the United States · 2027
Bridge days 2027 in the United States
Bridge days are workdays squeezed between federal holidays and weekends. Take those few days as PTO and short gaps become long consecutive breaks. Based on the 10 federal holidays in the United States in 2027, here are the 9 best opportunities.
30
PTO days
71
days off
Taking every bridge day below turns 30 PTO days into 71 consecutive days off across the year.
Jan 16 – Jan 24, 2027
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Mon, Jan 18).
Take PTO on: Tue, Jan 19Wed, Jan 20Thu, Jan 21Fri, Jan 22
Feb 13 – Feb 21, 2027
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Presidents Day (Mon, Feb 15).
Take PTO on: Tue, Feb 16Wed, Feb 17Thu, Feb 18Fri, Feb 19
May 29 – Jun 6, 2027
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Memorial Day (Mon, May 31).
Take PTO on: Tue, Jun 1Wed, Jun 2Thu, Jun 3Fri, Jun 4
Jun 12 – Jun 20, 2027
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Juneteenth National Independence Day (Fri, Jun 18).
Take PTO on: Mon, Jun 14Tue, Jun 15Wed, Jun 16Thu, Jun 17
Jul 3 – Jul 11, 2027
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Independence Day (Mon, Jul 5).
Take PTO on: Tue, Jul 6Wed, Jul 7Thu, Jul 8Fri, Jul 9
Sep 4 – Sep 12, 2027
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Labour Day (Mon, Sep 6).
Take PTO on: Tue, Sep 7Wed, Sep 8Thu, Sep 9Fri, Sep 10
Nov 11 – Nov 14, 2027
1 PTO day → 4 days off
Built around Veterans Day (Thu, Nov 11).
Take PTO on: Fri, Nov 12
Nov 25 – Nov 28, 2027
1 PTO day → 4 days off
Built around Thanksgiving Day (Thu, Nov 25).
Take PTO on: Fri, Nov 26
Dec 18 – Dec 26, 2027
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Christmas Day (Fri, Dec 24).
Take PTO on: Mon, Dec 20Tue, Dec 21Wed, Dec 22Thu, Dec 23
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