26: Ram Navami (Thursday)
- March 27: Take a day off (Friday)
- March 28: Saturday
- March 29: Sunday
- March 30: Take a day off (Monday)
- March 31: Mahavir Jayanti (Tuesday)
April
- April 3–5
- April 3: Good Friday (Friday)
- April 4: Saturday
- April 5: Sunday
May
- May 1–3
- May 1: Buddha Purnima (Friday)
- May 2: Saturday
- May 3: Sunday
June
- June 26–29
- June 26: Muharram (Friday)
- June 27: Saturday
- June 28: Sunday
- June 29: Take a day off (Monday)
July
- July 16–19
- July 16: Rath Yatra (Thursday)
- July 17: Take a day off (Friday)
- July 18: Saturday
- July 19: Sunday
August
- August 25–30
- August 25: Milad-un-Nabi (Tuesday)
- August 26: Onam (Wednesday)
- August 27: Take a day off (Thursday)
- August 28: Raksha Bandhan (Friday)
- August 29: Saturday
- August 30: Sunday
September
- September 4–6
- September 4: Janmashtami (Friday)
- September 5: Saturday
- September 6: Sunday
- September 12–14
- September 12: Saturday
- September 13: Sunday
- September 14: Ganesh Chaturthi (Monday)
October
- October 2–4
- October 2: Gandhi Jayanti (Friday)
- October 3: Saturday
- October 4: Sunday
- October 17–20
- October 17: Saturday
- October 18: Sunday
- October 19: Take a day off (Monday)
- October 20: Dussehra (Tuesday)
November
- November 8–11
- November 8: Diwali (Sunday)
- November 9: Govardhan Puja (Monday)
- November 10: Take a day off (Tuesday)
- November 11: Bhai Dooj (Wednesday)
- November 21–24
- November 21: Saturday
- November 22: Sunday
- November 23: Take a day off (Monday)
- November 24: Guru Nanak Jayanti (Tuesday)
December
- December 25–27
- December 25: Christmas (Friday)
- December 26: Saturday
- December 27: Sunday
By planning ahead and utilizing these long weekends, travelers can maximize their time off and explore the beauty of India. Consider these dates when scheduling your 2026 trips for efficient getaways.
