17 Upcoming Long Weekends in 2022 in India

Holidays relieve you from the daily mundane work routine. This article summarises the list of long weekends in 2022, which will help you plan a short trip with your close ones to keep you relaxed from the daily hustles.

List of Upcoming Long Weekends in India in 2022

The table mentioned below details the long weekends in 2022. There are specific holidays celebrated in a particular region or state of India and hence mentioned as a restricted holiday.

So, without any delay, let's go through the following table -

Holidays	Dates	Days
Makar Sankranti and Pongal* (restricted holiday)	14th, 15th, 16th January	Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Republic Day	26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th January	Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Mahashivratri	26th, 27th, 28th February, 1st March	Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Holi	18th, 19th, 20th March	Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Mahavir Jayanti, Dr Ambekar Jayanti, Vaisakhi and Good Friday	14th, 15th, 16th, 17th April	Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Eid-ul-Fitr	30th April, 1st, 2nd, 3rd May	Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Buddha Purnima	14th, 15th, and 16th May	Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
Rath Yatra (restricted holiday)	1st, 2nd, and 3rd July	Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Muharram	6th, 7th, 8th August	Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Rakshabandhan (restricted holiday), Independence Day, Parsi New Year (restricted holiday)	11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th August	Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Janmashtami	19th, 20th, 21st August	Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Vinayaka Chaturthi	31st August, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th September	Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Onam (restricted holiday)	8th, 9th, 10th, 11th September	Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami, (Maha Ashtami and Maha Navami are restricted holiday) and Dussehra	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th October	Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Milad-un-Nabi	7th, 8th, and 9th October	Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Diwali	22nd, 23rd, 24th October	Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
Guru Nanak Jayanti	5th, 6th, 7th, 8th November	Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday

*Please note that date and day may vary.

Note: There will be a few days, such as Saturday, Monday and others, where you may need to take a leave from your work to enjoy a long holiday. Moreover, it depends on your employer's policy whether a particular holiday is considered a leave.

Thus, this is all about long weekends in 2022. So go through it and plan your holidays accordingly.