The year of 2020 is interesting as it has 14 long weekends (holiday season). In fact, we were able to come across such long weekends only 6 years ago.
This is an inspiring year for backpackers as the time is right to squeeze in a good number of mini vacations in their year planner; and escape to their favorite places to kill boring monotony. Whether you are an adventure lover or touring enthusiast, you are sure to find this happy news to fuel your holiday mood. Here is a list of long weekends in 2020.
January 2020: 1 Long Weekend
| Day | Date | Description |
| Wednesday | 1 January | New Year Day |
| Thursday | 2 January | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti (restricted holiday) |
| Friday | 3 January | You may take this day off |
| Saturday | 4 January | Saturday |
| Sunday | 5 January | Sunday |
February 2020: 1 Long Weekend
| Day | Date | Description |
| Friday | 21 February | Maha Shivratri (restricted holiday) |
| Saturday | 22 February | Saturday |
| Sunday | 23 February | Sunday |
| Monday | 24 February | You may take this day off |
March 2020: 1 Long Weekend
| Day | Date | Description |
| Saturday | 7 March | Saturday |
| Sunday | 8 March | Sunday |
| Monday | 9 March | You may take this day off |
| Tuesday | 10 March | Holi |
April 2020: 2 Long Weekends
| Day | Date | Description |
| Thursday | 2 April | Ram Navami (restricted holiday) |
| Friday | 3 April | You may take this day off |
| Saturday | 4 April | Saturday |
| Sunday | 5 April | Sunday |
| Day | Date | Description |
| Friday | 10 April | Good Friday |
| Saturday | 11 April | Saturday |
| Sunday | 12 April | Sunday |
May 2020: 2 Long Weekends
| Day | Date | Description |
| Friday | 1 May | Labour Day and Maharashtra Day |
| Saturday | 2 May | Saturday |
| Sunday | 3 May | Sunday |
| Day | Date | Description |
| Thursday | 7 May | Buddha Purnima |
| Friday | 8 May | You may take this day off |
| Saturday | 9 May | Saturday |
| Sunday | 10 May | Sunday |
August 2020: 3 Long Weekends
| Day | Date | Description |
| Saturday | 1 August | Saturday |
| Sunday | 2 August | Sunday |
| Monday | 3 August | Rakshabandhan |
| Day | Date | Description |
| Wednesday | 12 August | Janmashtami (restricted holiday) |
| Thursday | 13 August | You may take this day off |
| Friday | 14 August | You may take this day off |
| Saturday | 15 August | Saturday |
| Sunday | 16 August | Sunday |
| Monday | 17 August | Parsi New Year |
| Day | Date | Description |
| Saturday | 29 August | Saturday |
| Sunday | 30 August | Muharram |
| Monday | 31 August | Onam (restricted holiday) |
October 2020: 2 Long Weekends
| Day | Date | Description |
| Friday | 2 October | Gandhi Jayanti |
| Saturday | 3 October | Saturday |
| Sunday | 4 October | Muharram |
| Day | Date | Description |
| Thursday | 29 October | Id-e-milad |
| Friday | 30 October | You may take this day off |
| Saturday | 31 October | Saturday |
| Sunday | 1 November | Sunday |
November 2020: 2 Long Weekends
| Day | Date | Description |
| Friday | 13 November | Dhanteras |
| Saturday | 14 November | Diwali |
| Sunday | 15 November | Sunday |
| Monday | 16 November | Bhaiduj |
| Day | Date | Description |
| Saturday | 28 November | Saturday |
| Sunday | 29 November | Sunday |
| Monday | 30 November | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
December 2020: 1 Long Weekends
| Day | Date | Description |
| Friday | 25 December | Christmas |
| Saturday | 26 December | Saturday |
| Sunday | 27 December | Sunday |
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