🇮🇳 Long Weekends in India 2027

17

Opportunities

15

Public Holidays

9

Max Days Off

4:1

Best Efficiency

45

Total PTO for All

Pro Tip

In 2027, India has 2 free long weekends and 15 bridge opportunities. Best deal: take 1 day off around Republic Day for 4 consecutive days off (efficiency: 4:1).

Bridge Day Opportunities

#1

Republic Day

Take 1 PTO → Get 4 days off

4:1
Sat 23
Sun 24
Mon 25
Tue 26
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-01-25
#2

Eid al-Adha

Take 3 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:3
Sat 15
Sun 16
Mon 17
Tue 18
Wed 19
Thu 20
Fri 21
Sat 22
Sun 23
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-05-18 2027-05-19 2027-05-21
#3

Eid al-Adha

Take 2 PTO → Get 6 days off

6:2
Sat 15
Sun 16
Mon 17
Tue 18
Wed 19
Thu 20
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-05-18 2027-05-19
#4

Good Friday

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Fri 26
Sat 27
Sun 28
Holiday PTO Weekend
#5

Diwali

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Fri 29
Sat 30
Sun 31
Holiday PTO Weekend
#6

Maha Shivaratri

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2
Sat 6
Sun 7
Mon 8
Tue 9
Wed 10
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-03-08 2027-03-09
#7

Ashura

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2
Sat 12
Sun 13
Mon 14
Tue 15
Wed 16
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-06-14 2027-06-15
#8

Ashura

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2
Wed 16
Thu 17
Fri 18
Sat 19
Sun 20
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-06-17 2027-06-18
#9

Janmashtami

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2
Sat 21
Sun 22
Mon 23
Tue 24
Wed 25
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-08-23 2027-08-24
#10

Janmashtami

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2
Wed 25
Thu 26
Fri 27
Sat 28
Sun 29
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-08-26 2027-08-27
#11

Republic Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 23
Sun 24
Mon 25
Tue 26
Wed 27
Thu 28
Fri 29
Sat 30
Sun 31
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-01-25 2027-01-27 2027-01-28 2027-01-29
#12

Maha Shivaratri

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 6
Sun 7
Mon 8
Tue 9
Wed 10
Thu 11
Fri 12
Sat 13
Sun 14
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-03-08 2027-03-09 2027-03-11 2027-03-12
#13

Good Friday

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 20
Sun 21
Mon 22
Tue 23
Wed 24
Thu 25
Fri 26
Sat 27
Sun 28
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-03-22 2027-03-23 2027-03-24 2027-03-25
#14

Ashura

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 12
Sun 13
Mon 14
Tue 15
Wed 16
Thu 17
Fri 18
Sat 19
Sun 20
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-06-14 2027-06-15 2027-06-17 2027-06-18
#15

Janmashtami

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 21
Sun 22
Mon 23
Tue 24
Wed 25
Thu 26
Fri 27
Sat 28
Sun 29
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-08-23 2027-08-24 2027-08-26 2027-08-27
#16

Diwali

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 23
Sun 24
Mon 25
Tue 26
Wed 27
Thu 28
Fri 29
Sat 30
Sun 31
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-10-25 2027-10-26 2027-10-27 2027-10-28
#17

Gandhi Jayanti

Take 5 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:5
Sat 2
Sun 3
Mon 4
Tue 5
Wed 6
Thu 7
Fri 8
Sat 9
Sun 10
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2027-10-04 2027-10-05 2027-10-06 2027-10-07 2027-10-08

Strategic PTO Plans

Zero-PTO Long Weekends

Enjoy 2 natural long weekends — 6 days off with no PTO needed!

6 days off — no PTO needed

Best Single Day

Take 1 day off around Republic Day (Jan 23–26) and get 4 days off.

Take 1 PTO days → Get 4 days off

Best Short Break

Take 3 days off around Eid al-Adha (May 15–23) and enjoy 9 consecutive days off.

Take 3 PTO days → Get 9 days off

Maximum Vacation

Take 4 days off around Republic Day (Jan 23–31) for a 9-day vacation.

Take 4 PTO days → Get 9 days off

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