2 daysSat, Jan 25 – Sun, Jan 26
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Long Weekends in India 2025
India has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Apr 12 – 14). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysSat, Apr 12 – Mon, Apr 14
121314
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 15–17) for 9 days off (Apr 12 – 20).
3 daysFri, Apr 18 – Sun, Apr 20
181920
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 15–17) for 9 days off (Apr 12 – 20).
3 daysFri, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 17
151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 11–14) for 9 days off (Aug 9 – 17).
1 dayThu, Oct 2
Gandhi Jayanti — a lone day off, bridge it:
2
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Oct 3) for 4 days off (Oct 2 – 5).
1 dayThu, Dec 25
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 26) for 4 days off (Dec 25 – 28).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3d · Apr 15–17 | Apr 12 – 20 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 11–14 | Aug 9 – 17 |
| 6 | 3d · Sep 29 – Oct 1 | Sep 27 – Oct 2 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 29 – Oct 1 + Oct 3 | Sep 27 – Oct 5 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Oct 3 | Oct 2 – 5 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 22–24 + Dec 26 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 26 | Dec 25 – 28 |
Computed from India's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.