Here’s Your Long Weekend Planner For 2019

Every year comes with its set of the sweet long weekends that give us the much needed break from our boring routines. While kids get to have the super long vacations, us adults have to wait eagerly for the long weekends to catch up with friends and take the vacation getaways that we always keep planning about. But if you really want to make the best of this extended time then it makes sense to plan ahead and here’s how you can do that with our exclusive long weekend planner for 2019!

Long Weekend In January 2019

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Saturday, 12 January

Sunday, 13 January

Monday, 14 January: Makar Sankranti/Pongal

Where To Go

• Uttarakhand for the skiing festivals and championships this month in Auli
• Gujarat for the International Kite Festival that takes place in Ahmedabad from 6 to 14 January and Rann Festival
• Rajasthan for the Bikaner Camel Fair held from 12 to 13 January and Rann Festival

Long Weekend In February 2019

Saturday, 16 February

Sunday, 17 February

Monday, 18 February: Take leave

Tuesday, 19 February: Guru Ravidas Jayanti (Restricted)

Where To Go

• Jammu and Kashmir for the colourful Buddhist Matho Nagrang Festival in Leh held from 18 to 19 February
• Rajasthan for the cultural Alwar Tourism Festival held from 13 to 15 February, Shekhawati Heritage Festival held from 12 to 15 February, livestock trading festival Nagaur Fair from 10 to 13 February, Jaisalmer Desert Festival from 17 to 19 February
• Uttar Pradesh for the Taj Mahotsav held in Agra from 18 to 27 February
• Kerala for the 7-day Pariyanampetta Pooram Kattakulam celebration in Palakkad from 13 to 19 February
• Madhya Pradesh for the Khajuraho Dance Festival from 18 to 24 February

Long Weekends In March 2019

Friday, 1 March: Take leave

Saturday, 2 March

Sunday, 3 March

Monday, 4 March: Maha Shivratri

Thursday, 21 March: Holi

Friday, 22 March: Take leave

Saturday, 23 March

Sunday, 24 March

Where To Go

• Uttarakhand for the rejuvenating International Yoga Festival in Rishikesh from 1 to 7 March 2019
• Kerala for the Parippally Gajamela or Elephant festival held on March 4 in Kollam
• Goa for the carnival held from 2 to 5 March
• Uttar Pradesh to see the Lathmar Holi in Mathura and famous holi celebrations in Vrindavan
• West Bengal to see the Basanta Utsav of music and colours on holi in Shantiniketan
• Rajasthan for the Jaipur Elephant Festival held on March 21

Long Weekends In April 2019

Saturday, 13 April

Sunday, 14 April: Dr Ambedkar Jayanti, Baisakhi and Ram Navami

Monday, 15 April: Take leave/ Vishu (Restricted)

Tuesday, 16 April: Take leave

Wednesday, 17 April: Mahavir Jayanti

Friday, 19 April: Good Friday

Saturday, 20 April

Sunday, 21 April: Easter Sunday

Where To Go

• Assam to view celebration of Bohag Bihu or commencement of Assamese New Year
• Punjab to see the Baisakhi Mela in Amritsar and Kadammanitta Padayani in Kerala around the same time
• If you have plans to go somewhere out of India then head to Thailand for their water fight festival of Songkran

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Long Weekend In May 2019

Thursday, 9 May: Guru Rabindranath Jayanti (Restricted)

Friday, 10 May: Take leave

Saturday, 11 May

Sunday, 12 May

Where To Go

• Nagaland for the Moatsu Festival celebrated by the Ao tribes
• Ooty for the summer festival beginning from May 4 to 27

Long Weekends In August 2019

Saturday, 10 Aug

Sunday, 11 Aug

Monday, 12 Aug: Bakrid (restricted)

Tuesday, 13 Aug: Take leave

Wednesday, 14 Aug: Take leave

Thursday, 15 Aug: Independence Day / Raksha Bandhan

Friday, 16 Aug: Take leave

Saturday, 17 Aug: Parsi New Year

Sunday, 18 Aug

Where To Go

• Kerala for its famous Nehru Trophy snake boat race held on second Saturday of August and Athachamayam festival heralding Onam
• Rajasthan for the Teej Festival on 13-14 August, 28-29 August in Jaipur and Bundi
• Tamil Nadu for the Covelong Point Surf, Music and Yoga Festival held on August 17 to 19 in Chennai

Long Weekends In September 2019

Saturday 31st Aug

Sunday, 1 Sept

Monday, 2 Sept: Ganesh Chaturthi

Saturday, 7 Sept

Sunday, 8 Sept

Monday, 9 Sept: Take Leave

Tuesday, 10 Sept: Muharram

Wednesday, 11 Sept: Onam (Restricted)

Where To Go

• Jammu and Kashmir for the Naropa Festival or Buddhist Kumbh Mela in Ladakh
• Daman and Diu for water skiing and camel riding
• Kerala for the Onam festival

Long Weekends In October 2019

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Saturday, 5 Oct

Sunday, 6 Oct

Monday, 7 Oct: Take leave

Tuesday, 8 Oct: Dusshera and Durga Puja

Saturday, 26 Oct

Sunday, 27 Oct

Monday, 28 Oct: Diwali Holiday

Tuesday, 29 Oct: Bhai Dooj (Restricted)

Where To Go

• Kolkata for Durga Puja festivities beginning on October 4
• Rajasthan for the Kabir Yatra from October 2 to 7 in Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Bikaner
• Himachal Pradesh for Dusshera celebrations in Kullu
• Madhya Pradesh for tiger spotting in Bandhavgarh National Park

Long Weekend In November 2019

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Saturday, 9 Nov

Sunday, 10 Nov: Eid-e-Milad

Monday, 11 Nov: Take leave

Tuesday, 12 Nov: Guru Nanak Jayanti

Where To Go

• Rajasthan for the Pushkar Fair  and for bird-watching in Bharatpur sanctuary
• Goa to chill and party

Phew! Quite a list isn’t it? So what are you waiting for? Start choosing all the places to travel and plan your holiday to make the most of the year 2019. Want to know about more places to travel in India, best festive holidays and celeb travel destinations? Then keep reading HerZindagi and keep travelling!