Independence Day
June 12-14, 2026 · 3 days · 3-day weekend
Here's every long weekend coming up, where the holidays actually land, and the one-leave-day plays you can pull — all before you even open your calendar app.
We have 20 official non-working holidays this 2026. Stack them with weekends and that gives us 14 long-weekend opportunities — 10 of those already sit next to a weekend and need no extra leave, and 4 more can be stretched into a longer break with just one well-placed leave day.
Each card below shows the date range, how many consecutive days off you get, and — where it helps — the exact leave date to file. We keep the suggestions conservative: only one workday added, and only when it turns a 2- or 3-day weekend into a 4- or 5-day break. Scroll past the cards for the full annual calendar grid, with weekends, holidays, and suggested leaves colour-coded.
June 12-14, 2026 · 3 days · 3-day weekend
August 21-23, 2026 · 3 days · 3-day weekend
August 29-31, 2026 · 3 days · 3-day weekend
Oct 31-Nov 2, 2026 · 3 days · 3-day weekend
November 28-30, 2026 · 3 days · 3-day weekend
December 5-8, 2026 · 4 days · 4-day weekend
December 24-27, 2026 · 4 days · 4-day weekend
Dec 30, 2026-Jan 3, 2027 · 5 days · very long weekend