2025 has arrived, ushering in a new year filled with fresh opportunities and travel plans across the globe. The public holiday calendar for this year presents numerous chances for extended weekends, as several significant holidays coincide with weekends—approximately 13 long weekends, to be exact. If your resolution for this year includes visiting destinations on your bucket list, now is the ideal time to arrange your time off for the upcoming year. Below is a curated list of dates to assist you in your planning.

The Complete Long Weekends List of 2025

• Long weekends in January

1) January 11, Saturday

January 12, Sunday

January 13, Monday: Lohri (Restricted Holiday)

January 14, Tuesday: Pongal, Makar Sankranti (Restricted Holiday)

• Long weekends in February

February does not feature any holidays or festivals. However, Valentine's Day, which occurs on February 14, falls on a Friday. This provides an opportunity to create a long weekend.

February 14, Friday: Take a day off

February 15, Saturday

February 16, Sunday

• Long weekends in March

1) March 13, Thursday: Holika Dahana (Restricted Holiday)

March 14, Friday: Holi

March 15, Saturday

March 16, Sunday

2) March 29, Saturday

March 30, Sunday

March 31, Monday: Eid-Ul-Fitr (Tentative Date)

Optional - Friday, March 28: Take a leave

• Long weekends in April

1) April 10, Thursday: Mahavir Jayanti (Restricted Holiday)

April 11, Friday: Take the day off

April 12, Saturday

April 13, Sunday: Vaisakhi (Restricted Holiday)

April 14, Monday: Dr Ambedkar Jayanti (Restricted Holiday)

2) April 18, Friday: Good Friday

April 19, Saturday

April 20, Sunday: Easter

Optional - Monday, April 21: Take a day off

• Long weekends in May

1) Saturday, May 10

Sunday, May 11

Monday, May 12: Buddha Purnima (Restricted Holiday)

Optional - Monday, May 13: Take a day off

• Long weekends in August

1) August 15, Friday: Independence Day

August 16, Saturday: Janmashtami (Restricted Holiday)

August 17, Sunday

Optional - Monday, August 18: Take a day off

2) August 27, Wednesday – Ganesh Chaturthi (Restricted Holiday)

August 28, Thursday – Take a day off

Friday, August 29 – Take a day off

Saturday, August 30

Sunday, August 31

• Long weekends in September

1) September 5, Friday: Id-e-Milad, Onam

September 6, Saturday

September 7, Sunday

Optional - September 8, Monday: Take the day off

• Long weekends in October

1) October 1, Wednesday: Maha Navami (restricted)

October 2, Thursday: Dussehra, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

October 3, Friday: Take the day off

October 4, Saturday

October 5, Sunday

2) October 18, Saturday

October 19, Sunday

October 20, Monday: Diwali

Optional - October 21, Tuesday: Take the day off

3) October 23, Thursday: Bhai dooj

October 24, Friday: Take the day off

October 25, Saturday

October 26, Sunday

• Long weekends in December

1) December 25, Thursday: Christmas

December 26, Friday: Take the day off

December 27, Saturday

December 28, Sunday

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