List of April 2024 Long Weekends due to Holidays
APRIL 2024 LONG WEEKENDS – Here is a guide on the holidays this month and the possibility of an extended weekend.
Undeniably, a huge part of the population awaits the weekends every time. In most cases, Saturdays and Sundays are the rest days of many people and the time to do the household chores and spend some time with family and friends. However, in many cases, two (2) days is short for an out-of-town trip to be with loved ones.
Thus, many people await the long weekends to plot that much-awaited short vacation in another time or just an extended hotel staycation. Long weekends happen when a holiday falls on a Friday or Monday.
In 2023, there were several long weekends throughout the year. Are there April 2024 long weekends? While there is not a direct long weekend this month, there is a way for you to have an extended weekend – in fact, a very extended one.
This month of April, there is only one (1) holiday which is on April 9, the Day of Valor or Araw ng Kagitingan. However, it falls on a Tuesday. Meanwhile, for employees who have remaining paid leaves, you can book your leave on a Monday for a very extended weekend.
- April 6 – Saturday
- April 7 – Sunday
- April 8 – Monday (apply paid leave)
- April 9 – Holiday
Meanwhile, while there is only one thing that makes up the April 2024 long weekends list, there are several extended weekends that await you from June to December 2024. Here are the remaining long weekends for this year:
August
- August 24 (Saturday)
- August 25 (Sunday)
- August 26 (Monday) – National Heroes Day
November
- November 1 (Friday) – All Saints’ Day
- November 2 (Saturday) – All Souls’ Day
- November 3 (Sunday)
December
- December 28 (Saturday)
- December 29 (Sunday)
- December 30 (Monday) – Rizal Day
- December 31 (Tuesday) – Last day of the year
During the holidays, workers that report to work are entitled for extra pay. The calculation for the holiday pay is based on the holiday pay rules in the Philippines.