Welcome 2021: Long Weekends For Ideal Short Trips; Know Your Dates

Bhubaneswar: As we welcome 2021, there is some really good news for travel bugs. There are 15 long weekends this year that you can plan a short trip to nearby places with friends and family.

But a gentle reminder: Keep precautions in mind because COVID-19 is still very much here.

So here goes the list of long weekends in 2021:

January

January 1 – Friday (New Year’s Day)

January 2 – Saturday

January 3 – Sunday

(This will be a little last moment, but if you are a traveller at heart, you know that impromptu trips always turn into the best memories.)

 

January 15 – Friday (Makar Sankranti)

January 16 – Saturday

January 17 – Sunday

 

January 23 – Saturday

January 24 – Sunday

January 26 – Tuesday (Republic Day)

Take an off from work on Monday (January 25) and you can enjoy four days at a stretch

February

February 13 – Saturday

February 14 – Sunday

February 16 – Tuesday (Vasant Panchami)

(Take an off on Monday (February 15) and you will have four days off.)

March

March 11 – Thursday (Maha Shivratri)

March 13 – Saturday

March 14 – Sunday

Take an off on Friday (March 12) and you will have a four-day long weekend

 

March 27 – Saturday

March 28 – Sunday

March 29 – Monday (Holi)

April

April 2 Friday (Good Friday)

April 3- Saturday

April 4 – Sunday

May

May 13 – Thursday (Eid ul-Fitr)

May 15 – Saturday

May 16 Sunday

You can get a four-day long weekend, if you take an off on Friday (May 14)

July

July 10 – Saturday

July 11 – Sunday

July 12 – Monday (Rath Yatra)

 

July 17 – Saturday

July 18 – Sunday

July 20 – Tuesday (Bakra Eid)

You can take four days off, if you take Monday off (July 19)

August

August 28 – Saturday

August 29 – Sunday

August 30 – Monday (Janmashtami)

September

September 10 – Friday (Ganesh Chaturthi)

September 11 – Saturday

September 12 – Sunday

October

October 15 – Friday (Dussehra)

October 16 – Saturday

October 17 – Sunday

November

November 19 – Friday (Guru Nanak Jayanti)

November 20 – Saturday

November 21 – Sunday

December

December 24 – Friday

December 25 – Saturday (Christmas)

December 26 Sunday

So what are you waiting for? Get your planner out now and mark your dates for that ideal getaway!