Plan your leaves around long weekends in 2022

How often have you kicked yourself for missing out on planning ahead for a long weekend? Here’s a chance to plan your long holidays, or even short breaks from work, without exhausting your leaves by planning them around the long weekends in 2022.

And, guess what? We have also included information on truncated weeks, where you can make a longer holiday by taking just a day or two off from work.

Some of these public holidays may be national, others may apply in specific regions within India. It may also depend on the policy of your employers. While this may not be an exhaustive list, it’s definitely something that will help you plan your leaves better.

These are the long weekends and weeks with public holidays in between.

January 2022 - Long weekends

Friday, 31 December - Take a leave

Saturday, 1 January - New Year’s Day

Sunday, 2 January


Thursday, 13 January - Pongal (Restricted holiday)

Friday, 14 January - Makar Sankranti (Restricted holiday)

Saturday, 15 January

Sunday, 16 January


Wednesday, 26 January - Republic Day

Thursday, 27 January - Take a leave

Friday, 28 January - Take a leave

Saturday, 29 January

Sunday, 30 January


February/March 2022- Long weekends

Saturday, 26 February

Sunday, 27 February

Monday, 28 February - Take a leave

Tuesday, 1 March - Mahashivratri


Friday, 18 March, - Holi

Saturday, 19 March

Sunday, 20 March



April 2022 - Long weekends

Thursday, 14 April - Mahavir Jayanti/ Vaisakhi / Dr Ambekar Jayanti

Friday, 15 April - Good Friday

Saturday, 16 April

Sunday, 17 April



May 2022 - Long weekends

Saturday, 30 April

Sunday, 1 May

Monday, 2 May - Take a leave

Tuesday, 3 May - Eid-ul-Fitr


Saturday, 14 May

Sunday, 15 May

Monday, 16 May - Buddha Purnima



July 2022 - Long weekends

Friday, 1 July - Rath Yatra (Restricted holiday)

Saturday, 2 July

Sunday, 3 July



August 2022 - Long weekends

Saturday, 6 August

Sunday, 7 August

Monday, 8 August - Muharram


Thursday, 11 August - Rakshabandhan (Restricted holiday)

Friday, 12 August - Take a leave

Saturday, 13 August

Sunday, 14 August

Monday, 15 August - Independence Day

Tuesday, 16 August - Parsi New Year (Restricted holiday)


Friday, 19 August - Janmashthami

Saturday, 20 August

Sunday, 21 August



September 2022- Long weekends

Wednesday, 31 August - Ganesh Chaturthi

Thursday, 1 September - Take a leave

Friday, 1 September - Take a leave

Saturday, 2 September

Sunday, 3 September


Thursday, 8 September - Onam (Restricted holiday)

Friday, 9 September - Take a leave

Saturday, 10 September

Sunday, 11 September


October 2022 - Long weekends

Saturday, 1 October

Sunday, 2 October - Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

Monday, 3 October - Maha Ashtami (Restricted holiday)

Tuesday, 4 October - Maha Navami - Maha Navami (Restricted holiday)

Wednesday, 5 October - Dussehra


Saturday, 22 October

Sunday, 23 October

Monday, 24 October - Diwali


November 2022 - Long weekends

Saturday, 5 November

Sunday, 6 November

Monday, 7 November - Take a leave

Tuesday, 8 November - Guru Nanak Jayanti


December 2022 - Long weekends

Saturday, 24 December

Sunday, 25 December - Christmas

Monday, 26 December - Take a leave


Friday, 30 December - Take a leave

Saturday, 31 December

Sunday, 1 January - New Year’s Day