Republic Day
Tue 26 Jan
- Sa23
- Su24
- Mo25
- Tu26
Sat 23 – Tue 26 Jan · 4 days off · 1 day of leave: Mon 25 Jan
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From Chennai · Sat 23 – Tue 26 Jan
Long weekends 2027›From Chennai
2027 holiday list
Long weekends 2027 from Chennai
8 breaks in 2027, 4 of them with no leave at all, and for each a few places within six hours of Chennai, plus a country a short flight away for the breaks of four days or more. Every price is for 2 people, from Chennai and back, at the cheapest stay the place has.
Dates: the central government’s gazetted holidays for 2027 (DoPT Office Memorandum F. No. 12/2/2023-JCA), with Saturday and Sunday off. If your office works Saturdays or keeps another state’s list, see the full list and its caveats.
Gazetted holidayWeekendTake leaveAlso a restricted holiday
January
4 days off
March
Id-ul-Fitr
Wed 10 Mar
- Sa6
- Su7
- Mo8
- Tu9
- We10
- Th11
- Fr12
- Sa13
- Su14
Sat 6 – Wed 10 Mar · 5 days off · 2 days of leave: Mon 8 Mar and Tue 9 Mar
Add to calendarWed 10 – Sun 14 Mar · 5 days off · 2 days of leave: Thu 11 Mar and Fri 12 Mar
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Id-ul-Fitr is set by the moon: the date can change with the sighting, announced at short notice, so book what you can change.
From Chennai · Sat 6 – Wed 10 Mar
Abroad · Sat 6 – Wed 10 Mar
Holi and Good Friday
Tue 23 Mar · Fri 26 Mar
- Sa20
- Su21
- Mo22
- Tu23
- We24
- Th25
- Fr26
- Sa27
- Su28
Fri 26 – Sun 28 Mar · 3 days off · No leave
Add to calendarSat 20 – Tue 23 Mar · 4 days off · 1 day of leave: Mon 22 Mar (Holika Dahan / Dolyatra, a restricted holiday)
Add to calendarTue 23 – Sun 28 Mar · 6 days off · 2 days of leave: Wed 24 Mar and Thu 25 Mar
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From Chennai · Fri 26 – Sun 28 Mar
Abroad · Tue 23 – Sun 28 Mar
April
Ram Navami and Mahavir Jayanti
Thu 15 Apr · Mon 19 Apr
- Th15
- Fr16
- Sa17
- Su18
- Mo19
Sat 17 – Mon 19 Apr · 3 days off · No leave
Add to calendarThu 15 – Mon 19 Apr · 5 days off · 1 day of leave: Fri 16 Apr
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From Chennai · Sat 17 – Mon 19 Apr
Abroad · Thu 15 – Mon 19 Apr
May
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) and Buddha Purnima
Mon 17 May · Thu 20 May
- Sa15
- Su16
- Mo17
- Tu18
- We19
- Th20
- Fr21
- Sa22
- Su23
Sat 15 – Mon 17 May · 3 days off · No leave
Add to calendarThu 20 – Sun 23 May · 4 days off · 1 day of leave: Fri 21 May
Add to calendarSat 15 – Thu 20 May · 6 days off · 2 days of leave: Tue 18 May and Wed 19 May
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Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) is set by the moon: the date can change with the sighting, announced at short notice, so book what you can change.
From Chennai · Sat 15 – Mon 17 May
Abroad · Sat 15 – Thu 20 May
June
Muharram
Wed 16 Jun
- Sa12
- Su13
- Mo14
- Tu15
- We16
- Th17
- Fr18
- Sa19
- Su20
Sat 12 – Wed 16 Jun · 5 days off · 2 days of leave: Mon 14 Jun and Tue 15 Jun
Add to calendarWed 16 – Sun 20 Jun · 5 days off · 2 days of leave: Thu 17 Jun and Fri 18 Jun
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Muharram is set by the moon: the date can change with the sighting, announced at short notice, so book what you can change.
From Chennai · Sat 12 – Wed 16 Jun
Abroad · Sat 12 – Wed 16 Jun
August
Janmashtami
Wed 25 Aug
- Sa21
- Su22
- Mo23
- Tu24
- We25
- Th26
- Fr27
- Sa28
- Su29
Sat 21 – Wed 25 Aug · 5 days off · 2 days of leave: Mon 23 Aug and Tue 24 Aug
Add to calendarWed 25 – Sun 29 Aug · 5 days off · 2 days of leave: Thu 26 Aug and Fri 27 Aug
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From Chennai · Sat 21 – Wed 25 Aug
Puducherry (Pondicherry)
Puducherry
3 h by bus
Best Oct–Mar
₹19,088 for 2, 5 days · travel, stay, food
Plan itAbroad · Sat 21 – Wed 25 Aug
October
Diwali (Deepavali)
Fri 29 Oct
- Th28
- Fr29
- Sa30
- Su31
Fri 29 – Sun 31 Oct · 3 days off · No leave
Add to calendarThu 28 – Sun 31 Oct · 4 days off · 1 day of leave: Thu 28 Oct (Naraka Chaturdasi, a restricted holiday)
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From Chennai · Fri 29 – Sun 31 Oct
Abroad · Thu 28 – Sun 31 Oct
How the trips are picked: places within six hours of Chennai by train, bus or road (from Tourisma’s curated routes, or an approximate drive marked ~), open that month, in their best season first, with places already suggested for an earlier break passed over. Abroad: countries an Indian passport enters visa-free, on arrival or with an e-visa, with a flight from Chennai of at most 8 hours door to door, in a month the country’s guide doesn’t say to avoid. Prices are Tourisma’s plan for that trip: travel there and back, stay, food, local transport and entry, with its buffer.