holiday weekend
Long festive respite
A holiday weekend is a weekend extended by an adjacent public holiday, typically creating a three-day break from work or school.
In the US, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Independence Day reliably produce holiday weekends.
These periods see heavy travel and outdoor activities: We're heading to the lake for the holiday weekend.
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- vacationLeisure time away
- travelMovement between locations
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- relaxationState of being unwound
beach · beach house · fireworks · camping · road trip · family · family reunion · celebration · memorial · Fourth of July · picnic · cookout · hot dogs · lake · pool party · traffic · crowds · freedom
- time offvacation, break, rest, day off, days off
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day
- busy timesrush hour, morning rush, evening rush, lunch rush, peak season
- school calendaracademic calendar, semester, trimester, quarter, fall semester
- travel essentialsbackpack, suitcase, map, camera, phone
work vs. leisure time
holiday weekendworkweek
Regular working days
working days · business days · nine-to-five · weekdays · back to work
holiday, weekend, holidays, week, weeks, weekends, holy, hallow, hallowed