The first week of the year has barely ended and we’re already looking for the upcoming long weekends in 2024. With plenty of Government/Bank holidays and festivals falling closer to the weekend in Saturday and Sunday, there’s a lot of scope for you to travel and give your wanderlust the outlet it deserves. Last year delivered only 10 long weekends, with major holidays like Pongal and Diwali annoying falling on Sundays. However, this year comes with the promise of 16 long weekends (depending on where you live)!
So, if your New Year’s resolution was to travel more, bookmark our complete list of long weekends in 2024 and begin planning your holidays, stat!
Complete List Of Long Weekends In 2024
January
1) Saturday, January 13, 2024: Lohri
Sunday, January 14, 2024: Weekend
Monday, January 15, 2024: Makar Sankranti and Pongal
2) Friday, January 26, 2024: Republic Day
Saturday, January 27, 2024: Weekend
Sunday, January 28: Weekend
February
While no long weekends are coming up in February, it may be noteworthy to know that we’d experience a 29-day month with 2024 being a leap year.
March
1) Friday, March 8, 2024: Maha Shivratri
Saturday, March 9, 2024: Weekend
Sunday, March 10, 2024: Weekend
2) Saturday, March 23, 2024: Weekend
Sunday, March 24, 2024: Weekend
Monday, March 25, 2024: Holi
3) Friday, March 29, 2024: Good Friday
Saturday, March 30, 2024: Weekend
Sunday, March 31, 2024: Easter
April
1) Saturday, April 6, 2024: Weekend
Sunday, April 7, 2024: Weekend
Monday, April 8, 2024: Take the day off
Tuesday, April 9, 2024: Gudi Padwa and Eid-Ul-Fitr
May
1) Thursday, May 23, 2024: Buddha Purnima
Friday, May 24, 2024: Take the day off
Saturday, May 25, 2024: Weekend
Sunday, May 26, 2024: Weekend
June
1) Saturday, Jun 15, 2024: Weekend
Sunday, Jun 16, 2024: Weekend
Monday, June 17, 2024: Bakri Eid
July
Prepare for a hectic month as no long weekends are coming up in July 2024.
August
1) Thursday, August 15, 2024: Independence Day and Parsi New Year
Friday, August 16, 2024: Take the day off
Saturday, August 17, 2024: Weekend
Sunday, August 18, 2024: Weekend
Monday, August 19: Raksha Bandhan
2) Saturday, August 24, 2024: Weekend
Sunday, August 25, 2024: Weekend
Monday, August 26, 2024: Janmashthami
September
1) Thursday, September 5, 2024: Onam (Starts)
Friday, September 6, 2024: Take the day off
Saturday, September 7, 2024: Ganesh Chaturthi
Sunday, September 8, 2024: Weekend
2) Saturday, September 14, 2024: Weekend
Sunday, Sep 15, 2024: Weekend
Monday, September 16: Eid Milad Un Nabi
Tuesday, Sep 17, 2024: Ganpati Visarjan, Onam (Ends)
October
1) Friday, October 11, 2024: Maha Navmi
Saturday, October 12, 2024: Dussehra
Sunday, Oct 13, 2024: Durga Puja
2) Saturday, October 26, 2024: Weekend
Sunday, Oct 27, 2024: Weekend
Monday, October 28, 2024: Take the day off
Tuesday, October 28, 2024: Dhanteras
November
1) Friday, Nov 1, 2024: Diwali
Saturday, November 2, 2024: Weekend
Sunday, Nov 3, 2024: Bhai Dooj
2) Friday, November 15, 2024: Guru Nanak Jayanti
Saturday, Nov 16, 2024: Weekend
Sunday, Nov 17, 2024: Weekend
December
The last month will be the longest with no upcoming holiday weekends since Christmas is falling on a Wednesday.
Now that you have your calendar sorted, it’s time to utilise these upcoming long weekends to get out of your comfort zone and explore the world.
