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🇮🇳 Long Weekends in India 2028

20

Opportunities

16

Public Holidays

10

Max Days Off

4:1

Best Efficiency

51

Total PTO for All

Pro Tip

In 2028, India has 3 free long weekends and 17 bridge opportunities. Best deal: take 1 day off around Janmashtami for 4 consecutive days off (efficiency: 4:1).

Bridge Day Opportunities

#1

Janmashtami

Take 1 PTO → Get 4 days off

4:1
Sat 12
Sun 13
Mon 14
Tue 15
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2028-08-14
#2

Diwali

Take 1 PTO → Get 4 days off

4:1
Sat 14
Sun 15
Mon 16
Tue 17
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2028-10-16
#3

Guru Nanak Jayanti

Take 1 PTO → Get 4 days off

4:1
Thu 2
Fri 3
Sat 4
Sun 5
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2028-11-03
#4

Dussehra

Take 2 PTO → Get 6 days off

6:2
Wed 27
Thu 28
Fri 29
Sat 30
Sun 1
Mon 2
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2028-09-28 2028-09-29
#5

Eid al-Adha

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Sat 6
Sun 7
Mon 8
Holiday PTO Weekend
#6

Prophet's Birthday

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Fri 4
Sat 5
Sun 6
Holiday PTO Weekend
#7

Christmas

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!
Sat 23
Sun 24
Mon 25
Holiday PTO Weekend
#8

Mahavir Jayanti

Take 4 PTO → Get 10 days off

10:4
Fri 7
Sat 8
Sun 9
Mon 10
Tue 11
Wed 12
Thu 13
Fri 14
Sat 15
Sun 16
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2028-04-10 2028-04-11 2028-04-12 2028-04-13
#9

Dussehra

Take 4 PTO → Get 10 days off

10:4
Sat 23
Sun 24
Mon 25
Tue 26
Wed 27
Thu 28
Fri 29
Sat 30
Sun 1
Mon 2
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2028-09-25 2028-09-26 2028-09-28 2028-09-29
#10

Republic Day

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2
Sat 22
Sun 23
Mon 24
Tue 25
Wed 26
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2028-01-24 2028-01-25
#11

Republic Day

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2
Wed 26
Thu 27
Fri 28
Sat 29
Sun 30
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2028-01-27 2028-01-28
#12

Maha Shivaratri

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2
Wed 23
Thu 24
Fri 25
Sat 26
Sun 27
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2028-02-24 2028-02-25
#13

Republic Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 22
Sun 23
Mon 24
Tue 25
Wed 26
Thu 27
Fri 28
Sat 29
Sun 30
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2028-01-24 2028-01-25 2028-01-27 2028-01-28
#14

Maha Shivaratri

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 19
Sun 20
Mon 21
Tue 22
Wed 23
Thu 24
Fri 25
Sat 26
Sun 27
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2028-02-21 2028-02-22 2028-02-24 2028-02-25
#15

Eid al-Adha

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: 2028-05-09 2028-05-10 2028-05-11 2028-05-12
#16

Prophet's Birthday

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 29
Sun 30
Mon 31
Tue 1
Wed 2
Thu 3
Fri 4
Sat 5
Sun 6
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2028-07-31 2028-08-01 2028-08-02 2028-08-03
#17

Janmashtami

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: 2028-08-14 2028-08-16 2028-08-17 2028-08-18
#18

Diwali

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 14
Sun 15
Mon 16
Tue 17
Wed 18
Thu 19
Fri 20
Sat 21
Sun 22
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2028-10-16 2028-10-18 2028-10-19 2028-10-20
#19

Guru Nanak Jayanti

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4
Sat 28
Sun 29
Mon 30
Tue 31
Wed 1
Thu 2
Fri 3
Sat 4
Sun 5
Holiday PTO Weekend
Take off: 2028-10-30 2028-10-31 2028-11-01 2028-11-03
#20

Christmas

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: 2028-12-26 2028-12-27 2028-12-28 2028-12-29

Strategic PTO Plans

Zero-PTO Long Weekends

Enjoy 3 natural long weekends — 9 days off with no PTO needed!

9 days off — no PTO needed

Best Single Day

Take 1 day off around Janmashtami (Aug 12–15) and get 4 days off.

Take 1 PTO days → Get 4 days off

Best Short Break

Take 2 days off around Dussehra (Sep 27–Oct 02) and enjoy 6 consecutive days off.

Take 2 PTO days → Get 6 days off

Maximum Vacation

Take 4 days off around Mahavir Jayanti (Apr 07–16) for a 10-day vacation.

Take 4 PTO days → Get 10 days off

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