2017 Festivals and Bank Holidays List: Plan your leaves with this free printable calendar of 2017

2017 comes with an amazing list of holidays combined Festivals and Bank Holidays. Plan your vacations in advance and have a great year ahead.

2016 has been a miser in terms of the holiday with some important festivals falling on weekends. But 2017 seems to be compensating with a lot of festivals falling before or after weekends giving an extended mini vacation. Handling work with personal and social life has always been an issue and seems that 2017 got you right. Here we lay down 2017 with its list of festivals, national and bank holidays and extended weekends so that you can plan your year ahead and apply for leaves before-in-hand. We have provided you with a free and handy printable calendar of 2017.

Here is the 2017 Festivals and Bank Holidays List and we promise that you will be surprised to see holidays’ combination with weekends. With a bit of planning one can have a great vacation time and enjoy the festivals with family and friends.

January Holidays

January 5, Thursday- Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

January 13, Friday- Lohri

January 14, Saturday- Pongal , Makar Sankranti

January 26, Thursday: Republic Day (National Holiday)

January, 27 Friday: Apply for a leave

January 28, Saturday: Losar (Leave only in Sikkim, Ladakh and Dharamshala)

January 29, Sunday: Weekend off

February Holidays

February 1, Wednesday: Vasant Panchami

February 19, Sunday: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti (Maharashtra only)

February 24, Friday: Maha Shivratri

February 25, Saturday: Weekend

February 26, Sunday: Weekend

March Holidays

March 11, Saturday: Weekend

March 12, Sunday: Weekend

March 13, Monday: Holi

March 15, Wednesday: Shivaji Jayanti

March 26, Sunday: Weekend

March 27, Monday: Take the day off

March 28, Tuesday: Gudi Padwa, Ugadi (Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh only)

March 29, Wednesday: Telugu New Year (Tamil Nadu only)

January boasts of a long weekend starting from January 26 which falls on a Thursday. Taking a leave on Friday will ensure you have a long weekend. While February doe snot boasts of many holidays, then again March looks promising regarding long weekends. Holi which falls on March 13 (Monday) comes after the weekend. A number of state specific festivals falls on March 28 and 29, which can be adjusted accordingly to get a good 2-3 days vacation. ALSO READ- Calendar 2017: New Year 2017 Calendar with List of all Indian Holidays & Festivals.

April Holidays

April 1, Saturday: Weekend

April 2, Sunday: Weekend

April 3, Monday: Take leave

April 4, Tuesday: Ram Navami

April 13, Thursday: Vaisakhi

April 14, Friday: Dr Ambedkar Jayanti, Good Friday, Vishu

April 15, Saturday: Bohag Bihu/Weekend

April 16, Sunday: Easter/Weekend

April 29, Saturday: Weekend

April 30, Sunday: Weekend

May Holidays

May 1, Monday: May Day/Maharashtra Day

May 10, Wednesday: Buddha Purnima

June Holidays

June 23, Friday: Jumat-ul-Wida, last Friday of Ramadan

June 24, Saturday: Weekend

June 25, Sunday: Weekend

June 26, Monday: Id-ul-Fitr

July 27, Thursday: Nagpanchami

April begins with a weekend (April 1, Saturday) and also has festival in the mid-month period. Dr Ambedkar Jayanti, Good Friday and Vishu falls on April 14 which is a Friday promising another extended weekendd. May also comes with a little longer weekend with Maharashtra Day falling on Monday, May 1. The next holiday in May falls on May 10 with the celebration of Buddha Purnima.

Eid-ul–Fitr falls on June 26 as per the Indian calendar 2017, but can change as per the appearance of the moon. With Eid again apparantly falling on a Monday, an extended weekend is possible for the enthusiast.

August Holidays

August 7, Monday: Raksha Bandhan

August 12, Saturday: Weekend

August 13, Sunday: Weekend

August 14, Monday: Janmashtami

August 15, Tuesday: Independence Day

August 16, Wednesday: Take the day off.

August 17, Thursday: Parsi New Year

August 18, Friday: Take the day off.

August 19, Saturday: Weekend

August 20, Sunday: Weekend

August 25, Friday: Ganesh Chaturthi

August 26, Saturday: Weekend

August 27, Sunday: Weekend

September Holidays

September 4, Monday: Onam

September 30, Saturday: Weekend

If you manage for two day offs on August 16 and August 18, then you are all set for a good nine-day trip (August 12-August 20). Janmashtami and Independence Day falls on Monday, August 14 and Tuesday, August 15 which gives you the luxury of a relaxing weekend. Another extended weekend falls after Ganesh Chaturthi which falls on Friday, August 25. Other than Nagpanchami, September does not have many holidays other than Onam falling on a Monday, September 4 helping you take the benefit on weekend.

October Holidays

October 1, Sunday: Weekend

October 2, Monday: Gandhi Jayanti

October 14, Saturday: Weekend

October 15, Sunday: Weekend

October 16, Monday: Dhanteras/take the day off.

October 17, Tuesday: Take the day off.

October 18, Wednesday: Diwali

October 19, Thursday: Balipratipada/take leave

October 20, Friday: Bhaidooj/take the day off

October 21, Saturday: Weekend

October 22, Sunday: Weekend

November Holidays

November 4, Saturday: Guru Nanak Jayanti

December Holidays

December 1, Friday: Id-e-Milad

December 2, Saturday: Weekend

December 3, Sunday: Weekend

December 23, Saturday: Weekend

December 24, Sunday: Weekend

December 25, Monday: Christmas

A lot of festivals fall on Monday this year letting you enjoy the weekend a little longer. You get the same benefit in October too. Your Diwali week is also set with Dhanteras, Laxmi Pooja and Bhaidooj falling on alternate days. Along with weekend, you will not have to worry about spending quality time family and friends. Do download the free and easy printable calendar 2017 with 2017 Festivals and Bank Holidays List in PDF, JPG or JPEG format.