We Mapped Every Long Weekend Of 2026 To A Dream Destination You Must Visit!

Some years blur together. Others leave you with ticket stubs in jacket pockets and sand in your shoes long after the bags are unpacked. 2026 has that kind of energy! The calendar quietly lines up long weekends like open doors, all you have to do is walk through them. Here’s how the year could unfold, one break at a time.

Long Weekend Travel In 2026 For Longgggg And Lasting FUN! 

1. January

Long Weekend

• 1 Jan – New Year’s Day (Thu)
• 2 Jan – Friday
• 3 Jan – Saturday
• 4 Jan – Sunday
• 23 Jan – Vasant Panchami (Fri)
• 24 Jan – Saturday
• 25 Jan – Sunday
• 26 Jan – Republic Day (Mon)

Start in Jaipur, when winter light softens the pink walls and mornings smell faintly of wood smoke and cardamom tea. Walk the Amer Fort before the crowds climb up, watch kites dot the sky near Nahargarh, and let evenings stretch in old havelis. Around Republic Day, the city feels quietly proud with flags on scooters and school bands practising in open grounds.

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2. February

Long Weekend

• 13 Feb – Friday
• 14 Feb – Saturday
• 15 Feb – Sunday
• 16 Feb – Monday

If winter has begun to feel heavy, South Goa is its gentle antidote. Think empty stretches of Agonda at sunrise, fishermen pulling nets as dogs trail behind, and afternoons where time dissolves between a book and the sea. Skip the party belts! Stay near quiet coves, eat prawn curry at small shacks, and let evenings end with nothing louder than waves brushing the sand.

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3. March

Long Weekends

• 28 Feb – Saturday
• 1 Mar – Sunday
• 2 Mar – Monday (leave)
• 3 Mar – Tuesday (leave)
• 4 Mar – Holi (Wed)
• 19 Mar – Ugadi / Gudi Padwa (Thu)
• 26 Mar – Ram Navami (Thu)
• 27 Mar – Friday
• 28 Mar – Saturday
• 29 Mar – Sunday

There’s Holi, and then there’s Holi in Vrindavan, where colour isn’t thrown, it’s rather lived. By mid-morning, your clothes are unrecognisable, your face stings lightly from gulal, and strangers grin at you like old friends. When the noise settles, drift south to Hampi, where afternoons glow against broken temples and giant boulders. 

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4. April

Long Weekend

• 3 Apr – Good Friday (Fri)
• 4 Apr – Saturday
• 5 Apr – Sunday

April belongs to the sea. In the Andamans, mornings begin with pale blue water so clear you can spot fish before stepping in. Rent a scooter on Havelock, stop wherever the road meets the ocean, and let the sun dry salt on your skin. Nights are quiet here, with just dark skies and the low hush of waves – exactly what a short break should feel like!

5. May

Long Weekend

• 1 May – Labour Day / Buddha Purnima (Fri)
• 2 May – Saturday
• 3 May – Sunday

When the plains start to simmer, climb to Manali. Snow still clings to Rohtang’s edges, streams rush loudly from melting ice, and the air smells of pine and damp earth. Walk through Old Manali in the evening, where cafés glow warm, and conversations drift from table to table. It’s not about ticking sights, it’s more like breathing easier for three days.

6. June

Long Weekend

• 26 Jun – Muharram (Fri)
• 27 Jun – Saturday
• 28 Jun – Sunday

Early summer suits the hills of Darjeeling and Sikkim. Wake before sunrise at Tiger Hill, fingers wrapped around a steel cup of tea, waiting for Kanchenjunga to blush pink. Spend afternoons wandering monasteries in Gangtok, listening to prayer wheels sing. Evenings arrive wrapped in mist. You don’t rush here, you’d rather let the hills decide the vibe and pace here.

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7. July

Long Weekend

• 16 Jul – Thursday
• 17 Jul – Friday
• 18 Jul – Saturday
• 19 Jul – Sunday

July opens the roads to Ladakh. The landscape feels stripped of excess, just rock, sky, and silence. Ride past prayer flags snapping in the wind, stop by roadside tents for butter tea, and watch Pangong change colour with every passing cloud. Nights are cold, stars are sharp, and for once, phone signals don’t compete for your attention.

8. August

Long Weekends

• 14 Aug – Friday (leave)
• 15 Aug – Independence Day (Sat)
• 16 Aug – Sunday
• 22 Aug – Onam (Tue)
• 23 Aug – Monday (leave)
• 28 Aug – Raksha Bandhan (Fri)
• 29 Aug – Saturday
• 30 Aug – Sunday

Monsoon turns Kerala into a living green canvas. During Onam, villages burst into flower carpets, long snake boats cut through rivers, and kitchens fill with the smell of coconut and ghee. Between festivities, hide in a backwater homestay or drive up to Munnar, where tea gardens fade into mist. Rain here doesn’t stop life, it rather shapes it. Who wouldn’t like to be a part of that? 

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9. September

Long Weekends

• 4 Sep – Janmashtami (Fri)
• 5 Sep – Saturday
• 6 Sep – Sunday
• 12 Sep – Vinayaka Chaturthi (Mon)

September feels right for Mysore. The palace lights up as dusk settles, sandalwood drifts from small shops, and wide boulevards invite slow walks. Pair it with a drive to Bandipur, where early safaris might reward you with a glimpse of elephants crossing forest tracks. 

10. October

Long Weekends

• 2 Oct – Gandhi Jayanti (Fri)
• 3 Oct – Saturday
• 4 Oct – Sunday
• 17 Oct – Saturday
• 18 Oct – Sunday
• 19 Oct – Monday (leave)
• 20 Oct – Dussehra (Tue)

In Varanasi, mornings smell of incense and river water. Boats slide across the Ganga as the city wakes, and by night the ghats glow with hundreds of lamps during aarti. If you take the longer break, fly east to Kyoto, where maple leaves turn lanes into tunnels of red and gold. Two ancient cities, worlds apart – both are cinematic in their own way!

11. November

Long Weekends

• 6 Nov – Friday (leave)
• 7 Nov – Saturday
• 8 Nov – Sunday (Diwali)
• 9 Nov – Monday (leave)
• 10 Nov – Bhai Dooj (Tue)
• 21 Nov – Saturday
• 22 Nov – Sunday
• 23 Nov – Monday (leave)
• 24 Nov – Guru Nanak Jayanti (Tue)

Diwali in Udaipur feels softer than in the big metros, with lamps along the lake, reflections trembling on water and fireworks muffled by distance. Days are cool enough for palace walks, evenings for rooftop dinners overlooking City Palace. Later in the month, swap forts for souks in Marrakech, where spices hang thick in the air and desert sunsets stain the sky copper.

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12. December

Long Weekend

• 25 Dec – Christmas (Fri)
• 26 Dec – Saturday
• 27 Dec – Sunday

End the year in Vienna, where Christmas markets glow against baroque buildings, and the smell of roasted chestnuts follows you down cobbled streets. Visit warm cafés for apple strudel, listen to street musicians near Stephansplatz, and let winter feel festive. Or, if you crave sun, drift through Pondicherry’s pastel lanes, where the sea sits quietly beside French balconies.

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By December, you won’t remember the number of kilometres travelled. You’ll remember small things, like a stranger laughing with you in Holi colours, cold air on a Ladakh pass, rain tapping a Kerala roof at night or lamps floating on the Ganga. That’s what 2026 can be: not a checklist of trips, but a string of moments stitched together by long weekends. Go collect them.

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