How many long weekends are there in India in 2029?

India has 28 long weekend opportunities created by 16 public holidays.

🇮🇳 Long Weekends in India 2029

Opportunities

Public Holidays

Max Days Off

5:1

Best Efficiency

Total PTO for All

Pro Tip

In 2029, India has 3 free long weekends and 25 bridge opportunities. Best deal: take 1 day off around Eid al-Adha for 5 consecutive days off (efficiency: 5:1).

Bridge Day Opportunities

Eid al-Adha

Take 1 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:1

Wed 25

Thu 26

Fri 27

Sat 28

Sun 29

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-04-27

Ashura

Take 1 PTO → Get 4 days off

4:1

Thu 24

Fri 25

Sat 26

Sun 27

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-05-25

Gandhi Jayanti

Take 1 PTO → Get 4 days off

4:1

Sat 29

Sun 30

Mon 1

Tue 2

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-10-01

Dussehra

Take 1 PTO → Get 4 days off

4:1

Sat 13

Sun 14

Mon 15

Tue 16

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-10-15

Christmas

Take 1 PTO → Get 4 days off

4:1

Sat 22

Sun 23

Mon 24

Tue 25

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-12-24

Eid al-Adha

Take 3 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:3

Sat 21

Sun 22

Mon 23

Tue 24

Wed 25

Thu 26

Fri 27

Sat 28

Sun 29

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-04-23 2029-04-24 2029-04-27

Eid al-Adha

Take 2 PTO → Get 6 days off

6:2

Sat 21

Sun 22

Mon 23

Tue 24

Wed 25

Thu 26

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-04-23 2029-04-24

Republic Day

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!

Fri 26

Sat 27

Sun 28

Holiday PTO Weekend

Good Friday

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!

Fri 30

Sat 31

Sun 1

Holiday PTO Weekend

#10

Diwali

3 days off — no PTO needed

Free!

Sat 3

Sun 4

Mon 5

Holiday PTO Weekend

#11

Prophet's Birthday

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2

Sat 21

Sun 22

Mon 23

Tue 24

Wed 25

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-07-23 2029-07-24

#12

Prophet's Birthday

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2

Wed 25

Thu 26

Fri 27

Sat 28

Sun 29

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-07-26 2029-07-27

#13

Independence Day

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2

Sat 11

Sun 12

Mon 13

Tue 14

Wed 15

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-08-13 2029-08-14

#14

Independence Day

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2

Wed 15

Thu 16

Fri 17

Sat 18

Sun 19

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-08-16 2029-08-17

#15

Guru Nanak Jayanti

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2

Sat 17

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-11-19 2029-11-20

#16

Guru Nanak Jayanti

Take 2 PTO → Get 5 days off

5:2

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-11-22 2029-11-23

#17

Republic Day

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: 2029-01-22 2029-01-23 2029-01-24 2029-01-25

#18

Maha Shivaratri

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4

Sat 10

Sun 11

Mon 12

Tue 13

Wed 14

Thu 15

Fri 16

Sat 17

Sun 18

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-02-12 2029-02-13 2029-02-14 2029-02-16

#19

Good Friday

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4

Sat 24

Sun 25

Mon 26

Tue 27

Wed 28

Thu 29

Fri 30

Sat 31

Sun 1

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-03-26 2029-03-27 2029-03-28 2029-03-29

#20

Ashura

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: 2029-05-21 2029-05-22 2029-05-23 2029-05-25

#21

Prophet's Birthday

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: 2029-07-23 2029-07-24 2029-07-26 2029-07-27

#22

Independence Day

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4

Sat 11

Sun 12

Mon 13

Tue 14

Wed 15

Thu 16

Fri 17

Sat 18

Sun 19

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-08-13 2029-08-14 2029-08-16 2029-08-17

#23

Gandhi Jayanti

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4

Sat 29

Sun 30

Mon 1

Tue 2

Wed 3

Thu 4

Fri 5

Sat 6

Sun 7

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-10-01 2029-10-03 2029-10-04 2029-10-05

#24

Dussehra

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4

Sat 13

Sun 14

Mon 15

Tue 16

Wed 17

Thu 18

Fri 19

Sat 20

Sun 21

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-10-15 2029-10-17 2029-10-18 2029-10-19

#25

Diwali

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4

Sat 3

Sun 4

Mon 5

Tue 6

Wed 7

Thu 8

Fri 9

Sat 10

Sun 11

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-11-06 2029-11-07 2029-11-08 2029-11-09

#26

Guru Nanak Jayanti

Take 4 PTO → Get 9 days off

9:4

Sat 17

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-11-19 2029-11-20 2029-11-22 2029-11-23

#27

Christmas

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: 2029-12-24 2029-12-26 2029-12-27 2029-12-28

#28

Maha Shivaratri

Take 3 PTO → Get 6 days off

6:3

Sat 10

Sun 11

Mon 12

Tue 13

Wed 14

Thu 15

Holiday PTO Weekend

Take off: 2029-02-12 2029-02-13 2029-02-14

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 Eid al-Adha (Apr 25–29) and get 5 days off.

Take 1 PTO days → Get 5 days off

Best Short Break

Take 3 days off around Eid al-Adha (Apr 21–29) and enjoy 9 consecutive days off.

Take 3 PTO days → Get 9 days off

Maximum Vacation

Take 4 days off around Republic Day (Jan 20–28) for a 9-day vacation.

Take 4 PTO days → Get 9 days off

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