1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in United States 2025
United States has 6 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Jan 18 – 20). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 6
- 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, Jan 18 – Mon, Jan 20
181920
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jan 21–24) for 9 days off (Jan 18 – 26).
3 daysSat, Feb 15 – Mon, Feb 17
151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Feb 18–21) for 9 days off (Feb 15 – 23).
3 daysSat, May 24 – Mon, May 26
242526
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 27–30) for 9 days off (May 24 – Jun 1).
1 dayThu, Jun 19
Juneteenth — a lone day off, bridge it:
19
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 20) for 4 days off (Jun 19 – 22).
3 daysFri, Jul 4 – Sun, Jul 6
456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 30 – Jul 3) for 9 days off (Jun 28 – Jul 6).
3 daysSat, Aug 30 – Mon, Sep 1
30311
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 2–5) for 9 days off (Aug 30 – Sep 7).
3 daysSat, Oct 11 – Mon, Oct 13
111213
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 14–17) for 9 days off (Oct 11 – 19).
1 dayTue, Nov 11
Veterans Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
11
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Nov 10) for 4 days off (Nov 8 – 11).
1 dayThu, Nov 27
Thanksgiving Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
27
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Nov 28) for 4 days off (Nov 27 – 30).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 21–24 | Jan 18 – 26 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 18–21 | Feb 15 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · May 27–30 | May 24 – Jun 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Jun 16–18 | Jun 14 – 19 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 16–18 + Jun 20 | Jun 14 – 22 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jun 20 | Jun 19 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 30 – Jul 3 | Jun 28 – Jul 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 2–5 | Aug 30 – Sep 7 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 14–17 | Oct 11 – 19 |
| 4 | 1d · Nov 10 | Nov 8 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 10 + Nov 12–14 | Nov 8 – 16 |
| 6 | 3d · Nov 12–14 | Nov 11 – 16 |
| 6 | 3d · Nov 24–26 | Nov 22 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 24–26 + Nov 28 | Nov 22 – 30 |
| 4 | 1d · Nov 28 | Nov 27 – 30 |
| 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 |
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
Computed from United States'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.