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The 2020 Long Weekend Calendar is Here
We don’t know about you, but this year we’re adding ‘Travel More’ to our long list of new year’s resolutions. And to make it easier, here’s the full list of long weekends coming up this year.
Please take full advantage, bookmark this list and use it to plan getaways well in advance, ask your office for strategic leaves in advance, and even grab great deals to make the most of 2020. Happy travelling!
JANUARY
Wednesday, 1 January – New Year
Thursday, 2 January – Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti (restricted)
Friday, 3 January – Take the day off
Saturday, 4 January
Sunday, 5 January
Where to go – Pondicherry for scuba-diving; Karnataka for spotting leopards and panthers; Coorg for its weather, Skiing trip to Auli, Uttarakhand; Kutch Gujarat for the White Desert.
FEBRUARY
Friday, 21 February – Mahashivratri
Saturday, 22 February
Sunday, 23 February
Where to go – Goa Carnival {22-25 February}; Gulmarg for snow-capped mountains; Ladakh for Tibetan New Year {24 – 26 February}
MARCH
Saturday, 7 March
Sunday, 8 March
Monday, 9 March – Take leave
Tuesday, 10 March – Holi
Where to go – Ranthambore for spotting tigers, Vrindavan for Holi, Shillong for the Bara Bazar; Vrindavan-Mathura for Holi, Sikkim for a quiet getaway, Hampi for its ruins and landscapes.
APRIL
Thursday, 2 April – Ram Navami
Friday, 3 April – Take leave
Saturday, 4 April
Sunday, 5 April
6 April. Monday: Mahavir Jayanti
APRIL
Friday – Friday – Good Friday
Saturday, 11 April – Saturday
Sunday, 12 April – Sunday
Monday, 13 April – Baisakhi
Tuesday, 14 April – Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
Where to go – Narkanda to beat the heat, Darjeeling for the tea plantations, Kalimpong for river-rafting, the Maldives for scuba diving.
MAY
Friday, 1 May – Maharashtra Day
Saturday, 2 May
Sunday, 3 May
MAY
Saturday, 23 May
Sunday, 24 May
Monday, 25 May – Id-Ul-Fitr
Where to go – Spiti for an idyllic mountain getaway, Bir-Billing for paragliding, Kerala for its backwaters, Nagaland for its fantastic weather, Tadoba, Maharashtra, for tiger spotting and Ooty for the flower show.
JULY & AUGUST
Friday, 31 July – Bakri Eid
Saturday, 1 August
Sunday, 2 August
Monday,3 August – Rakshabandhan
Where to go – Kerala for Onam, Uttarakhand for the Valley of Flowers, Cherapunjee for the monsoon, and Lahaul for Yak Safari. Check out exciting travel deals here.
AUGUST
Wednesday, 12 August – Janmashtami
Thursday, 13 August – Take leave
Friday – 14 August – Take leave
Saturday, 15 August – Independence Day
Sunday, 16 August
Where to go – Mussoorie for its waterfalls, Tanzania for the great migration, and Ha Long Bay, Vietnam for limestone islands and rainforests.
OCTOBER
Friday, 2 October – Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
Saturday, 3 October
Sunday, 4 October
Where to go – Rishikesh for river rafting, Mysore for Dussehra, Lonavala for the sunrises, and Varkala for its beaches. Book tickets to various destinations around the world here.
NOVEMBER
Saturday, 14 November
Sunday, 15 November
Monday, 16 November – Diwali Balipratipada
NOVEMBER
Saturday, 28 November
Sunday, 29 November
Monday, 30 November – Gurunanak Jayanti
Where to go – Jaisalmer for its fort and museums, Amritsar for the Golden Temple, Varanasi for Diwali fireworks, Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh for tiger spotting.
DECEMBER
Friday, December 25 – Christmas
Saturday, December 26
Sunday, December 27
Where to go – Goa for its Christmas festivities; Daman & Diu for experiencing Portuguese traditions; Kerala for its Christmas decorated houseboats.
We will update this list periodically to reflect changes if any.