Long Weekends In 2023: You Can Plan Mini Vacations Around These Dates This Year
Here is a preview of what the new year has in store, a quick list of all the long weekends in 2023 to make travelling easier for you. No more waiting, take a look at the list of the 2023 long weekend holiday calendar, we curated for you.
New Year is all about exploring new adventures. Travelling is also like a fresh breath of air away from the daily chaos of mundane realities. As 2022 has come to an end and most of us are looking for a fresh start the New Year brings the incredible prospect of long weekends in 2023, which can help us fulfill our travel bucket lists.
There are so many long weekends in 2023 that the traveller in us is loving it. If you have a cranky boss, who is still not convinced about the power of travel (no pun intended), fret not. You can still make 2023 a year of travel, planning holidays around the long weekends. So yes, no more hankering for leave approvals and you can plan more than 21 mini-vacations this year.
Here is a preview of what the new year has in store, a quick list of all the long weekends in 2023 to make travelling easier for you. No more waiting, take a look at the list of the 2023 long weekend holiday calendar, we curated for you.
1. Long weekend in January 2023
Long weekend in January 2023 in India
December 31 - Saturday
January 1 - New Year¡¯s Day
January 2 - Monday (take a leave)
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January 13 - Friday (take a leave)
January 14 - Lohri
January 15 - Pongal
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January 26 - Republic Day
January 27 - Friday (take a leave)
January 28 - Saturday
January 29 - Sunday
Places you can visit in January: Ahmedabad, Gujarat for the International Kite Festival; Bikaner, Rajasthan for the Bikaner Camel Fair; Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir; Skiing trip to Auli, Uttarakhand; Kutch Gujarat for the White Desert.
2. Long weekends in February 2023
Long weekends in February 2023
February 17 - Friday (take a leave)
February 18 - Mahashivratri
February 19 - Sunday
Places you can visit in February: The Party Capital of India, Goa; the Taj Mahal, Agra; Kaziranga National Park, Assam; Udaipur, Rajasthan; one of India¡¯s oldest cities, Varanasi; Jaisalmer, Rajasthan; Jodhpur, Rajasthan; and a heritage tour in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh.
3. Long weekends in March 2023
Long weekends in March 2023
March 8 - Holi
March 9 - Thursday (take a leave)
March 10 - Friday (take a leave)
March 11 - Saturday
March 12 - Sunday
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March 30 - Ram Navami
March 31 - Friday (take a leave)
April 1 - Saturday
April 2 - Sunday
Places you can visit in March: Vrindavan-Mathura for Holi; Ooty for picturesque views; Ranthambore, Rajasthan, for wildlife spotting; Sikkim for a peaceful getaway; Mount Abu for a pilgrimage; and Hampi for its ruins and landscapes.
4. Long weekends in April 2023
Long weekends in April 2023
April 1 - Saturday
April 2 - Sunday
April 3 - Monday (take a leave)
April 4 - Mahavir Jayanti
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April 7 - Good Friday
April 8 - Saturday
April 9 - Sunday
Places you can visit in April: Jammu and Kashmir for the gorgeous landscape and cool weather; Madhya Pradesh for the Pench National Park; Udaipur for its rich heritage; Kodaikanal for trekking; Gulmarg for skiing; Kaziranga National Park in Assam; Nashik for Sula Vineyard; Lakshadweep for blue seas and beaches; Coorg for fresh air.
5. Long weekends in May 2023
Long weekends in May 2023
May 5 - Buddha Purnima
May 6 - Saturday
May 7 - Sunday
Places you can visit in May: Rishikesh, Uttarakhand; Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu; Mussoorie, Uttarakhand; Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh; Kalimpong, West Bengal; Ooty, Tamil Nadu; Wayanad, Kerala; and Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.
6. Long weekends in June 2023
Long weekends in June 2023
June 17 - Saturday
June 18 - Sunday
June 19 - Monday (Take a leave)
June 20 - Rath Yatra (Restricted Holiday)
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June 29 - Bakri Eid (Tentative Date)
June 30 - Friday (take a leave)
July 1 - Saturday
July 2 - Sunday
Places you can visit in June: The Glorious Puri Rath Yatra, Odisha; Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand; Spiti Valley ¨C for mountain lovers, Himachal Pradesh; Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
7. Long weekends in July 2023
Long weekends in July 2023
July 28 - Muharram (Tentative Date)
July 29 - Saturday
July 30 - Saturday
Places you can visit in July: Ladakh; Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand; Spiti Valley, for mountain lovers, Himachal Pradesh; Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh; and the home of Lord Shiva, Amarnath, in Jammu and Kashmir.
7. Long weekends in August 2023
Long weekends in August 2023
August 12 - Saturday
August 13 - Sunday
August 14 - Monday (take a leave)
August 15 - Independence Day
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August 29 - Onam
August 30 - Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)
August 31 - Thursday (take a leave)
September 1 - Friday (take a leave)
September 2 - Saturday
September 3 - Sunday
Places you can visit in August: Vrindavan for the Janmashtami celebration; Coonoor, Tamil Nadu; Cherrapunji, Meghalaya; Jim Corbett, Uttarakhand; Mount Abu, Rajasthan; and Ladakh.
9. Long weekends in September 2023
Long weekends in September 2023
September 7 - Janmashtami
September 8 - Friday (take a leave)
September 9 - Saturday
September 10 - Sunday
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September 16 - Saturday
September 17 - Sunday
September 18 - Monday (take a leave)
September 19 - Ganesh Chaturthi
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September 28 - Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad
September 29 - Friday (take a leave)
September 30 - Saturday
October 1 - Sunday
October 2 - Gandhi Jayanti
Places you can visit in September: Nainital for its lakes; Bundi, Rajasthan, for the royal oasis; Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, for camping; and the Apatani Tribe.
10. Long weekends in October 2023
Long weekends in October 2023
October 21 - Saturday
October 22 - Sunday
October 23 - Maha Navmi
October 24 - Dussehra
Places you can visit in October: Kolkata for Dussehra; Nainital for its lakes; Agra for the Taj Mahal; Varanasi for Diwali; Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh for safaris.
11. Long weekends in November 2023
Long weekends in November 2023
November 10 Friday (take a leave)
November 11 - Saturday
November 12 - Diwali
Long weekends in November 2023
November 25 - Saturday
November 26 - Sunday
November 27 - Guru Nanak Jayanti
Places you can visit in November: Amritsar for Gurunanak Jayanti at the Golden Temple; Rajasthan for the Pushkar Fair; Goa for nightlife; Bharatpur for bird-watching; Sundarban, West Bengal for the Royal Bengal Tigers; and Manali for snow-capped peaks.
12. Long weekends in December 2023
Long weekends in December 2023
December 23 - Saturday
December 24 - Sunday
December 25 - Christmas Day
Places you can visit in December: Kabini Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka; a skiing trip to Auli, Uttarakhand; and Kutch, Gujarat.
We have our travel plans sorted already, what about you?
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