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A List Of Every Long Weekend In 2018 So You Can Plan Ahead

Homegrown Staff

Doesn’t it seem like we celebrated the arrival of 2018 just yesterday? Time seems to be flying amidst the daily grind. November’s already begun and we’re all wondering how the year went by so quickly. Well, we scarcely had any vacations, owing largely to the fact that this year was cursed with the overlapping of weekends and public holidays, barely leaving any room for furlough.

Stop brooding because here’s our favourite part! * drumrolls * We present to you the list of long weekends in the coming year, guaranteeing you this - there are a confirmed 15 long weekends on the cards. All you need to do is plan your adventures and count days till the new year is in!

If you’re stuck for ideas we’ve got you covered. For the adventure-hungry here are some active weekend getaways around Mumbai, for the beach bums, here are some local beaches to explore but if you just need to put your feet up for a couple of days, our Alibaug homestays are the place to be.

JANUARY

Friday 26th - Republic Day

Saturday 27th

Sunday 28th

FEBRUARY

Saturday 10th

Sunday 11th

Monday 12th - Take Leave

Tuesday 13th - Maha Shivratri

MARCH - APRIL

Friday 2nd - Holi

Saturday 3rd

Sunday 4th

Thursday 29th - Mahavir Jayanti

Friday 30th - Good Friday

Saturday 1st (April)

Sunday 2nd (April)

APRIL - MAY

Saturday 28th

Sunday 29th

Monday 30th - Take Leave

Tuesday 1st (May) - May Day

MAY

Saturday 26th

Sunday 27th

Monday 28th - Take Leave

Tuesday 29th - Buddha Poornima

JUNE

Friday 15th - Id-ul-Fitur

Saturday 16th

Sunday 17th

Wednesday 22nd - Bakri Eid

Thursday 23rd - Take Leave

Friday 24th - Onam

Saturday 25th

Sunday 26th

Every June, Rajmachi hosts a firefly festival which is well worth checking out.

SEPTEMBER

Saturday 1st

Sunday 2nd

Monday 3rd - Janmashtami

Saturday 8th

Sunday 9th

Monday 10th - Take Leave

Tuesday 11th - Moharam

Wednesday 12th - Take Leave

Thursday 13th - Ganesh Chathurti

Friday 14th - Take Leave

Saturday 15th

Sunday 16th

If you need to escape the endless rain, check out our list of monsoon getaways here.

OCTOBER

Saturday 29th

Sunday 20th

Monday 1st - Take Leave

Tuesday 2nd - Gandhi Jayanthi

Thursday 18th - Durga Pooja

Friday 19th - Dussera

Saturday 20th

Sunday 21st

NOVEMBER

Saturday 3rd

Sunday 4th

Monday 5th - Take Leave

Tuesday 6th - Take Leave

Wednesday 7th - Diwali

India’s only cherry blossom festival happens in November, learn more here.

DECEMBER

Saturday 22nd

Sunday 23rd

Monday 24th - Take Leave

Tuesday 25th - Christmas Day

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