Overview
- New US guidance, drawn from Travel + Leisure and compiled by Hindustan Times, maps federal‑holiday clusters with suggested bridge days to create long weekends throughout 2026.
- In the US, New Year’s Day falls on Thursday, January 1, and taking Friday, January 2 off yields a four‑day start‑of‑year break.
- Memorial Day weekend aligns with the United States’ 250th anniversary, with special events scheduled May 23–25 and Washington, D.C. flagged as a timely destination.
- The US list pairs key weekends with seasonal trips, including Maui in January, Palm Springs in February, Santa Fe or Savannah in June, New England foliage in October, and Baja California whale watching in November.
- India’s month‑wise calendar highlights major long weekends such as January 1–4 and January 23–26, March 28–30, April 3–5, October 2–4 and October 17–20, and December 25–27, and notes that July offers no long weekend.