Long Weekends 2027
Every long weekend in India in 2027 and the best days to take leave, like 9 days off for 3 days of leave around Holi and Good Friday.
Best breaks of 2027
All long weekends in 2027
Republic DayTue 26 Jan
- Long weekendSat 23 – Tue 26 Jan · 4 days off · take Mon 25 Jan off
- Longer breakSat 23 – Sun 31 Jan · 9 days off · take Mon 25, Wed 27, Thu 28 and Fri 29 Jan off
Id-ul-FitrWed 10 Mar*
- Falls midweek, so there is no long weekend without at least two days of leave.
- Longer breakSat 6 – Wed 10 Mar · 5 days off · take Mon 8 and Tue 9 Mar off
Holi + Good FridayTue 23 Mar, Fri 26 Mar
- Long weekendSat 20 – Tue 23 Mar · 4 days off · take Mon 22 Mar off
- Long weekendFri 26 – Sun 28 Mar · 3 days offno leave needed
- Longer breakSat 20 – Sun 28 Mar · 9 days off · take Mon 22, Wed 24 and Thu 25 Mar off
Ram Navami + Mahavir JayantiThu 15 Apr, Mon 19 Apr
- Long weekendThu 15 – Mon 19 Apr · 5 days off · take Fri 16 Apr off
- Long weekendSat 17 – Mon 19 Apr · 3 days offno leave needed
- Longer breakSat 10 – Mon 19 Apr · 10 days off · take Mon 12, Tue 13, Wed 14 and Fri 16 Apr off
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) + Buddha PurnimaMon 17 May*, Thu 20 May
- Long weekendSat 15 – Mon 17 May · 3 days offno leave needed
- Long weekendThu 20 – Sun 23 May · 4 days off · take Fri 21 May off
- Longer breakSat 15 – Sun 23 May · 9 days off · take Tue 18, Wed 19 and Fri 21 May off
MuharramWed 16 Jun*
- Falls midweek, so there is no long weekend without at least two days of leave.
- Longer breakSat 12 – Wed 16 Jun · 5 days off · take Mon 14 and Tue 15 Jun off
JanmashtamiWed 25 Aug
- Falls midweek, so there is no long weekend without at least two days of leave.
- Longer breakSat 21 – Wed 25 Aug · 5 days off · take Mon 23 and Tue 24 Aug off
Diwali (Deepavali)Fri 29 Oct
- Long weekendFri 29 – Sun 31 Oct · 3 days offno leave needed
- Longer breakSat 23 – Sun 31 Oct · 9 days off · take Mon 25, Tue 26, Wed 27 and Thu 28 Oct off
Holidays that fall on a weekend
6 holidays in 2027 fall on a Saturday or Sunday, so they don’t give an extra day off in a Monday-to-Friday week:
- Independence Day: Sunday, 15 Aug
- Milad-un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad): Sunday, 15 Aug
- Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday: Saturday, 2 Oct
- Dussehra: Saturday, 9 Oct
- Guru Nanak's Birthday: Sunday, 14 Nov
- Christmas Day: Saturday, 25 Dec
These breaks assume a Monday-to-Friday week and the Central Government gazetted holidays. If your office follows a state list or its own holiday calendar, check the dates against it, and remember that Saturdays may be working days where you work a six-day week.
* Depends on the sighting of the moon and can move by a day.
See the full holiday list for 2027 or the countdown to the next holiday.
Gazetted holidays for Central Government offices notified by DoPT (O.M. No. 12/2/2023-JCA dated 03.07.2025 for 2026 and 16.07.2026 for 2027).