Find the exact days to take off work to turn a public holiday into a 5–9 day vacation streak — using the fewest leave days possible.
The tool looks at every public holiday in your country and checks whether taking 1, 2, or 3 days off work would "bridge" that holiday to an adjacent weekend — creating a continuous streak of free days. It then ranks every opportunity by total streak length and efficiency (streak days per day of leave taken).
For example, if a holiday falls on a Tuesday, taking Monday off connects it to the prior weekend — creating a 4-day stretch with just 1 leave day. If it falls on a Wednesday, taking both Monday and Tuesday off creates a 7-day streak (Sat + Sun + Mon leave + Tue leave + Wed holiday + Thu + Fri... wait, those aren't free — but the reverse: Thu holiday + Fri leave + weekend = 4-day streak with 1 leave). The tool calculates every permutation so you never miss an opportunity.
India note: Only central government / national-level holidays are included. State-specific holidays (like Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Onam in Kerala, or Chhath Puja in Bihar) vary by state and are not shown. Check your state government calendar for additional holidays.
Leave bridging means taking 1–3 days of paid leave to connect a public holiday with an adjacent weekend, creating a long unbroken vacation streak. A holiday on Thursday + Friday leave = 4-day weekend. A holiday on Wednesday + 2 days leave + weekend = 5 or 6 continuous days off.
Only national-level public holidays declared by the central government are included: Republic Day (Jan 26), Holi, Good Friday, Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti (Apr 14), Labour Day (May 1), Independence Day (Aug 15), Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2), Diwali, Guru Nanak Jayanti, and Christmas (Dec 25). State-specific holidays are not included.
Efficiency = total streak days divided by leave days taken. A score of 4.0 means you get 4 free days for every 1 day of leave used. Higher is better — it means you're getting maximum vacation time from minimum leave balance.
Yes — the tool assumes a standard Monday–Friday work week with Saturday and Sunday as rest days. If you work a different schedule (e.g. 4-day week or rotating shifts), the specific dates will still show you the opportunity but the leave day calculation may differ.