List of Long weekends 2020/ holidays in the year 2020
Updated: Apr 3
Stuck in a corporate job because you have bills to pay but your heart is in the mountains? We feel you, yes we do hence here is a a list which you can refer to whenever you are planning to a take a break from the mundane & monotonous city life.
Holidays in January 2020
New years is falling on a Wednesday, yes 1st January 2020 is a Wednesday. So what are your options? You can leave on 31st December 2019 and continue your vacation till 5th January which gives you 5 full days by taking just 2 leaves.
31st Dec (Tue) Leave after work
1st Jan (Wed) Off
2nd Jan (Thurs) Apply leave
3rd Jan (Fri) Apply leave
4th Jan (Sat) Off
5th Jan (Sun) off
Wander Womaniya suggests Sri Lanka to kickstart your new year.
Checkout out our Sri Lanka itinerary below which you can also plan:
https://www.wanderwomaniya.com/events/new-year-in-sri-lanka
Holidays in February 2020:
Valentines day is falling on a friday but no long weekends as usual.
Here is the suggested plan:
13th night Overnight train/volvo to Udaipur/Jaisalmer
14th Apply leave
15th Saturday
16th Sunday and there is a long weekend in February (21st Feb - Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri ), combine it with the weekend and you can explore Rajasthan or Gujarat. We suggest you a Udaipur trip with Kumbhalgarh fort (Also called as China wall of India).
Holidays in March 2020:
Kab hai holi? Holi kab hai? Yes we are fans of Gabbar but then we are longing for long weekend & the festival of colors gives us just what we want. So here is the plan:
7th March (Saturday) : Off
8th March (Sunday) : Off
9th March (Monday) : Apply Leave
10th March (Tuesday): Off
We suggest a beach destination like maybe Goa or Maldives as the winter hasn't yet gone and its not summer too.
Holidays in April 2020:
April has as many as 2 long weekends:
Long weekend 1
2nd Apr (Thurs) Ram Navmi
3rd Apr (Fri) Apply for leave
4th Apr (Saturday)
5th Apr (Sunday)
6th Apr (Mahavir Jayanti) , WanderWomaniya suggests a trip of Sikkim or simply any destination in the north eastern part of India like Meghalaya
Long weekend 2
10th Apr (Good friday)
11th Apr (Saturday)
12th Apr (Sunday) , WanderWomaniya recommends going to Himachal for people in North India or Matheran (Maharasthtra) (Any short weekend trip)
Holidays in May 2020:
May has as many as 2 long weekends:
Long weekend 1
7th May (Thurs) Buddha Purnima/Rabindranath Tagore birthday
8th May (Fri) Apply for leave
9th May (Saturday)
10th May (Sunday)
You might want to add an additional holiday on 6th May and fly to Ladakh to see the mesmerizing Himalayas
Long weekend 2
23rd May (Saturday)
24th May (Sunday)
25th May (Ramzan/ Id-ul-fitar) , WanderWomaniya recommends going to Himachal for people in North India or Matheran (Maharasthtra). Perfect for a short weekend getaway!!
Holidays in June 2020:
Oops, no results :(
No long weekends in June
Holidays in July 2020:
Oops, no results :(
No long weekends in July
Holidays in August 2020:
There is one Long weekend in August 2020, it technically starts in July.
31st Jul (Bakr Id / Eid Ul-Adha)
1st Aug (Saturday)
2nd Aug (Sunday)
3rd Aug (Rakshabandhan) This is the time when monsoon is in its full swing, Wander Womaniya recommends heading to Madhya Pradesh. There are some unexplored mesmerizing places in this lesser known beautiful state of India.
Holidays in September 2020:
Oops, no results :(
No long weekends in September
Holidays in October 2020:
2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti)
3rd October (Saturday)
4th October (Sunday)
Time to hit the beach in Bali or maybe just go for a weekend getaway
Holidays in November 2020:
28th Nov (Saturday)
29th Nov (Sunday)
30th Nov (Guru Nanak Jayanti)
Why not head to Phuket (Thailand) in november?
Holidays in December 2020:
Isn't December the best month ever, it always brings back the festive feels?
25th Dec Christmas
26th Dec Saturday
27th Dec Sunday
Brings us to to the end of this blog, did you find it useful? Do let us know. Cheers!!
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