Long weekends and PTO planner, 2026-2027 | Sparkfare

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45 days off

for 10 PTO days

Nov 21 to Nov 29Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving9 days off · 3 PTO days

Take Mon Nov 23, Tue Nov 24 and Wed Nov 25 off, get 9 days (Nov 21 to Nov 29, 2026)

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Dec 25 to Dec 27Christmas Day3 days off · no PTO needed

No time off needed: 3 days (Dec 25 to Dec 27, 2026)

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Jan 1 to Jan 3New Year's Day3 days off · no PTO needed

No time off needed: 3 days (Jan 1 to Jan 3, 2027)

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May 29 to May 31Memorial Day3 days off · no PTO needed

No time off needed: 3 days (May 29 to May 31, 2027)

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Jul 3 to Jul 5Independence Day3 days off · no PTO needed

No time off needed: 3 days (Jul 3 to Jul 5, 2027)

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Sep 4 to Sep 6Labor Day3 days off · no PTO needed

No time off needed: 3 days (Sep 4 to Sep 6, 2027)

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Nov 20 to Nov 28Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving9 days off · 3 PTO days

Take Mon Nov 22, Tue Nov 23 and Wed Nov 24 off, get 9 days (Nov 20 to Nov 28, 2027)

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Dec 18 to Dec 26Christmas Day9 days off · 4 PTO days

Take Mon Dec 20, Tue Dec 21, Wed Dec 22 and Thu Dec 23 off, get 9 days (Dec 18 to Dec 26, 2027)

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Dec 31 to Jan 2New Year's Day3 days off · no PTO needed

No time off needed: 3 days (Dec 31 to Jan 2, 2028)

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2027 long weekends

Using the seven holidays most private employers give. Choose your own set in the planner. Turn weekends and observed holidays into extended trips with minimal PTO.

Holiday	2027 Options & Bridges
New Year's Day Fri Jan 1, 2027	No time off needed: 3 days (Jan 1 to Jan 3, 2027) Take Thu Dec 31 off, get 4 days (Dec 31 to Jan 3, 2027) Take Mon Jan 4 off, get 4 days (Jan 1 to Jan 4, 2027) Take Wed Dec 30 and Thu Dec 31 off, get 5 days (Dec 30 to Jan 3, 2027) Take Thu Dec 31 and Mon Jan 4 off, get 5 days (Dec 31 to Jan 4, 2027) Take Tue Dec 29, Wed Dec 30 and Thu Dec 31 off, get 6 days (Dec 29 to Jan 3, 2027) Take Wed Dec 30, Thu Dec 31 and Mon Jan 4 off, get 6 days (Dec 30 to Jan 4, 2027)
Memorial Day Mon May 31, 2027	No time off needed: 3 days (May 29 to May 31, 2027) Take Fri May 28 off, get 4 days (May 28 to May 31, 2027) Take Tue Jun 1 off, get 4 days (May 29 to Jun 1, 2027) Take Thu May 27 and Fri May 28 off, get 5 days (May 27 to May 31, 2027) Take Fri May 28 and Tue Jun 1 off, get 5 days (May 28 to Jun 1, 2027) Take Wed May 26, Thu May 27 and Fri May 28 off, get 6 days (May 26 to May 31, 2027) Take Thu May 27, Fri May 28 and Tue Jun 1 off, get 6 days (May 27 to Jun 1, 2027)
Independence Day Mon Jul 5, 2027	No time off needed: 3 days (Jul 3 to Jul 5, 2027) Take Fri Jul 2 off, get 4 days (Jul 2 to Jul 5, 2027) Take Tue Jul 6 off, get 4 days (Jul 3 to Jul 6, 2027) Take Thu Jul 1 and Fri Jul 2 off, get 5 days (Jul 1 to Jul 5, 2027) Take Fri Jul 2 and Tue Jul 6 off, get 5 days (Jul 2 to Jul 6, 2027) Take Wed Jun 30, Thu Jul 1 and Fri Jul 2 off, get 6 days (Jun 30 to Jul 5, 2027) Take Thu Jul 1, Fri Jul 2 and Tue Jul 6 off, get 6 days (Jul 1 to Jul 6, 2027)
Labor Day Mon Sep 6, 2027	No time off needed: 3 days (Sep 4 to Sep 6, 2027) Take Fri Sep 3 off, get 4 days (Sep 3 to Sep 6, 2027) Take Tue Sep 7 off, get 4 days (Sep 4 to Sep 7, 2027) Take Thu Sep 2 and Fri Sep 3 off, get 5 days (Sep 2 to Sep 6, 2027) Take Fri Sep 3 and Tue Sep 7 off, get 5 days (Sep 3 to Sep 7, 2027) Take Wed Sep 1, Thu Sep 2 and Fri Sep 3 off, get 6 days (Sep 1 to Sep 6, 2027) Take Thu Sep 2, Fri Sep 3 and Tue Sep 7 off, get 6 days (Sep 2 to Sep 7, 2027)
Thanksgiving Thu Nov 25, 2027	No time off needed: 4 days (Nov 25 to Nov 28, 2027) Take Wed Nov 24 off, get 5 days (Nov 24 to Nov 28, 2027) Take Mon Nov 29 off, get 5 days (Nov 25 to Nov 29, 2027) Take Tue Nov 23 and Wed Nov 24 off, get 6 days (Nov 23 to Nov 28, 2027) Take Wed Nov 24 and Mon Nov 29 off, get 6 days (Nov 24 to Nov 29, 2027) Take Mon Nov 22, Tue Nov 23 and Wed Nov 24 off, get 9 days (Nov 20 to Nov 28, 2027) Includes the day after Thanksgiving when your employer gives it.
Christmas Day Fri Dec 24, 2027	No time off needed: 3 days (Dec 24 to Dec 26, 2027) Take Thu Dec 23 off, get 4 days (Dec 23 to Dec 26, 2027) Take Mon Dec 27 off, get 4 days (Dec 24 to Dec 27, 2027) Take Wed Dec 22 and Thu Dec 23 off, get 5 days (Dec 22 to Dec 26, 2027) Take Thu Dec 23 and Mon Dec 27 off, get 5 days (Dec 23 to Dec 27, 2027) Take Tue Dec 21, Wed Dec 22 and Thu Dec 23 off, get 6 days (Dec 21 to Dec 26, 2027) Take Wed Dec 22, Thu Dec 23 and Mon Dec 27 off, get 6 days (Dec 22 to Dec 27, 2027)
New Year's Day Fri Dec 31, 2027	No time off needed: 3 days (Dec 31 to Jan 2, 2028) Take Thu Dec 30 off, get 4 days (Dec 30 to Jan 2, 2028) Take Mon Jan 3 off, get 4 days (Dec 31 to Jan 3, 2028) Take Wed Dec 29 and Thu Dec 30 off, get 5 days (Dec 29 to Jan 2, 2028) Take Thu Dec 30 and Mon Jan 3 off, get 5 days (Dec 30 to Jan 3, 2028) Take Tue Dec 28, Wed Dec 29 and Thu Dec 30 off, get 6 days (Dec 28 to Jan 2, 2028) Take Wed Dec 29, Thu Dec 30 and Mon Jan 3 off, get 6 days (Dec 29 to Jan 3, 2028)

How this works: weekends and the holidays you pick are free days off; any other weekday inside a block is a PTO day. Holiday dates follow the US federal calendar (OPM), including the observed day when a holiday falls on a weekend. Many employers do not give every federal holiday, so choose the ones yours does. The plan only counts days inside the blocks it shows.

As of November 2026. Based on official OPM federal calendar rules.

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All holiday bridges through 2027

Using the holidays most private employers give. Choose your own set on any airport page.

Holiday	Options
Thanksgiving Thu Nov 26, 2026	No time off needed: 4 days (Nov 26 to Nov 29, 2026) Take Wed Nov 25 off, get 5 days (Nov 25 to Nov 29, 2026) Take Mon Nov 30 off, get 5 days (Nov 26 to Nov 30, 2026) Take Tue Nov 24 and Wed Nov 25 off, get 6 days (Nov 24 to Nov 29, 2026) Take Wed Nov 25 and Mon Nov 30 off, get 6 days (Nov 25 to Nov 30, 2026) Take Mon Nov 23, Tue Nov 24 and Wed Nov 25 off, get 9 days (Nov 21 to Nov 29, 2026) Includes the day after Thanksgiving when your employer gives it.
Christmas Day Fri Dec 25, 2026	No time off needed: 3 days (Dec 25 to Dec 27, 2026) Take Thu Dec 24 off, get 4 days (Dec 24 to Dec 27, 2026) Take Mon Dec 28 off, get 4 days (Dec 25 to Dec 28, 2026) Take Wed Dec 23 and Thu Dec 24 off, get 5 days (Dec 23 to Dec 27, 2026) Take Thu Dec 24 and Mon Dec 28 off, get 5 days (Dec 24 to Dec 28, 2026) Take Tue Dec 22, Wed Dec 23 and Thu Dec 24 off, get 6 days (Dec 22 to Dec 27, 2026) Take Wed Dec 23, Thu Dec 24 and Mon Dec 28 off, get 6 days (Dec 23 to Dec 28, 2026)
New Year's Day Fri Jan 1, 2027	No time off needed: 3 days (Jan 1 to Jan 3, 2027) Take Thu Dec 31 off, get 4 days (Dec 31 to Jan 3, 2027) Take Mon Jan 4 off, get 4 days (Jan 1 to Jan 4, 2027) Take Wed Dec 30 and Thu Dec 31 off, get 5 days (Dec 30 to Jan 3, 2027) Take Thu Dec 31 and Mon Jan 4 off, get 5 days (Dec 31 to Jan 4, 2027) Take Tue Dec 29, Wed Dec 30 and Thu Dec 31 off, get 6 days (Dec 29 to Jan 3, 2027) Take Wed Dec 30, Thu Dec 31 and Mon Jan 4 off, get 6 days (Dec 30 to Jan 4, 2027)
Memorial Day Mon May 31, 2027	No time off needed: 3 days (May 29 to May 31, 2027) Take Fri May 28 off, get 4 days (May 28 to May 31, 2027) Take Tue Jun 1 off, get 4 days (May 29 to Jun 1, 2027) Take Thu May 27 and Fri May 28 off, get 5 days (May 27 to May 31, 2027) Take Fri May 28 and Tue Jun 1 off, get 5 days (May 28 to Jun 1, 2027) Take Wed May 26, Thu May 27 and Fri May 28 off, get 6 days (May 26 to May 31, 2027) Take Thu May 27, Fri May 28 and Tue Jun 1 off, get 6 days (May 27 to Jun 1, 2027)
Independence Day Mon Jul 5, 2027	No time off needed: 3 days (Jul 3 to Jul 5, 2027) Take Fri Jul 2 off, get 4 days (Jul 2 to Jul 5, 2027) Take Tue Jul 6 off, get 4 days (Jul 3 to Jul 6, 2027) Take Thu Jul 1 and Fri Jul 2 off, get 5 days (Jul 1 to Jul 5, 2027) Take Fri Jul 2 and Tue Jul 6 off, get 5 days (Jul 2 to Jul 6, 2027) Take Wed Jun 30, Thu Jul 1 and Fri Jul 2 off, get 6 days (Jun 30 to Jul 5, 2027) Take Thu Jul 1, Fri Jul 2 and Tue Jul 6 off, get 6 days (Jul 1 to Jul 6, 2027)
Labor Day Mon Sep 6, 2027	No time off needed: 3 days (Sep 4 to Sep 6, 2027) Take Fri Sep 3 off, get 4 days (Sep 3 to Sep 6, 2027) Take Tue Sep 7 off, get 4 days (Sep 4 to Sep 7, 2027) Take Thu Sep 2 and Fri Sep 3 off, get 5 days (Sep 2 to Sep 6, 2027) Take Fri Sep 3 and Tue Sep 7 off, get 5 days (Sep 3 to Sep 7, 2027) Take Wed Sep 1, Thu Sep 2 and Fri Sep 3 off, get 6 days (Sep 1 to Sep 6, 2027) Take Thu Sep 2, Fri Sep 3 and Tue Sep 7 off, get 6 days (Sep 2 to Sep 7, 2027)
Thanksgiving Thu Nov 25, 2027	No time off needed: 4 days (Nov 25 to Nov 28, 2027) Take Wed Nov 24 off, get 5 days (Nov 24 to Nov 28, 2027) Take Mon Nov 29 off, get 5 days (Nov 25 to Nov 29, 2027) Take Tue Nov 23 and Wed Nov 24 off, get 6 days (Nov 23 to Nov 28, 2027) Take Wed Nov 24 and Mon Nov 29 off, get 6 days (Nov 24 to Nov 29, 2027) Take Mon Nov 22, Tue Nov 23 and Wed Nov 24 off, get 9 days (Nov 20 to Nov 28, 2027) Includes the day after Thanksgiving when your employer gives it.
Christmas Day Fri Dec 24, 2027	No time off needed: 3 days (Dec 24 to Dec 26, 2027) Take Thu Dec 23 off, get 4 days (Dec 23 to Dec 26, 2027) Take Mon Dec 27 off, get 4 days (Dec 24 to Dec 27, 2027) Take Wed Dec 22 and Thu Dec 23 off, get 5 days (Dec 22 to Dec 26, 2027) Take Thu Dec 23 and Mon Dec 27 off, get 5 days (Dec 23 to Dec 27, 2027) Take Tue Dec 21, Wed Dec 22 and Thu Dec 23 off, get 6 days (Dec 21 to Dec 26, 2027) Take Wed Dec 22, Thu Dec 23 and Mon Dec 27 off, get 6 days (Dec 22 to Dec 27, 2027)
New Year's Day Fri Dec 31, 2027	No time off needed: 3 days (Dec 31 to Jan 2, 2028) Take Thu Dec 30 off, get 4 days (Dec 30 to Jan 2, 2028) Take Mon Jan 3 off, get 4 days (Dec 31 to Jan 3, 2028) Take Wed Dec 29 and Thu Dec 30 off, get 5 days (Dec 29 to Jan 2, 2028) Take Thu Dec 30 and Mon Jan 3 off, get 5 days (Dec 30 to Jan 3, 2028) Take Tue Dec 28, Wed Dec 29 and Thu Dec 30 off, get 6 days (Dec 28 to Jan 2, 2028) Take Wed Dec 29, Thu Dec 30 and Mon Jan 3 off, get 6 days (Dec 29 to Jan 3, 2028)

How this works: weekends and the holidays you pick are free days off; any other weekday inside a block is a PTO day. Holiday dates follow the US federal calendar (OPM), including the observed day when a holiday falls on a weekend. Many employers do not give every federal holiday, so choose the ones yours does. The plan only counts days inside the blocks it shows.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are long-weekend bridge days calculated?

Sparkfare combines official federal holidays with adjacent weekends to identify contiguous days away from work. Any weekday between a weekend and an observed holiday is counted as a paid time off day. The optimizer schedules your chosen PTO budget to get you the most days off.

Which holidays are included by default?

The planner starts with seven holidays turned on: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas. Federal holidays use the observed dates set by the Office of Personnel Management, and the day after Thanksgiving is not a federal holiday. Many employers do not give all of them, so turn on the ones yours does.

Does the planner show flight prices?

The planner shows dates and the days off they give you, not prices. Fares on the linked route pages are cached lows and can change at any time. Sparkfare does not sell or book travel.

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