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LOng weekends in 2026: The calendar for 2026 quiet offers something many people seem for months in set ahead - clip. Non just holidays, but workable breaks that fall close enough to weekends – the ever-so-desirable long weekends – to make travel a bit more fun. Some come neatly packaged. Others need a day’s leave and a bit of planning.Taken together, the year provides several windows worth marking now rather than scrambling later. Below is a month-by-month look at the long weekends in 2026, based on widely observed holidays and how they fall on the calendar.Long Weekends 2026January 1, 2, 3 and 4; 23, 24, 25, 26The year 2026 begins midweek. New Year’s Day lands on a Thursday, January 1. Taking Friday, January 2 off turns it into a four-day break.Other dates to note:January 23 (Friday) - Vasant Panchami (restricted holiday)January 26 (Monday) - Republic DayMarch 28, 29, 30Most of March does not offer much. Toward the end, Jamat-ul-Vida falls on a Friday, March 28, followed by Saturday and Sunday.April 3, 4, 5Good Friday, April 3, creates a straightforward long weekend when paired with Saturday and Sunday. Easter Sunday follows on April 5.May 1, 2, 3May starts on a merry note. Buddha Purnima falls on Friday, May 1, followed by the weekend.June 26, 27, 28In June, Muharram is on Friday, June 26, followed by June 27 and 28.July does not offer any long weekend in 2026.August 28, 29, 30Raksha Bandhan falls on Friday, August 28, making the last weekend of the month usable.September 4, 5, 6; 12, 13, 14Janmashtami - September 4 (Friday)Ganesh Chaturthi - September 14 (Monday)October 2, 3, 4; 17, 18, 19, 20; 24, 25, 26October carries the most flexibility.Gandhi Jayanti - Friday, October 2 (Oct 2–4)Durga Puja to Dussehra - October 17 to 20, spanning Saturday to TuesdayValmiki Jayanti - Monday, October 26, following a weekendNovember 21, 22, 23, 24Guru Nanak Jayanti falls on Tuesday, November 24. Taking Monday off can stretch the break.December 25, 26, 27Christmas, December 25, is a Friday, followed by December 26 and 27.

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