Long Weekends In 2027: 7 Major Holidays Fall On Weekends, Here's How To Plan Your Trips

As we're about to turn over the calendar to the new year soon, the most exciting part of it for everyone is the long stretches of holidays. In 2027, there are plenty of opportunities to put a pause on work and enjoy a little time away at the beach, the mountains and without shame in bed.

Here are the stretches of 2027 worth a leave application, ranked by how much time off you get for how little effort:

January is the honeymoon month of the year. You only remember its the month when its all over. But one way to ease into work slowly but take a short leave would be by apply for a 1 day leaves so you get time off for4 days.

Here's How: Republic Day falls on a Tuesday, so one Monday off gives you a four-day break, the most efficient bridge of the year. It's a good way to start 2027.

Come the third month of the year and March already gives you a reason to tell your boss you're going off the grid for a few days. With 3 days off during Holi, you get to a total of 9 days away from your office. Here's how: Holi falls on Tuesday, 23 March on the government list. Calendars showing 22 March are marking Holika Dahan, the bonfire the night before. Good Friday lands on 26 March.

So if you take Monday 22, Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25, you get nine days away starting from Saturday 20. Best you should call dibs on it ask there may be plenty of takers for this one by the time its March 2027.

Take a leave for a 1 day and get time off for 4 days. Sounds like a good deal, right? Take Friday 16 April and you're off till Monday. Mahavir Jayanti falls on Monday, 19 April, which closes the stretch neatly.

Leaves needed? Take 2 days off for time off of 5 days. Muharram is a public holiday on Wednesday, 16 June. Take the Monday and Tuesday before it. It's a good window for a hill station, a monsoon-soaked fort, or a few days of doing nothing.

With 2 days of leaves from your bank of casual holidays, you can spend time with friends and family for 5 days.

With a terrible 2026 Diwali calendar that robs everyone one holiday because its on Sunday. 2027 is making up for it and how! With Diwali falling on a Friday in October 2027, you have options. Either take the entire week leading up to Friday off from work or take the week off starting 31 October. It's the rare year the festival of lights doesn't eat into a working week. Everyone will be travelling, so book early and try not to get stuck in traffic!

• Independence Day (Sunday, 15 August),

• Dussehra (Saturday, 9 October)

• Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, 14 November) all fall on weekends.

*Dates follow the central government list. Offices outside Delhi observe 14 compulsory holidays and pick three more from a local list, so confirm your own holiday calendar before booking anything non-refundable.