List of holidays and long weekends in 2023

Start planning your holidays for 2023!

Planning your holidays ahead? Here is a list of the public holidays and long weekends likely for the year 2023. Make use of the long weekends and enjoy long vacations with friends and family.

List of public holidays and long weekends we can expect for the year 2023:

Holidays in 2023

Date	Day	Occasion
15 January 2023	Sunday	Sankranti
26 January 2023	Thursday	Republic Day
18 February 2023	Saturday	Maha Shivaratri
8 March 2023	Wednesday	Holi
22 March 2023	Wednesday	Ugadi
5 April 2023	Wednesday	Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti
7 April 2023	Friday	Good Friday
14 April 2023	Friday	Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
21 April 2023	Friday	Ramzan (Eid-ul-Fitr)
29 June 2023	Thursday	Bakrid
28 July 2023	Friday	Muharram
15 August 2023	Tuesday	Independence Day
6 September 2023	Wednesday	Janmashtami
19 September 2023	Tuesday	Ganesh Chaturthi
28 September 2023	Thursday	Eid-E-Milad
2 October 2023	Monday	Gandhi Jayanti
22 October 2023	Sunday	Maha Ashtami
24 October 2023	Tuesday	Vijayadasami / Dusshera
12 November 2023	Sunday	Deepavali
25 December 2023	Monday	Christmas

Long weekends of 2023

Republic Day falls on a Thursday, taking an off the next day will give you a four-day long weekend for a quick vacation in January.
In the month of April, there are three long weekends, making it perfect for planning a summer vacation. The first three Fridays of the month are a holiday, giving you three long weekends in one month.
In the month of July, Muharram falls on a Friday, therefore making way for a long three-day weekend.
With Independence day falling on a Tuesday, taking an off on the previous day, Monday will give clear four days, for a quick vacation in August.