And with bittersweet memories, 2022 is finally over. And now we are already one day into 2023, so it’s time to see the calendar again and get ready for the coming up year. As for those who are travel enthusiastic, this Year brings you many opportunities for long weekends, which will enable you to finally travel to some places from your travel bucket lists. This is because the year is filled with long weekends – March, April, and August have over five to six-day holidays.
Long Weekend in 2023 January
1) December 31, Saturday: New Year’s Eve
January 1, Sunday: New Year’s Day
So, by this, you can grab a holiday on December 30, Friday, which will get you three days off. You can even further extend this holiday by grabbing the day off on January 2, Monday.
2) January 14, Saturday: Lohri, Makar Sankranti
January 15, Sunday: Pongal
I was getting a day off on January 13 (Friday) and January 16 (Monday) to leave you with four days off.
3) January 26, Thursday: Republic Day
January 28, Saturday
January 29, Sunday
Take a holiday on January 27, Friday to make the utmost use of a four-day holiday.
Long Weekend in February 2023
1) February 18, Saturday: Mahashivratri
February 19, Sunday
Grab a leave on February 17, Friday.
Long Weekend in March 2023
1) March 8, Wednesday: Holi
March 11, Saturday
March 12, Sunday
You can grab a leave on March 9, Thursday, March 10, and Friday, for a five-day enjoyment.
Long Weekend in April 2023
1) April 4, Tuesday: Mahavir Jayanti
April 7, Friday: Good Friday
April 8, Saturday
April 9, Sunday
Choose a holiday day as April 5, Wednesday, and April 6, Thursday, for a nice six-day-long holiday.
Long Weekend in May 2023
1) May 5, Friday: Buddha Purnima
May 6, Saturday
May 7, Sunday
Long Weekend in June and July 2023
1) June 17, Saturday
June 18, Sunday
June 20, Tuesday: Rath Yatra (Restricted Holiday)
Choose to take a day off on June 19, Monday, further extend it by the holiday for four days.
2) June 29, Thursday: Bakri Eid
July 1, Saturday
July 2, Sunday
A leave on June 30, Friday.
Long Weekend in August 2023
1) August 12, Saturday
August 13, Sunday
August 15, Tuesday: Independence Day
August 16, Wednesday: Parsi New Year (Restricted Holiday)
Grab a leave on August 14, Monday, to have a five-day-long getaway.
2) August 26, Saturday
August 27, Sunday
August 29, Tuesday: Onam (Restricted Holiday)
August 30, Wednesday: Raksha Bandhan
You can grab a leave on August 28, Monday, for five days of vacation.
Long Weekend in September 2023
1) September 7, Thursday: Janmashtami (Restricted Holiday)
September 9, Saturday
September 10, Sunday
You can grab a four-day-long holiday by choosing a leave date of September 8, Monday.
2) September 16, Saturday
September 17, Sunday
September 19, Tuesday: Ganesh Chaturthi (Restricted Holiday)
Take left on September 18, Monday, for grabbing a four-day leisure time.
Long Weekend in October 2023
1) September 30, Saturday
October 1, Sunday
October 2, Monday: Gandhi Jayanti
2) October 21, Saturday
October 22, Sunday
October 24, Tuesday: Dussehra
Choose your leave date as October 23, Monday.
Long Weekend in November 2023
1) November 11, Saturday
November 12, Sunday: Diwali
November 13, Monday: Govardhan Puja (Restricted Holiday)
2) November 25, Saturday
November 26, Sunday
November 27, Monday: Guru Nanak Jayanti
Long Weekend in December 2023
1) December 23, Saturday
December 24, Sunday
December 25, Monday: Christmas
Take left on December 22, Friday, to get a long weekend getaway.
