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Long Weekends in October 2019 – Full List to Help You Plan Holiday
Put your travel plans on paper and thank us later for the cheap tickets and affordable hotels.
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The festival season is around the corner and people are planning their long weekends already. Check the upcoming holidays and where can you plan to go on those long weekends.
The year 2019 has come with some pretty long weekends. Major Indian festivals, including Holi, Diwali and Good Fridayare falling near the weekends this year. Now what are you going to do with all those holidays? All you need is some planning.
This year, some of the festivals are falling on a Thursday, which means you will only have to apply for a day off on Friday, well in advance.
So mark your calendars, plan those vacations beforehand and apply for leaves before your bosses can protest! Put your travel plans on paper and thank us later for the cheap tickets and affordable hotels.
Don’t know where to start? Here’s a full list of long weekends with October-November upfront.
Long Weekends in October 2019
Saturday, 5 October
Sunday, 6 October
Tuesday, 8 October: Dusshera and Durga Puja
Saturday, 26 October
Sunday, 27 October
Monday, 28 October: Diwali Holiday
Tuesday, 29 October: Bhai Dooj (Date may vary)
Long Weekends in November 2019
Saturday, 9 November - Sunday, 10 November: Eid-ul-Milad (Dates may vary)
Sunday, 14 April: Dr Ambedkar Jayanti, Vaisakhi and Ram Navami
Monday, 15 April: Vishu (Kerala and nearby regions)
Wednesday, 17 April: Mahavir Jayanti
Friday, 19 April: Good Friday
Saturday, 20 April
Sunday, 21 April: Easter Sunday
Long Weekends in May 2019
Thursday, 9 May: Guru Rabindranath Jayanti (West Bengal and nearby regions)
Saturday, 11 May
Sunday, 12 May
Long Weekend in August 2019
Saturday, 10 August
Sunday, 11 August - Monday, 12 August: Bakrid (Dates may vary)
Thursday, 15 August: Independence Day
Thursday, 15 August - Friday, 16 August: Raksha Bandhan (Dates may vary)
Saturday, 17 August: Parsi New Year
Sunday, 18 August
Long Weekends in August-September 2019
Saturday, 31 August
Sunday, 1 September
Monday, 2 September: Ganesh Chaturthi
Saturday, 7 September
Sunday, 8 September
Tuesday, 10 September: Muharram
Friday, 13 September: Onam (Kerala and nearby regions)
Hurry up and book your long weekends as soon as possible. Don’t miss the fun on this festival season.
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