Botswana Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in Botswana. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one.
Botswana has 11 public holidays in 2026, 1 of which fall on a weekend. There are 7 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 5 days around Independence Day (30 September – 4 October).
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2025 · 11 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed | New Year's Day | |
| 2025.04.18Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2025.04.21Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2025.05.01Thu | Labour Day | |
| 2025.05.29Thu | Ascension Day | |
| 2025.07.01Tue | Sir Seretse Khama Day | |
| 2025.07.21Mon | Presidents' Day | |
| 2025.09.30Tue | Independence Day | |
| 2025.10.01Wed | Botswana Day holiday | |
| 2025.12.25Thu | Christmas Day | |
| 2025.12.26Fri | St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day |
Botswana public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | New Year's Day | |
| 2026.04.03Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2026.04.06Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2026.05.01Fri | Labour Day | |
| 2026.05.14Thu | Ascension Day | |
| 2026.07.01Wed | Sir Seretse Khama Day | |
| 2026.07.20Mon | Presidents' Day | |
| 2026.09.30Wed | Independence Day | |
| 2026.10.01Thu | Botswana Day holiday | |
| 2026.12.25Fri | Christmas Day | |
| 2026.12.26Sat | St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day |
2027 · 11 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri | New Year's Day | |
| 2027.03.26Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2027.03.29Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2027.05.01Sat | Labour Day | |
| 2027.05.06Thu | Ascension Day | |
| 2027.07.01Thu | Sir Seretse Khama Day | |
| 2027.07.19Mon | Presidents' Day | |
| 2027.09.30Thu | Independence Day | |
| 2027.10.01Fri | Botswana Day holiday | |
| 2027.12.25Sat | Christmas Day | |
| 2027.12.26Sun | St. Stephen's DayBoxing Day |
2025 · 7 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.04.18Fri ~ 04.21Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2025.05.01Thu ~ 05.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.05.29Thu ~ 06.01Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.06.28Sat ~ 07.01Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.07.19Sat ~ 07.21Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.09.27Sat ~ 10.01Wed | 5-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.12.25Thu ~ 12.28Sun | 4-day break |
Botswana Long Weekends 2026
Stretches of three days or more where weekends and public holidays run together. Days you would have to take off to join them up are marked as bridge days.
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu ~ 01.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.04.03Fri ~ 04.06Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2026.05.01Fri ~ 05.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.14Thu ~ 05.17Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.07.18Sat ~ 07.20Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.09.30Wed ~ 10.04Sun | 5-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.12.25Fri ~ 12.27Sun | 3-day break |
2027 · 6 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri ~ 01.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.03.26Fri ~ 03.29Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2027.05.06Thu ~ 05.09Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.07.01Thu ~ 07.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.07.17Sat ~ 07.19Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.09.30Thu ~ 10.03Sun | 4-day break |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
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